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This grant provides funding to high performing local authorities that are leading on children's social care reform implementation, to deliver hands on operational support and intervention to other local authorities to improve their CSC services.

£45k – £480kCloses in 14 days (7 September 2026)England

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) invites applications for funding to strengthen the UK’s role in digital technical standards, which are essential to the economy and society and developed through global multistakeholder collaboration in organisations such as the European Telecommunication Standardization Institution (ETSI), Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The goal is to support innovative initiatives that embed standards teaching in higher education, inspire career interest, enhance academic–industry collaboration and strengthen the UK talent pipeline for participation in international standards development.

£2,500 – £40kCloses in 14 days (7 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

The UK Space Agency invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects to develop innovative Earth Observation (EO) technologies through the EO Missions and Technology (EOMT) Innovation Call 1. Applications are encouraged for innovative, early Technology Readiness Level (TRL) projects supporting climate monitoring, the environment, dual use and commercial applications.

£50k – £200kCloses in 8 days (1 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.

£300k – £4mCloses in 23 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

DCMS is providing grant funding for delivery partner(s) to test an innovative three-year ‘Connections through Gaming’ pilot that will use gaming as a route to engage boys aged 11–16 who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation or low wellbeing. The pilot will combine gaming-based activities, structured wellbeing and confidence-building support; opportunities to build friendships, confidence and positive social connections, both online and in person. The pilot is particularly focused on boys aged 11-16 who: - may be becoming withdrawn or isolated; - are struggling to build or maintain social connections; - are not currently engaging with existing youth services; and - would benefit from additional support before challenges become more entrenched.

£120k – £648kCloses in 18 days (11 September 2026)England
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Integrated Transport Digital Twin

Department for Transport

Following the publication of Better Connected, the Department for Transport has launched the Integrated Transport Digital Twin (ITDT) Fund. This £30 million fund will support selected local transport authorities to develop digital twin trials that improve transport integration, network performance and resilience. The fund will enable local authority-led partnerships to test innovative, data-driven approaches, strengthen collaboration across organisational and geographical boundaries, and generate evidence and learning to inform potential future rollout

£1m – £30mCloses in 8 days (1 September 2026)England

Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.

£1m – £3.5mCloses in 25 days (18 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

CoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructure (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

Join the CoSTAR Network and host national infrastructure for creative sector research and development. Reduce barriers to creative businesses’ technology adoption and support commercialisation, scale up and investment for creative tech businesses. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

Up to £2mCloses 29 October 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisation (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

Join the CoSTAR Network and host national infrastructure for creative sector research and development. Reduce barriers to creative businesses’ technology adoption and support commercialisation, scale up and investment for creative tech businesses. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

Up to £4mCloses 29 October 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

The Department for Education (DfE) are pleased to announce that the Schools Water Strategy is now inviting applications for the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme. The aim of the SuDS in Schools grant is to reduce surface water flood risk in the school estate. This is a match funded scheme and therefore, at the DfE’s discretion and where the scheme criteria allow, the DfE can grant fund up to 50% of the total project costs. The full application guidance set out below provides details of the eligibility criteria, project objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and how to apply, alongside dates and supporting information.

£10k – £1mCloses 2 November 2026England
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

The programme supports innovation in legal services by accelerating the development and adoption of lawtech across England and Wales. It also supports the government’s ambition to maintain the UK’s position as a world-leading legal centre by promoting innovation, improving access to legal services and strengthening the international competitiveness of English and Welsh law. Lawtech refers to technology that supports, supplements or transforms the delivery of legal services. Examples include artificial intelligence tools that help individuals understand their legal rights, software that automates routine legal processes, digital dispute resolution platforms and technologies that improve the efficiency and accessibility of legal services.

£3.61m – £3.62mCloses in 2 days (26 August 2026)UK-wide
Limited companySMESole trader

The Minister for Veterans and People has committed to recognising and celebrating the contributions of women veterans' service in the UK Armed Forces. The UK Government’s Veterans Strategy includes a commitment to commission a new oral history project to capture and preserve the experiences of women veterans. The aim of this project is to create an official, digitised oral history collection documenting the lived experiences of women veterans. The project should capture experiences from recruitment and military service through to transition from the Armed Forces, including the impact on family life. The primary audience is the general public, with outputs also intended to inform policy officials, researchers, veterans and the wider armed forces community.

£150k – £250kCloses in 29 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+3 more

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.

Amount not publishedCloses in 25 days (18 September 2026)UK-wide
Limited companySMEStartup

By plugging genuine shortfalls and de-risking touring, the FAC’s UK Artist Touring (UKAT) fund, developed in partnership with the Music Managers Forum and the Musicians’ Union and backed by the LIVE Trust, aims to protect the UK’s cultural infrastructure, deliver renewed vitality in the grassroot...

Amount not publishedCloses in 18 days (11 September 2026)Not stated
ArtistPartnership

The Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance supports professional theatre and dance productions of varying scales to tour across Scotland. Applications are open - deadline: 2pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 2026Scotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

Open Call: Culinary Residency

DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam

Updated: 20 August 2026 The culinary residency invites chefs, artists, food designers, and those with interdisciplinary practices to explore the history of the former terrace restaurant or new, contemporary forms of communal dining. During the residency, the recipient will develop their own project

Amount not publishedCloses in 12 days (5 September 2026)Not stated

Updated: 23 July 2026 Everything Then is Now II: PLATFORM 0, presented by CAM – Casoria Contemporary Art Museum and SPIRA9 ART as part of London Design Festival 2026 and Othering London 2026, invites artists, designers, architects, performers, and interdisciplinary practitioners to respond to the th

Amount not publishedCloses in 3 days (27 August 2026)Not stated
Artist

Updated: 16 July 2026 We are looking to commission a short solo or duet created for children and tourable to primary schools, festivals and other public spaces around the country. We welcome applications from dance artists as well as artists from other disciplines who use movement in their practice.

Amount not publishedCloses in 10 days (3 September 2026)Not stated
ArtistStudentSchool

NPA 2026 Open Call

newplatform.art

Updated: 20 August 2026 newplatform.art invites applications from UK-based artists working in any medium to join our free 2026–27 Professional Development Programme. The PDP supports artists to build the practical knowledge, confidence and networks needed to develop sustainable careers. We’re lookin

Amount not publishedCloses in 6 days (30 August 2026)Not stated

Updated: 23 July 2026 The WRG Digital Call-Out invites emerging artists and designers to respond to a theme and create an animation/artwork for the White Rabbit Gallery website landing page. There will be two digital call-outs each year, with each round’s theme aligning with a new exhibition at the

Amount not publishedCloses in 21 days (14 September 2026)Not stated
Artist