New UK Grants This Week - 17 August 2026

This week we found 17 new grants across 12 sectors. Here's what opened.

Administrative & Support Services

An Official Oral History of Women Veterans in the UK (Ministry of Defence ) - £150,000 - £250,000 - Closes 23 Sept

Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2 (Innovate UK) - Up to £20,000,000 - Rolling

EIT Culture & Creativity: Shape and Scale - financial support for Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 12 Oct
Locality Fund 2025 to 2026 (Essex County Council) - Up to £5,000 - Rolling

The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund (Leeds Community Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Closes 1 Sept
Renters' Rights Enforcement Fund (Greater London Authority (Mayor of London)) - Up to £60,000 - Closes 7 Sept
An Official Oral History of Women Veterans in the UK (Ministry of Defence ) - £150,000 - £250,000 - Closes 23 Sept
Locality Fund 2025 to 2026 (Essex County Council) - Up to £5,000 - Rolling
Irish Youth Foundation Grants – England, Scotland and Wales (Small Grants) (Irish Youth Foundation) - £3,001 - £3,000 - Rolling
Irish Youth Foundation Grants – Northern Ireland (Irish Youth Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Rolling

The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund (Leeds Community Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Closes 1 Sept
Irish Youth Foundation Grants – England, Scotland and Wales (Small Grants) (Irish Youth Foundation) - £3,001 - £3,000 - Rolling
Irish Youth Foundation Grants – Northern Ireland (Irish Youth Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Rolling

Research Infrastructure Renewal (Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)) - Up to £8,000,000 - Rolling

Connected Places Catapult: Diesel-Free Sites Adoption Programme (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 7 Sept
iX Challenge - Improving the measurement and analysis of ultra-precise timing signals (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 18 Sept
UK-Singapore CRD 2026 (Innovate UK) - Up to £3,000,000 - Rolling
HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Imaging hidden objects in walls (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Rolling

Irish Youth Foundation Grants – England, Scotland and Wales (Small Grants) (Irish Youth Foundation) - £3,001 - £3,000 - Rolling
Irish Youth Foundation Grants – Northern Ireland (Irish Youth Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Rolling

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £602,500 - Closes 20 Oct
Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £12,050,000 - Rolling

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £602,500 - Closes 20 Oct
Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants (UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council) - Up to £2,500,000 - Closes 22 Oct
Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council) - £200,000 - £1,000,000 - Closes 5 Nov
Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £12,050,000 - Rolling
Research Infrastructure Renewal (Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)) - Up to £8,000,000 - Rolling
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2 (Innovate UK) - Up to £20,000,000 - Rolling

The Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund (Leeds Community Foundation) - Up to £10,000 - Closes 1 Sept
Renters' Rights Enforcement Fund (Greater London Authority (Mayor of London)) - Up to £60,000 - Closes 7 Sept