CfI: Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) – Call 1
Funding
£200,000 – £2,000,000
Location
England
Applications
Open until 3 June 2026
Innovate UK is offering £15 million for UK organisations to develop advanced connectivity technologies. You can get between £200,000 and £2 million for your project. The money is for creating testable solutions that make UK networks more secure and sustainable. You need to build working prototypes that can be tested on UK testbeds. This is part of the UK's network security and sustainability challenges. The deadline is 3 June 2026. You must be a UK registered organisation to apply.
Key requirements:
- Must be UK registered organisation
- Must develop deployable prototypes
- Must test on UK testbeds
This grant is for UK registered organisations working on connectivity and network technologies. You need to be able to develop working prototypes that can be tested on UK testbeds. It suits tech companies, research organisations, and businesses focused on network security or sustainability.
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of £15 million, including VAT, to develop near term, testable solutions that advance the UK’s Secure & Resilient and Sustainable Network Grand Challenges through deployable prototypes on UK testbeds.
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