New UK grants this week (5 October 2026)
This week we found 120 new grants across 16 sectors.
This week we found 120 new grants across 16 sectors. Here's what opened.
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
- Brian & Ann Clark Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- David and Margaret Rankin Fund (Skills and Training) (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- herdyfund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Older People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Matson Ground Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Quarry Hill Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Brian Crowe Community & Conservation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Crofton Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fevara Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Pappagallino Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
- EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 30 Oct
- DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) - £996,000 - £997,000 - Closes 9 Nov
- BFI Skills Fund Pilot Projects: Call 1, Professional Development Framework (British Film Institute) - Up to £150,000 - Closes 24 Nov
- Dowker Bindloss Charity Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Edwin and Anita Mackay Memorial Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Over 55 Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Gurney Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Workington (Ashfield) Lawn Tennis Club Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lawrence Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Moorhouse Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuvia Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Robinson Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Thomas Graham Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Ullswater Trust Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- William Milburn Charitable Trust Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- CN Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Education Fund (Cumbria) (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Geoffrey Blake Architectural Heritage Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Johnson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lamont Pridmore Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Printers Inc Social Mobility Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Brian Crowe Community & Conservation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Janet Hartley Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Sarah Nelson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Genesis Homes Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Home from Home Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- BFI UK Focus Fund (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund: Project Funding (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- BFI Development Funding (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- Liddle Thomson Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuclear Waste Services LLWR Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Strummer Calling Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Alston Moor Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Amentum Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Barrow Community Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Borron Pratt Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Bridget’s Magical Music Pot (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Charities & Non-Profit
- DF Capital Foundation Fund (Forever Manchester / DF Capital Foundation) - £2,500 - £2,500 - Closes 22 Oct
- DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) - £996,000 - £997,000 - Closes 9 Nov
- Scottish Veterans Fund - Small Stream (The Scottish Government) - £1,000 - £10,000 - Closes 21 Nov
- UK Space Agency & Space Florida - Space Innovation Partnership (Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade) - £50,000 - £75,000 - Closes 11 Jan
- Dowker Bindloss Charity Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Edmond Castle Educational Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Edwin and Anita Mackay Memorial Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Evening Hill Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Over 55 Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Age Friendly Activities Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Gurney Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Janetta Topsy Laidlaw Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Jeffrey Bond Memorial Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Younger People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Workington (Ashfield) Lawn Tennis Club Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lawrence Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Border Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Moorhouse Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuvia Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Social Impact Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Roselands Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Rowan Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Forrest Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Robinson Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Solway Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Thomas Graham Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Ullswater Trust Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Westmorland Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- William Milburn Charitable Trust Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Altrad Babcock Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Beeby Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Barker Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Beverley Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Brian & Ann Clark Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Catherine Alexander Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- CCL Secure Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- CN Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Community Resilience Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Industries Amenities Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- David and Margaret Rankin Fund (Skills and Training) (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Disability Fund for Cumbria (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Education Fund (Cumbria) (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Elizabeth Fell Memorial Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fairfield Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Geoffrey Blake Architectural Heritage Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- herdyfund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Johnson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Older People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kirkby Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lamont Pridmore Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Laurel House Brampton Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Live the Dream Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Matson Ground Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Printers Inc Social Mobility Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Quarry Hill Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Shepley Group Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Staff 10th Anniversary Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Brian Crowe Community & Conservation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Janet Hartley Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Sarah Nelson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Thomas Armstrong Construction Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Violet Laidlaw Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Wing Cdr. H. Thompson MBE & Rev. J. L. Green Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Crofton Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Young People’s Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fevara Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Laidlaw Fund for the Environment (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lakeland Disability Support Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Genesis Homes Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Home from Home Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Eden Rural Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund: Project Funding (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- English Lakes Hotels Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Liddle Thomson Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuclear Waste Services LLWR Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fryer Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Pappagallino Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Strummer Calling Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Voluntary and Community Sector Support Grant (Southwark Council) - Rolling
- Supporting small grassroots organisations addressing domestic violence, poverty, racism, disadvantage and mental health / suicide prevention (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
- Alston Moor Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Amentum Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Barrow Community Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Borron Pratt Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Bridget’s Magical Music Pot (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Castles & Coasts Housing Association Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumberland Educational Foundation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Construction
- Thomas Armstrong Construction Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Education
- Reading for Redemption: Comparative Research of the Brazilian Reading for Remission Model (Ministry of Justice) - £5,000 - £15,000 - Closes 23 Nov
- Reading for Redemption Phase 2 Expansion (Ministry of Justice) - £5,000 - £20,000 - Closes 23 Nov
- BFI Skills Fund Pilot Projects: Call 1, Professional Development Framework (British Film Institute) - Up to £150,000 - Closes 24 Nov
- Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding (Research England) - £100,000 - £5,000,000 - Closes 4 Feb
- Pre-announcement: Future Data Services: Joining up the data service workforce (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)) - £110,000 - £280,000 - Closes 13 Apr
- Edmond Castle Educational Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Edwin and Anita Mackay Memorial Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Younger People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lawrence Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Border Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuvia Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Social Impact Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Rowan Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Forrest Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Solway Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Westmorland Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Barker Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Beverley Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Education Fund (Cumbria) (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Live the Dream Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Printers Inc Social Mobility Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Janet Hartley Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Sarah Nelson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Thomas Armstrong Construction Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Wing Cdr. H. Thompson MBE & Rev. J. L. Green Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Crofton Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Laidlaw Fund for the Environment (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund: Project Funding (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- English Lakes Hotels Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Castles & Coasts Housing Association Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumberland Educational Foundation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Energy & Utilities
- Fairfield Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kirkby Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7 (Innovate UK) - Rolling
Environment & Conservation
- Fairfield Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kirkby Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Matson Ground Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Brian Crowe Community & Conservation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Wing Cdr. H. Thompson MBE & Rev. J. L. Green Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Finance & Insurance
- Cumbria Community Resilience Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
General
- HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Hidden stab vests for women (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 5 Nov
- Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 2 Dec
- Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groups (Research England) - £10,000 - £100,000 - Closes 7 Jan
Health & Social Work
- Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (Innovate UK ) - £500,000 - £1,000,000 - Closes 2 Dec
- Dowker Bindloss Charity Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Evening Hill Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Over 55 Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Age Friendly Activities Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Gurney Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Janetta Topsy Laidlaw Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Younger People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lawrence Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Border Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Moorhouse Grassroots Grants Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuvia Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Social Impact Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Roselands Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Rowan Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Forrest Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Robinson Family Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Solway Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Ullswater Trust Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Westmorland Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- William Milburn Charitable Trust Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Altrad Babcock Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Brian & Ann Clark Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Catherine Alexander Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- CCL Secure Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- CN Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Community Resilience Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Disability Fund for Cumbria (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Elizabeth Fell Memorial Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fairfield Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Johnson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kipling Fund for Older People (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Kirkby Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lamont Pridmore Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Laurel House Brampton Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Quarry Hill Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Shepley Group Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Staff 10th Anniversary Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- The Brian Crowe Community & Conservation Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Thomas Armstrong Construction Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Violet Laidlaw Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fevara Group Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lakeland Disability Support Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Genesis Homes Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Home from Home Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Eden Rural Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- English Lakes Hotels Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Liddle Thomson Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuclear Waste Services LLWR Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Fryer Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Pappagallino Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Strummer Calling Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Supporting small grassroots organisations addressing domestic violence, poverty, racism, disadvantage and mental health / suicide prevention (Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland) - Rolling
- Alston Moor Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Amentum Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Barrow Community Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Borron Pratt Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Castles & Coasts Housing Association Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Hospitality & Food Service
- Catherine Alexander Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Staff 10th Anniversary Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Information & Communication
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments ( UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) ) - £40,000 - £80,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 (Innovate UK) - £150,000 - £250,000 - Closes 11 Nov
- Pre-announcement: Future Data Services: Joining up the data service workforce (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)) - £110,000 - £280,000 - Closes 13 Apr
- BFI UK Focus Fund (British Film Institute) - Rolling
- BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund (British Film Institute) - Rolling
Manufacturing
- MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub (Innovate UK) - Closes 18 Oct
- Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation Programme: Innovation and Scale-up Hub (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 18 Nov
- Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (Innovate UK ) - £500,000 - £1,000,000 - Closes 2 Dec
Other Services
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Over 55 Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Ullswater Trust Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- William Milburn Charitable Trust Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Genesis Homes Community Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Cumbria Home from Home Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Liddle Thomson Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Nuclear Waste Services LLWR Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Strummer Calling Community First Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Amentum Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Barrow Community Trust Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Borron Pratt Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
Professional & Scientific Services
- MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub (Innovate UK) - Closes 18 Oct
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments ( UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) ) - £40,000 - £80,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- CfI: counter UAS demonstrations in prison environments (UKRI) - £40,000 - £80,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes (Innovate UK) - Closes 28 Oct
- EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 30 Oct
- NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Discover programme (Innovate UKNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)) - Up to £2,500 - Closes 12 Nov
- Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation Programme: Innovation and Scale-up Hub (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 18 Nov
- Reading for Redemption: Comparative Research of the Brazilian Reading for Remission Model (Ministry of Justice) - £5,000 - £15,000 - Closes 23 Nov
- Reading for Redemption Phase 2 Expansion (Ministry of Justice) - £5,000 - £20,000 - Closes 23 Nov
- NQS Mission 2: Components, systems and architectures (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council) - Up to £2,560,000 - Closes 24 Nov
- NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network (UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council) - Up to £630,937 - Closes 25 Nov
- UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (Innovate UK Business Connect) - Closes 1 Dec
- Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 (Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)) - £250,000 - £2,000,000 - Closes 2 Dec
- Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (Innovate UK ) - £500,000 - £1,000,000 - Closes 2 Dec
- Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Up to £6,000,000 - Closes 2 Dec
- What Works Centre for a climate resilient UK (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)) - Closes 15 Dec
- Physical sciences NRF portfolio refresh (invite only) (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)) - Closes 16 Dec
- UK Space Agency & Space Florida - Space Innovation Partnership (Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade) - £50,000 - £75,000 - Closes 11 Jan
- Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding (Research England) - £100,000 - £5,000,000 - Closes 4 Feb
- Pre-announcement: Future Data Services: Joining up the data service workforce (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)) - £110,000 - £280,000 - Closes 13 Apr
- Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (Innovate UK) - Rolling
Public Administration & Defence
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments ( UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) ) - £40,000 - £80,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- CfI: counter UAS demonstrations in prison environments (UKRI) - £40,000 - £80,000 - Closes 28 Oct
- Reading for Redemption: Comparative Research of the Brazilian Reading for Remission Model (Ministry of Justice) - £5,000 - £15,000 - Closes 23 Nov
- Cumbria Community Resilience Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Johnson Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Lamont Pridmore Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling
- Shepley Group Grassroots Fund (Cumbria Community Foundation) - Rolling