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The BridgeAI Innovation Exchange is a competition within Innovate UK's GBP 100 million BridgeAI programme, which exists to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in UK sectors that have high growth potential but low AI maturity - specifically agriculture and food processing, construction, the creative industries, and transport including logistics and warehousing.
The Innovation Exchange strand invests up to GBP 200,000 per competition round in short, focused projects, with individual awards between GBP 25,000 and GBP 50,000 for five-month single-applicant projects. The model connects a UK business that has a defined operational problem with an AI or ML solution provider, funding a scoped piece of work that demonstrates whether the technology can deliver measurable value in that specific setting.
Because projects are single-applicant, short, and modest in scale, the administrative burden is far lower than a typical collaborative R&D competition, making this one of the most practical routes for a UK SME to fund a first serious AI deployment. Grant intervention rates follow standard Innovate UK subsidy rules - typically up to 70% for SME industrial research and up to 45% for experimental development.
Competition rounds close at 11am UK time on the date stated in each competition brief.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: UK registered organisations. Projects under the Innovation Exchange strand are single-applicant and must run for approximately five months. Applicants must be developing or applying AI or machine learning within, or in service of, one of BridgeAI's priority sectors: agriculture and food processing, construction, creative industries, or transport and logistics. Subsidy intervention rates depend on organisation size and research category. Applications are made through the Innovate UK Innovation Funding Service, and each competition round has its own stated closing date and brief. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows individual grants of GBP 25,000 to GBP 50,000 (approximately $32,000 to $64,000 USD) for five-month single-applicant projects, from a competition pot of up to GBP 200,000. Grant intervention rates for SMEs are typically up to 70% for industrial research and up to 45% for experimental development. BridgeAI is part of a wider GBP 100 million Innovate UK programme. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Innovate UK BridgeAI Innovation Exchange for AI and Machine Learning Adoption in Low-AI-Maturity Sectors is funded by Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation), BridgeAI programme. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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