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The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK registered businesses can apply for funding for life science manufacturing capital investment projects which help increase UK health resilience.

£1m – £130mCloses 31 March 2030UK-wide
Limited companySMESole trader

Supporting UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international activities.

Up to £100kCloses 31 March 2029UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

AHRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£300k – £1.5mCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies

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

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.

£350k – £700kCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation projects. This funding is from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme through the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

£100k – £3mCloses in 3 days (26 August 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Society’s most important advances have stemmed from those willing to think differently about what might be possible. ARIA is an R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. Created by an Act of Parliament, and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, ARIA funds breakthrough R&D in under explored areas to catalyse new paths to prosperity for the UK and the world.

£10k – £10mCloses 17 January 2028UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Defra Trees Programme

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) supports the establishment of new woodlands and is administered by the Forestry Commission. The ‘Find a grant’ tool requires a ‘closing date’ to be specified – 31 March 2030 reflects the period EWCO funding is currently confirmed until, rather than a known closure date. EWCO is funded through the Defra Trees Programme.

£4,000 – £2mCloses 31 March 2030England
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Up to £1.57mCloses 1 October 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) provides funding to public, private and third sector applicants, to support improvements to existing district heating or communal heating projects in England and Wales that are operating sub-optimally and resulting in poor outcomes for customers and operators. Projects can apply to HNES for either revenue or capital grant funding: Revenue grants – grants to fund procurement or mobilisation of external third-party support to carry out Optimisation Studies. These studies will assess heat network projects to identify causes of sub-optimal performance and recommend costed intervention or improvement measures. Capital grants – grants to part-fund the delivery (installation) of eligible intervention/improvement measures.

£5,000 – £9.99mCloses 31 March 2030England, Wales
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in specific technology areas. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

£1,000 – £450kCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)UK-wide
Limited companySMESole trader

Improve Animal Health and Welfare

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Payments are available for farmers in England for vet visits and diagnostic testing to reduce endemic diseases, improve productivity, and raise welfare standards across herds and flocks. It is part of the wider Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. The grant provides direct payments to livestock keepers to cover the cost of these vet visits.

£10 – £1,000Closes 19 June 2027England
IndividualLimited companySMESole trader

Spruce Site Assessment

Forestry Commission

Spruce Site Assessment can help to evaluate costs involved in felling spruce in the proactive spruce removal area and identify funding available to help with the cost.

£1,999 – £2,000Closes 31 March 2029England
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups

Department for Business and Trade

The UK Government has launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups (VFRS4SU), a targeted grant scheme to help UK scale ups in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Digital and Technologies hire internationally by reimbursing eligible visa application fees for specialist hires and their dependants.

£500 – £25kCloses 2 March 2027UK-wide
Limited companySMESole trader

Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council

Funding opportunity for mid-range capital equipment that will enable and enhance research across MRC’s scientific areas. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£200k – £1mCloses 5 November 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

£75k – £750kCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Limited companySMESole trader

Cladding Safety Scheme

Homes England (England), Department for Levelling up, Housing & Communities (NI)

The Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) will meet the cost of addressing life safety fire risks associated with cladding on residential buildings over 11m in height (11-18m in London).

£250k – £20mCloses 31 March 2030England, Northern Ireland
IndividualCharityCICCommunity group+4 more

Electric Car Grant

Department for Transport

The Electric Car Grant will support the industry and drivers by reducing the prices of new, eligible EVs priced at or under £37,000.

£1,500 – £3,750Closes 31 March 2030England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) focused on driving adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) digital security by design technology. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Up to £7.7mCloses in 25 days (17 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more