Innovate UK Grants
Innovate UK is the government's innovation agency and part of UKRI. It funds business-led research and development through competitions with fixed deadlines, and pays a percentage of eligible project costs rather than the whole amount, so you need match funding. Many competitions expect you to collaborate with another company or a research organisation.
Innovate UK has 81 open funds listed here, 79 of which accept applications all year.
Checked daily. Last updated 27 September 2026.
No published award history for Innovate UK. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
What Innovate UK funds
Counted across the 81 open funds on this page.
No deadline listed
Check the funder's current application window before you apply.
CfI: Boosting fathers’ engagement to improve child outcomes
Innovate UK
This grant supports projects that boost fathers' engagement to improve outcomes for children. Innovate UK is funding research and development work in this area. You can lead a project if you meet the
Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors
Innovate UK
Innovate UK offers funding for cyber security innovation projects in critical sectors. The grant supports businesses developing new cyber security solutions. You can lead projects that improve cyber s
See all 9 rounds of Contracts for InnovationSemiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms
Innovate UK
Innovate UK is offering up to £18.5 million for businesses developing semiconductors and smart electronic components. You can apply for collaborative research and development projects or solo R&D proj
Frontier AI Discovery
Innovate UK
Frontier AI Discovery is a grant programme from Innovate UK focused on artificial intelligence research and development. The funding amount has not been specified. This appears to be a rolling program
Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot Expression of Interest
Innovate UK
Innovate UK is funding up to £150,000 for a pilot Venture Builder Programme. This programme will support new deep-tech spin-outs. It helps them raise their first significant investment. The total fund
Counter UAS Technologies
Innovate UK
Counter UAS Technologies is a grant from Innovate UK for developing technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems. The funding amount is not specified in the available information. This appears to b
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 1
Innovate UK
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses work with universities on innovation projects. A graduate works in your business for 1-3 years to complete a specific project. The government pays most
See all 3 rounds of Knowledge Transfer PartnershipADOPT facilitator support grant: round 9
Innovate UK
Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for £2,500 to hire an external project facilitator. This grant helps you develop a full ADOPT grant application. ADOPT stands for Accelerat
See all 4 rounds of ADOPT Facilitator Support GrantFull ADOPT grant: round seven
Innovate UK
Farming, growing or forestry businesses in England can apply for funding to run on-farm trial and demonstration projects. The grant helps you test and show new ideas or solutions in agriculture. Up to
See all 2 rounds of ADOPT grantGet notified when Innovate UK opens a new fund
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Create free accountAdvanced manufacturing supply chain innovation: CRD
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6.5 million funding. This money is for collaborative industrial research projects. The research must focus on making supply chains more product
Solution Development for Advanced Connectivity Technologies
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop secure, sustainable or sovereign connectivity technologies. This funding supports the UK's Advanced Connectivity Techn
See all 3 rounds of Advanced Connectivity TechnologiesDefra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership
Innovate UK
The Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership supports farming innovation projects across the UK. This grant is funded by Innovate UK and focuses on agricultural innovation. The funding amount is
See all 2 rounds of Defra Farming Innovation Investor PartnershipZero emission vessels and infrastructure two: alternative fuels
Innovate UK
This grant offers up to £150 million for UK registered organisations to develop clean maritime solutions. You can get funding to develop, deploy and operate innovative zero emission vessels and altern
See all 3 rounds of Zero Emission Vessels and InfrastructureContracts for Innovation: FOAK26
Innovate UK
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26 is a grant programme run by Innovate UK. The funding amount is not specified in the available information. This appears to be a national programme covering the UK and
See all 9 rounds of Contracts for InnovationAgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing: Experimental Development
Innovate UK
AgriScale provides funding for experimental development in agri-tech manufacturing. This grant helps businesses develop new agricultural technology products and manufacturing processes. The funding su
See all 2 rounds of AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturingClean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials
Innovate UK
This is the 7th round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. It funds deployment trials for clean maritime technologies. You must work with other organisations to apply. Your organisation mu
See all 4 rounds of Clean Maritime Demonstration CompetitionFull ADOPT Grant: Round 7
Innovate UK
The Full ADOPT Grant Round 7 is run by Innovate UK. This competition is only open to collaborations between organisations. To lead a project, your organisation must meet specific requirements. However
See all 2 rounds of Full ADOPT GrantGrowth cohorts: next generation low carbon concrete cohort entry
Innovate UK
This grant helps UK businesses develop low carbon concrete solutions. You can join a cohort of ambitious companies working to reduce carbon emissions in concrete production. The programme offers fundi
See all 2 rounds of Growth CohortsNational Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies Rd 2
Innovate UK
The National Materials Innovation Programme offers funding for feasibility studies in Round 2. This is run by Innovate UK and covers the whole of the UK. The grant helps businesses explore new materia
See all 2 rounds of National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studiesCommercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Autumn
Innovate UK
The Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund helps UK businesses turn their research and ideas into commercial products. This is an autumn round of funding from Innovate UK. You can apply as a single org
See all 2 rounds of Commercialising Knowledge Assets FundProgrammes Innovate UK runs in rounds
Miss one round of these and there is another.
Contracts for Innovation
9 rounds, 3 open
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant
4 rounds, 2 open
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition
4 rounds, 2 open
Advanced Connectivity Technologies
3 rounds, 2 open
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
3 rounds, 3 open
Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure
3 rounds, 3 open
ADOPT grant
2 rounds, 2 open
AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing
2 rounds, 2 open
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund
2 rounds, 1 open
Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership
2 rounds, 2 open
Full ADOPT Grant
2 rounds, 1 open
Growth Cohorts
2 rounds, 1 open
National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies
2 rounds, 2 open
Where this funding goes
Frequently asked questions about Innovate UK funding
How many Innovate UK grants are open right now?+
81 grants from Innovate UK are open on GrantMatch today, of which 79 have no fixed deadline. The list is checked daily.
When is the next Innovate UK deadline?+
The nearest deadline is 14 October 2026, and the furthest is 28 October 2026. Always check the funder's own page for the final date before applying.
How do I apply for Innovate UK funding?+
Each grant on this page links to the Innovate UK application page for that fund. Read the funder's own eligibility criteria before you start, since terms differ between funds.