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 9 days (1 September 2026)England
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 9 days (1 September 2026)UK-wide
The implementation grant scheme is designed to support projects in taking a collaborative and strategic approach to water management within lowland peatland catchments.
It aims to deliver the infrastructure and water management controls
needed to facilitate a positive change in water management, with a primary focus on the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from lowland peat whilst enabling wider benefits such as biodiversity improvements, flood and drought mitigation and sustainable land use.
£100k – £2mCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)England
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious, curiosity-driven project in environmental research.
You must be:
• based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding
• in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
Up to £950kCloses in 30 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
Local Water Environment Grant (LWEG) provides capital and revenue grants to local authorities and third sector organisations to improve their local water environment.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
The Legal Services Advisory AI Growth Lab provides innovators and adopters with coordinated access to regulators, helping them to understand how current regulation applies to cutting-edge technology so they can bring products to market faster.
The Lab will accelerate safe and responsible AI adoption and innovation in the legal sector and improve access to justice for the public by enabling high-quality, faster and more affordable legal services.
Participants will receive coordinated engagement with relevant regulators and delivery partners. Participants will not receive funding.
Amount not publishedCloses 27 September 2026UK-wide
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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.
This fund is not yet open for applications.
The Farmer Collaboration Fund (FCF) aims to support farmers, land managers and growers to manage land in a productive, nature friendly and sustainable way.
The FCF will create opportunities to learn from each other, share knowledge and lessons learned, create joined up plans for landscape-level projects and apply for more ambitious land management schemes, in both government and private sectors.
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Apply for capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science. The funding opportunity is for existing facilities, laboratories and other national capabilities which are demonstrably available for use by the wider environmental science community.
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research which focuses on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) impacts and how they interact with climate over time with the view to identifying benefits, mitigation options, informing industry and government policy decisions.
Up to £385.4kCloses in 16 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
£200k – £500kCloses in 17 days (9 September 2026)UK-wide
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.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
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.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
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.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Design a series of back-lit sculptural panels which will form an inter-connected mural in Bengal Court.
Amount not publishedCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)Not stated
Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Create a contemporary design for a lantern to illuminate a heritage route.
Amount not publishedCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)Not stated
Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Create a series of designs for gobo projectors which will illuminate 5 locations along the trail.
Amount not publishedCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)Not stated
Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Create a set of works that can work as back-lit screens or sculptural pieces in 2 separate locations.
Amount not publishedCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)Not stated
Barnsley Council’s Arts & Events team are looking for an artist/s who work with light, sound and immersive installations to bring to life The Yorkshire Roses at Barnsley Bright Nights 2026, our town centre light festival.
Amount not publishedCloses in 15 days (7 September 2026)Not stated
Bolton Council is seeking to commission up to three professional street artists or graffiti artists to create large-scale murals at key locations across Bolton Town Centre.
Amount not publishedCloses 27 September 2026Not stated