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Innovation funding: what it is and how it can help you
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Opens:
29/5/26
Closes:
8/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 9
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.
Funding body
Defra
Award
£2,500
Agritech
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Opens:
20/4/26
Closes:
8/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Growth cohorts: next generation low carbon concrete cohort entry
UK registered businesses can apply to join a Growth Cohort, a cohort of ambitious businesses developing solutions for concrete decarbonisation. Successful applicants will receive access to funding and sector-specific support to develop and deliver innovation and growth plans.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£50,000
Environment & circular economy
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Opens:
19/5/26
Closes:
8/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
CfI: Improving Outcomes for Children Experiencing Homelessness
UKRI funding for innovations improving learning, wellbeing and support for children and families experiencing homelessness.
Funding body
UKRI
Award
£200,000 to £500,000
Open/technology agnostic
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3/6/26
Closes:
8/7/26
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Scaling Supply Chains for Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £32.8 million for collaborations developing the supply chain for quantum enabled sensing. This funding is from Innovate UK.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£4 million - £6 million
Quantum
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11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Award
£750,000 - £6 million
Transport
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Opens:
11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£3 million - £15 million
Transport
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11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£100,000 - £1 million
Transport
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Opens:
4/6/26
Closes:
29/7/26
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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 8
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.
Funding body
Defra
Award
£50,000–£200,000
Agritech
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Opens:
23/6/26
Closes:
11/8/26
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Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million for industrial research projects to explore industrial strategy aligned Createch innovation. This funding is from Innovate UK.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
(Total costs) £100,000 - £500,000
Creative industries
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Opens:
26/3/26
Closes:
16/9/26
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Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: energy efficiency
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
Funding body
Department for Transport (via IUK)
Award
£6M - £60M
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