Contracts for Innovation: Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) – Call 1
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Location
England
Applications
Open until 3 June 2026
Innovate UK is offering £15 million for UK organisations to develop advanced connectivity technologies. You need to create testable solutions that help make UK networks more secure and sustainable. Your project must produce deployable prototypes that can be tested on UK testbeds. This is the first call in the Advanced Connectivity Technologies programme. The deadline is 3 June 2026. You must be a UK registered organisation to apply. The funding will be shared between successful applicants, but individual amounts are not specified.
Key requirements:
- Must be UK registered organisation
- Must develop deployable prototypes
- Must test solutions on UK testbeds
- Must address Secure & Resilient or Sustainable Network Grand Challenges
This grant is for UK registered organisations working on connectivity and network technologies. You should apply if you can develop prototypes that make networks more secure or sustainable. The grant is not suitable if you cannot test your solutions on UK testbeds.
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of £15m 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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