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Pre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I Consortium

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Medical Research Council (MRC) , Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) , UK Research and Innovation

Apply for funding to develop and test dynamic tools and innovative approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing by 2030. The tools and approaches developed will access the voices of underrepresented communities, assess the impact of police activity, and identify what builds public trust and confidence.

Up to £2mCloses 27 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

BND1: Maintain dry stone walls

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this SFI26 action and advice on how to do it.

£27 per 100 metres (m) for both sidesRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CSP2: Rewetting supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£181 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry. DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a Department for Business and Trade led programme.

Amount not publishedCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CLH1: Manage lowland heathland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£412 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CAB10: Unharvested cereal headland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£1,072 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

OFC5: Organic conversion – top fruit (updated for SFI26)

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this SFI26 action and advice on how to do it.

£1,920 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CWS1: Deer control and management

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£105 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Advanced Connectivity Technologies. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding.

Up to £1.12mCloses 6 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CAGF3: Manage medium density in-field agroforestry

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£595 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Apply to the MRC Impact Acceleration Award to address a single, high-risk development step and generate key data to de-risk a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic or other medical product. You must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 11 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CSP12: Rhododendron control and management supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£256 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CCT3: Manage coastal saltmarsh and its vegetation

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£724 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CAB7: Whole crop cereals

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£596 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more