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Innovation funding: what it is and how it can help you
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Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26
Organisations can apply for a share of £4.3 million, inclusive of VAT, across eight themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution.
Funding body
DfT / Innovate UK
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Up to £210,000, inclusive of VAT
Transport
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4/5/26
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24/6/26
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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£50,000 - £100,000
Advanced manufacturing & materials
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11/5/26
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17/6/26
Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership
UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative farming solutions. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.
Funding body
Defra/Innovate UK
Award
£750,000 - £3 million
Agritech
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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.
Funding body
UKRI
Award
£200,000 to £500,000
Health & Life Science
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15/4/26
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10/6/26
Biosecurity Frontiers
The Cabinet Office is seeking innovative proposals to assist in delivering the ambitions of the 2023 UK Biological Security Strategy and 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS).
Funding body
Cabinet Office
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£100,000 to £500,000
Biotechnology
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27/4/26
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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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£250,000 to £1 million
Advanced manufacturing & materials
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1/5/26
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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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
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Up to £300,000
Digital tools and technologies
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14/4/26
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10/6/26
Frontier AI Discovery
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to develop feasibility studies for frontier AI and foundation models
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£25,000 - £50,000
AI
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Counter UAS technologies
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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£300,000 to £1.25 million
Defence
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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).
Funding body
Innovate UK
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£300,000 to £1.25 million
Defence
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