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Grants

C-LEO Call 3: £42m Satellite Communications Grant

Programme:UK Space Agency Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit Programme

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for £4m to £25m to develop advanced LEO satellite communications technologies. Stage One closes 7 September 2026.

Awards:£4-25 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 7, 2026

open

Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 | £10m for Createch Innovation

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 competition provides funding for UK SMEs developing innovative digital products and services for the creative industries.

Awards:£10m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 23, 2026 - Aug 11, 2026

open

DRIVE35 Scale Up Fund: £150m for Zero-Emission Vehicle Manufacturing

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The DRIVE35 Scale Up Fund provides grants of between £2.5 million and £20 million for businesses investing in UK manufacturing facilities and processes for zero-emission vehicle technologies.

Awards:£20m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 17, 2026 - Aug 5, 2026

open

DRIVE35 Collaborate 3 Grant | Up to £20m

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Fund for late-stage collaborative research and development projects supporting zero-emission vehicles and UK automotive manufacturing.

Awards:Up to £20m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 26, 2026 - Sep 16, 2026

open

Quantum Computing Hardware Grant | £33m Fund

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK organisations can apply for between £1 million and £3.5 million to develop hardware and associated software for universal fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Awards:£33 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 29, 2026 - Sep 18, 2026

open

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C6 Green Gas Innovation Funding

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C6 | Green Gas Funding

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C6 competition provides funding for collaborative green gas innovation projects that can support the development, integration and operation of future GB energy networks.

Awards:£30 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

May 27, 2026 - Jun 24, 2026

closed

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The Consumer Led Flexibility grant is a UK innovation funding competition for organisations developing solutions that help flexible loads become more useful in energy system operation.

Awards:£25 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 10, 2026 - Aug 26, 2026

open

Scaling Supply Chains for Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT grant support

Programme:Innovate UK & DFT

Key Features:The Scaling Supply Chains for Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT grant supports ambitious UK business-led collaborations that can strengthen supply chains for quantum-enabled sensing, positioning, navigation and timing technologies.

Awards:£32.8 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 3, 2026 - Jul 8, 2026

closed

ZEVI 2 funding 2026 | Alternative fuels, electric power and energy efficiency

Programme:Innovate UK & DFT

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for ZEVI 2 funding to develop, build and demonstrate clean maritime technologies across three strands: Alternative Fuels, Electric Power, and Energy Efficiency.

Awards:Up to £30m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 26, 2026 - Sep 16, 2026

open

Semiconductors & Components for Smart Electronic Platforms | Up to £18.5 million | 20.02.26 – 01.04.26

Programme:InnovateUK

Key Features:UK registered businesses can apply for Innovate UK grant funding to mature reusable semiconductor and novel technology components ready for integration into next generation smart electronic platforms.

Awards:Up to £2m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 3, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026

closed

5G assured integration collaborative research and development

5G Assured Integration Collaborative R&D | Closes 01.04.2026

Programme:InnovateUK

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for Innovate UK grant funding to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components into technically assured, end-to-end 5G architectures ready for early market evaluation.

Awards:Up to £4m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 3, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026

closed

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund £300m Fund Up to £7.5m Per Project Closes 15.04.2026

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: £300m Fund | Closes 10.12.2026

Programme:GBE

Key Features:Capital grant funding to build or expand UK manufacturing facilities for the most constrained offshore wind and enabling electricity networks components, with funding drawn down from April 2026 to March 2030.

Awards:Share of £300m pot

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Feb 11, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026

open

Grants

C-LEO Call 3: £42m Satellite Communications Grant

Programme:UK Space Agency Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit Programme

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for £4m to £25m to develop advanced LEO satellite communications technologies. Stage One closes 7 September 2026.

Awards:£4-25 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 7, 2026

open

Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 | £10m for Createch Innovation

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 competition provides funding for UK SMEs developing innovative digital products and services for the creative industries.

Awards:£10m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 23, 2026 - Aug 11, 2026

open

DRIVE35 Scale Up Fund: £150m for Zero-Emission Vehicle Manufacturing

Programme:Innovate UK

Awards:£20m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 17, 2026 - Aug 5, 2026

open

DRIVE35 Collaborate 3 Grant | Up to £20m

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Fund for late-stage collaborative research and development projects supporting zero-emission vehicles and UK automotive manufacturing.

Awards:Up to £20m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 26, 2026 - Sep 16, 2026

open

Quantum Computing Hardware Grant | £33m Fund

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK organisations can apply for between £1 million and £3.5 million to develop hardware and associated software for universal fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Awards:£33 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 29, 2026 - Sep 18, 2026

open

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C6 | Green Gas Funding

Programme:Innovate UK

Awards:£30 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

May 27, 2026 - Jun 24, 2026

closed

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:The Consumer Led Flexibility grant is a UK innovation funding competition for organisations developing solutions that help flexible loads become more useful in energy system operation.

Awards:£25 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 10, 2026 - Aug 26, 2026

open

Scaling Supply Chains for Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT grant support

Programme:Innovate UK & DFT

Awards:£32.8 million

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jun 3, 2026 - Jul 8, 2026

closed