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Innovate UK Smart Grants is sponsored by Innovate UK. Smart Grants support game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. Open to all areas of technology and business sectors.
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This must align with private investment from selected investor partners. This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project your organisation must: be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) carry out its project work in the UK be seeking private financing of at least twice the amount of the grant requested Solution Development for Advanced Connectivity Technologies: applications with academic partners UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop secure, sustainable or sovereign connectivity technologies that support the UK’s Advanced Connectivity Technologies programme.
This funding is from DSIT. This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.
The consortium must contain at least one UK registered SME claiming grant funding on this application. To work alone your organisation must be a UK registered SME. Dual-use aviation systems and autonomy UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million for the development of aviation technologies and systems that support both civil and military use cases.
This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be either a UK registered business of any size or a UK public sector organisation.
The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) dual use technologies that can be applied to both civil and military settings. This funding is from Innovate UK.
This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be either a UK registered business of any size or a UK public sector organisation. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.
CfI: Boosting fathers’ engagement to improve child outcomes Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop innovative interventions, technologies, and frameworks that boost fathers’ engagement to improve children’s learning and development outcomes.
To lead a project, you can: be an organisation of any size, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationally work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only. National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies Rd 2 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for feasibility studies.
These studies aim to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme. This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To work alone or lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.
Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors Organisations can apply for a share of up to £3. 5 million inclusive of VAT, to develop, demonstrate and commercialise their cyber security solution in real end user environments within critical sector organisations.
To lead a project, you can: be an organisation of any size work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only. Advanced manufacturing supply chain innovation: CRD UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6. 5 million for collaborative industrial research to make supply chains more productive, resource efficient and resilient.
This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size. Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot Expression of Interest Innovate UK is funding up to £150,000 for a pilot Innovate UK Venture Builder Programme to support new deep-tech spin-outs and to help them in raising their first significant investment.
This is the Expression of Interest stage of the competition. This competition is open to single applicants only. Your spin-out must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) created in the last 24 months.
If you are not an SME you must be formally incorporated by 20 August 2026. Frontier AI Benchmarking Datasets UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4. 5 million.
This programme focuses on the creation, curation, annotation and exploitation of FAIR-data and benchmarks which will fuel AI industry growth. This funding is from Innovate UK. This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size or RTO. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application. Need help with this service?
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: UK registered businesses, including SMEs and large organisations. Single company or collaborative applications. Must demonstrate a clear route to commercial exploitation in the UK. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II is sponsored by Administration for Community Living. Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II is a forecasted funding opportunity on Grants.gov from Administration for Community Living. Fiscal Year: 2026. Assistance Listing Number(s): 93.433. <p>The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The specific purpose of NIDILRR's SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to ...
The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is a grant from The J.M. Kaplan Fund recognizing early-stage social entrepreneurs working on environmental, heritage, and social justice challenges. The prize rewards individuals and organizations demonstrating innovative, entrepreneurial approaches to enduring problems. Applications for the 2025 prize were accepted February 11 through April 25, 2025 via an online portal. Spanish-language applications are welcomed, and a Spanish application form is available for download. The prize is biennial and open to a broad range of applicants across the United States working on forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of environment, community, and cultural heritage.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is a financial assistance program from NYS EFC and NYS Department of Health providing low-interest loans and grants to upgrade drinking water infrastructure in New York State. Eligible borrowers include community water systems and nonprofit non-community water systems. Projects must be listed on the Department of Health's Intended Use Plan (IUP) before applying. The program prioritizes projects addressing public health risks, aging infrastructure, and emerging contaminant compliance, with enhanced funding available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.