FOI/202600523934 · FOI · unclear
Strategic Research Programme information: FOI release
Information requested
1. How much in total has so far been invested into the ‘Strategic Research Programme 2022-2027’.
2. Please could you provide a breakdown of the amount that has been invested in the Programme since 2022.
3. Please could you provide a breakdown of the projects supported in 2025-26 and that are being supported in 2026-27.
Response
For question 1, please see the table below:
Year 1 2022-23 Year 2 2023-24 Year 3 2024-25 Year 4 2025-26 Year 5 2026-27 TOTALS 45,722,634 44,812,554 44,741,459 46,455,742 44,018,291 225,750,681
amount offered 2026-27 amount claimed 2022-26
For question 2, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, much of the information you have requested is already publicly available at the following webpage, which includes a downloadable Excel spreadsheet under the "Supporting Documents" section:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/environment-agriculture-and-food-strategic-research-2022-27-overview/pages/strategic-research-programme-2022-to-2027/
For ease of reference, we have also reproduced the relevant information below:
Strategic Research Programme 2022-27
Year 1 2022-23 Year 2 2023-24 Year 3 2024-25 Year 4 2025-26 Year 5 2026-27 TOTAL SRP Projects 29,673,762 28,271,590 27,725,103 27,619,714 25,726,685 139,016,854 Underpinning National Capacity 8,320,629 8,904,926 8,663,896 9,098,404 9,478,468 44,466,324 Cross Cutting Activities 1,200,000 960,887 961,938 879,072 950,000 4,951,898 Centres of Expertise 5,962,742 6,345,954 7,310,221 7,260,688 7,063,137 33,942,742 Responsive Research Fund - 329,198 80,301 1,597,864 800,000 2,807,363 Contract Research Fund 565,500 565,500 Total 45,722,634 44,812,554 44,741,459 46,455,742 44,018,291 225,750,681
For question 3, you will note that the publicly available resource currently covers the period from 2022-25. However, I have been advised that information relating to 2025-26 will be published on the website referenced above within the next 12 weeks.
Accordingly, I am providing formal notice under section 27(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) that this information is exempt from disclosure at this time, as it is intended for future publication.
For the year 2026-27, please refer to Annex A. The information provided can be cross-referenced against the publicly available spreadsheet. However, as the 2026-27 financial year is still ongoing, the figures provided reflect the position at the date of this response and may be subject to change.
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Accordingly, I am providing formal notice under section 27(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) that this information is exempt from disclosure at this time, as it is intended for future publication.