Grant Funding Calls

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UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to design smart local energy systems.

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UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million to develop world-class smart local energy system demonstrators.

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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £400,000. Up to £80,000 is available per organisation to develop a new digital solution to help track waste from source through treatment to end destination.

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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £16 million to transform the creative industries by testing large, immersive experiences with mass audiences.

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Up to £50 million is available to establish centres of excellence in digital pathology and/or medical imaging with artificial intelligence (AI).

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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million to develop new solutions to reduce persistent plastics entering our environment.

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UK regulators can apply to the £10 million Regulators’ Pioneer Fund with initiatives that help businesses bring innovative products and services to market.

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UK businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of £12 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. This is to develop AI and data enabled products and services within accountancy, insurance and legal services.

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UK business and research organisations can apply for a share of £12 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. This is to develop AI and data enabled products and services within accountancy, insurance and legal services.

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SMEs can apply for a share of £1.5 million to support the evaluation of innovative medical devices, diagnostics and regulated digital health products.

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Organisations can apply to develop innovations that address the challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans.

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Up to £100,000 available per project for innovative ideas to improve Dentistry, Oral Health & Oral Cancers, or improve outcomes in Musculoskeletal Disorders.

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UK businesses that were successful in Phase 1 of this competition can apply for further grant funding to build, test and demonstrate robotics and AI systems in extreme and challenging environments.

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UK business can apply for innovation grants of up to £120,000 to design, develop and deploy innovative electric vehicle charging infrastructure in public areas. Phase 1 of a £20 million 2-phase investment.

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UK businesses can apply for innovation grants of up to £120,000 to design, develop and deploy wireless electric vehicle charging infrastructure for commercial users. Part of a £20 million, 2-phase competition.

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Combatting loneliness with solutions that enable communities to help each other in digitally and transport deprived areas.

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This is Cycle 3 of the DASA Open call. The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK.

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Organisations can apply for a share of £750,000 to look at improving diagnosis of coeliac disease, better self-care and gluten-free food production.

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Share of up to £2 million in funding available for proof of concept projects aimed at encouraging SMEs to adopt productivity-boosting technology or business practices.

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Share of up to £2 million in funding available for trial projects aimed at encouraging SMEs to adopt productivity-boosting technology or business practices.

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UK businesses or research and technology organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to create the world’s best connected vehicles data exchange or trading platform.

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UK businesses and research and technology organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million to create the second phase of the UK connected and autonomous vehicle test ‘ecosystem’.

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Loans of a share up to £10 million for game-changing innovations with strong commercial potential that will significantly improve the UK economy.

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This is an invitation-only programme. Successful applicants will receive a combination of grant and equity financing to carry out a distinct innovative technology development project.

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Up to £150,000 per project available for SME’s in need of a funding boost to reach the next stage in the development pathway to enable the accelerated development of promising medical technologies.

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Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £20 million to deliver game changing or disruptive innovations with significant potential for impact on the UK economy.

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Innovative SMEs can apply for a share of £2.5 million to collaborate in research with partners across Europe and associated countries.

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Share of up to £10 million available to support the development and demonstration of state of the art technologies, products and processes in energy efficiency, power generation and heat and electricity storage.

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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million in funding to research new connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and demonstrate them in a real-world trial.

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UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to increase productivity, performance and quality in construction.

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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million of grant funding to match private equity investment and fund innovations in precision medicine.

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A share of up to £5 million available for organisations to conduct feasibility studies to accelerate the development of low carbon bulk hydrogen supply solutions.

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The British Business Bank has announced the first wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), with the launch of £120million of SME debt finance, which is now available to businesses across the 10 Local Enterprise Partnership areas in the Midlands.

Aimed at eliminating regional imbalances in funding, the British Business Bank is keen to support fast-growth organisations and businesses looking to expand into new markets and boost productivity, supporting job creation.