New UK grants this week (28 September 2026)
This week we found 40 new grants across 11 sectors.
This week we found 40 new grants across 11 sectors. Here's what opened.
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
- Cloonty Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £5,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £6,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunmore Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £3,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £1,100,000 - £1,320,000 - Closes 1 Dec
- AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, State of São Paulo Research Foundation) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- Increasing opportunities for children and young people (CYP) to engage in sport, movement and performing arts in Newcastle (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
- AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Up to £1,320,000 - Rolling
- AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
Charities & Non-Profit
- Cloonty Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £5,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Corby Knowe Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £6,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunmore Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £3,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Pathways to Work Innovation Fund (Department for Work and Pensions) - Up to £10,000,000 - Closes 27 Oct
- Increasing opportunities for children and young people (CYP) to engage in sport, movement and performing arts in Newcastle (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
Education
- Cloonty Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £5,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £6,000 - Closes 22 Oct
- Dunmore Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £3,000 - Closes 22 Oct
Energy & Utilities
- Dunmore Community Benefit Fund (Community Foundation Northern Ireland) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
Environment & Conservation
- NERC urgency funding (Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)) - Rolling
General
- Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter (Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST)) - £50,000 - £250,000 - Closes 1 Dec
Health & Social Work
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in Wales (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 20 Oct
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Care (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 20 Oct
- Pathways to Work Innovation Fund (Department for Work and Pensions) - Up to £10,000,000 - Closes 27 Oct
Information & Communication
- Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 11 Nov
- Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 18 Nov
Professional & Scientific Services
- UK cohort visit to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 9 Oct
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in Wales (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 20 Oct
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Care (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 20 Oct
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund: Round 5 Challenges - Discovery, autumn 2026 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 21 Oct
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7 (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund) - £50,000 - £200,000 - Closes 21 Oct
- Contracts for Innovation: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 28 Oct
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes (UKRI) - £200,000 - £500,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 18 Nov
- Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) (UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) - Up to £2,000,000 - Closes 19 Nov
- Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £1,100,000 - £1,320,000 - Closes 1 Dec
- Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £1,100,000 - £1,320,000 - Closes 1 Dec
- Gambling harms research grants (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council) - Up to £2,000,000 - Closes 8 Dec
- Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council) - Up to £20,000,000 - Closes 12 Jan
- AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £100,000 - £300,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - Up to £100,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, State of São Paulo Research Foundation) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council) - £300,000 - £1,500,000 - Closes 21 Sept
- AHRC UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (Medical Research Council (MRC)) - Up to £20,000,000 - Rolling
- AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- NERC urgency funding (Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)) - Rolling
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7 (Innovate UK) - Rolling
- AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Up to £1,320,000 - Rolling
- Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Up to £1,320,000 - Rolling
- AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
- AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)) - Rolling
Public Administration & Defence
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes (UKRI) - £200,000 - £500,000 - Closes 28 Oct
Social Enterprise
- Pathways to Work Innovation Fund (Department for Work and Pensions) - Up to £10,000,000 - Closes 27 Oct