Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstrators in the UK.
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Opened: 3 August 2026
Closes: 30 September 2026
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.
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Opened: 3 August 2026
Closes: 30 September 2026
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 11
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.
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Opened: 20 August 2026
Closes: 30 September 2026
Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of electrochemical ultra long duration energy storage demonstration projects in the UK.
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Opened: 11 September 2026
Closes: 30 September 2026
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Opened: 14 August 2026
Closes: 7 October 2026
Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing.
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Opened: 26 August 2026
Closes: 7 October 2026
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
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Opened: 13 August 2026
Closes: 14 October 2026
Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
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Opened: 1 September 2026
Closes: 14 October 2026
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.
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Opened: 1 September 2026
Closes: 14 October 2026
CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1
Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
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Opened: 1 September 2026
Closes: 14 October 2026
Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opened: 7 September 2026
Closes: 14 October 2026
Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.
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Opened: 7 September 2026
Closes: 21 October 2026
Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis
Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences’ (OLS) Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million, to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices.
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Opened: 1 September 2026
Closes: 28 October 2026
National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative industrial research to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.
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Opened: 1 September 2026
Closes: 28 October 2026
CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes
Organisations can apply for a share of £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop practical solutions that reignite the importance of play and increase access to high quality, real world play experiences, improving outcomes for children and young people.
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Opened: 15 September 2026
Closes: 28 October 2026
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8.5 million to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme.
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Opened: 8 September 2026
Closes: 3 November 2026
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million to deliver ambitious research and innovation and develop future leaders. This funding is from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Opens: 22 June 2026
Closes: 4 November 2026
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
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Opened: 10 August 2026
Closes: 4 November 2026
Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
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Opened: 11 September 2026
Closes: 2 December 2026
Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
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Opened: 11 September 2026
Closes: 2 December 2026
National Materials Innovation Programme CR&D competition - Up to £12 million available
The National Materials Innovation Programme CR&D competition is creating a significant opportunity for organisations working across the advanced materials ecosystem.
The competition will provide up to £12 million in funding to support collaborative industrial research projects focused on accelerating the commercial and industrial adoption of advanced materials innovation.
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Opens: 1 September 2026
Closes: 28 October 2026, 11:00
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Singapore. You must collaborate with at least one Singapore business applying under the equivalent Enterprise Singapore programme.
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Opened: 24 August 2026
Closes: 16 December 2026
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.
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Opened: 22 April 2026
Closes: No submission deadline
Innovation Loans Expression of Interest
UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.
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Opened: 6 June 2026
Closes: No submission deadline
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