New UK Grants This Week - 13 July 2026

This week we found 35 new grants across 10 sectors. Here's what opened.

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 10 (The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ) - £2,499 - £2,500 - Closes 12 Aug

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Youth Matters Fund (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) - £300,000,000 - £416,800,000 - Closes 22 Aug

Charities & Non-Profit

Tobacco and Vapes Implementation Grant (Department of Health and Social Care) - £150,000 - £450,000 - Closes 25 Jul
Local News Fund (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) - Up to £275,000 - Closes 7 Aug
Better Futures Fund: Learning and Development Service (The Department for Culture, Media and Sport) - Up to £2,600,000 - Closes 11 Aug
Youth Matters Fund (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) - £300,000,000 - £416,800,000 - Closes 22 Aug
Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1 (UK Space Agency) - £50,000 - £200,000 - Closes 2 Sept
Optical wireless communications research and testing facility (Grant) (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) - Up to £7,125,000 - Closes 15 Sept
UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Grant) (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £7,700,000 - Closes 17 Sept
Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage (Fellowship) (UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)) - Up to £9,000,000 - Closes 23 Sept
Local Water Environment Grant (Environment Agency) - Up to £100,000 - Closes 26 Sept
Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies (Grant) (UK Research & Innovation, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, NICT) - Up to £1,121,600 - Closes 6 Oct
Doctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research (Grant) (UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council) - Up to £5,850,000 - Closes 14 Oct
Forest Creation Grant (The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) - £1,500 - £1,000,000 - Closes 1 Feb
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-production (British Film Institute) - Up to £300,000 - Closes 1 Apr
UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) International Distribution Video Game Release funding (British Film Institute) - £5,000 - £50,000 - Closes 1 Apr
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards (Action Together) - Rolling
ScottishPower Foundation - Annual Grants Programme (Action Together) - Rolling
Henry Smith Foundation - Welcome for Newcomers Fund (Action Together) - Rolling
Helping organisations in Tyne & Wear support young people aged 10 to 25 (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
Supporting people aged over 65 to be independent, healthy and socially included (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
Better Futures Fund Learning and Development Partner Competition (Action Together) - Rolling
Henry Smith Foundation – Career Ready Fund (Action Together) - Rolling
GSK Community Health Programme (Action Together) - Rolling
Audible – Open Call (Action Together) - Rolling
Wingate Foundation (Action Together) - Rolling
Money Saving Expert (MSE) Charity (Action Together) - Rolling

Education

Helping organisations in Tyne & Wear support young people aged 10 to 25 (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
Better Futures Fund Learning and Development Partner Competition (Action Together) - Rolling
Henry Smith Foundation – Career Ready Fund (Action Together) - Rolling
Audible – Open Call (Action Together) - Rolling

General

Digital Catapult: Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator 2026 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 6 Sept
UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £7,700,000 - Rolling
Computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility (RAC19) (Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)) - Rolling

Health & Social Work

Tobacco and Vapes Implementation Grant (Department of Health and Social Care) - £150,000 - £450,000 - Closes 25 Jul
EIT: Transformative Healthcare Instrument 2026 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 16 Sept
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards (Action Together) - Rolling
Supporting people aged over 65 to be independent, healthy and socially included (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
Better Futures Fund Learning and Development Partner Competition (Action Together) - Rolling
GSK Community Health Programme (Action Together) - Rolling

Information & Communication

Ambition North Wales 4G+ Industry Grant Scheme - EOI (Ambition North Wales) - Up to £1,000,000 - Closes 7 Aug
Cynllun Grant Diwydiant 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru - MoD (Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru ) - Up to £1,000,000 - Closes 7 Aug
Cynllun Grant Gwella Asedau Sector Cyhoeddus 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru - MoD (Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru ) - Up to £132,500 - Closes 1 Jul
Ambition North Wales 4G+ Public Sector Asset Improvement Grant Scheme - EOI (Ambition North Wales) - Up to £132,500 - Closes 1 Jul

Public Administration & Defence

Youth Matters Fund (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) - £300,000,000 - £416,800,000 - Closes 22 Aug
Local Water Environment Grant (Environment Agency) - Up to £100,000 - Closes 26 Sept
Forest Creation Grant (The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) - £1,500 - £1,000,000 - Closes 1 Feb
Cynllun Grant Gwella Asedau Sector Cyhoeddus 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru - MoD (Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru ) - Up to £132,500 - Closes 1 Jul
Ambition North Wales 4G+ Public Sector Asset Improvement Grant Scheme - EOI (Ambition North Wales) - Up to £132,500 - Closes 1 Jul

Social Enterprise

Helping organisations in Tyne & Wear support young people aged 10 to 25 (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling

Transport & Storage

Transferable Audio-Visual Equipment on Rail Replacement Coaches (The Department for Transport) - Up to £99,999 - Closes 18 Dec