Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

The Office for Life Sciences is offering £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get between £250,000 and £10 million for your project. The money is split across two separate competitions. You can use the funding to develop pharmaceutical drugs, digital health tools, or medical technology. Your project must help improve treatment, recovery, or prevent deaths from addiction. The deadline is 6 May 2026. Projects must be based in England.

This grant is for organisations developing new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction in England. You could be a pharmaceutical company, digital health startup, or medical technology business. The funding covers a wide range from £250,000 to £10 million, so it suits both smaller projects and major developments.

Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million across two competitions. Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and MedTech tools to improve treatment recovery and prevention of harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions.