Technology & Digital Grants UK

Technology and digital grants from Innovate UK and DSIT support software development, cybersecurity, AI adoption, and broadband expansion. Most competitions are for collaborative R&D projects. Sole developers can access smaller programmes through the Smart Grants scheme.

There are currently 22 live grants available for technology & digital businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 16 July 2026 to 18 September 2026.

Autotrader Digital Inclusion Fund

Forever Manchester

Closing in 12 days
England, North West England

This fund supports grassroots community groups working on digital inclusion in Greater Manchester. You can apply if your group is based in any of the ten boroughs. The fund is run by Forever Mancheste

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2

Innovate UK

Closing in 74 days
Up to £20,000,000National (UK-wide), England

This fund supports collaborative innovation projects between UK businesses. You must form a consortium with at least one small or medium business that will claim grant funding. Your organisation must

Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Closing in 76 days
£1,000,000 – £3,500,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £33 million for quantum computing hardware research. You can apply for between £1 million and £3.5 million per project. The funding is for developing device-level hardwar

Secure software for resilient growth

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £5,000,000England

This grant offers up to £5 million for collaborative projects that help UK businesses adopt secure software practices. You must work with other organisations on your project. The funding helps you fol

5G assured integration collaborative research and development

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £18,500,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £18.5 million for 5G technology research and development. UK registered organisations can apply for funding to integrate advanced connectivity components into complete sy

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Artificial intelligence (AI) champions: frontier AI phase one

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £3,000,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £3 million for UK small and medium businesses to study frontier AI and machine learning technologies. You must be a UK registered SME to apply. The funding is for feasibi

Gather

Growth Platform

Ongoing
England, North West England

Gather is a business scale-up programme for digital, creative and tech companies in the Liverpool City Region. The programme helps technology-focused businesses grow and develop. It is run by Growth P

European Space Agency Open Call For Proposals: Proof-of-concept Studies and Pilot Projects

Innovate UK Business Connect

Ongoing
England

This is an always-open funding opportunity for UK businesses to develop space-enabled applications or services. You can apply for any industry, market or topic that uses space technology. UK applicant

Cellnex Community Fund

Action Together

Ongoing
North West England

Cellnex UK Community Fund offers grants up to £5,000 to community organisations in North West England. The fund supports communities where Cellnex operates its telecommunications infrastructure. This

VocTech Together Support Programme

Action Together

Ongoing
North West England

The VocTech Together Support Programme helps organisations use digital technology to improve adult education and skills development. It focuses on helping underserved learners access better training a

Contracts for innovation: ProQure, scaling UK quantum computing

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England

This grant offers up to £14 million in phase one funding for quantum computing projects. You can use the money to develop, build and test quantum computing hardware and software. The goal is to show y

2523: Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £33,000,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £33 million for businesses developing quantum computing hardware. The funding covers device-level hardware and related software. Your work must address the scale, program

Contracts for Innovation: Enabling Commercial Quantum Networking

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

Innovate UK is offering funding for projects that develop commercial quantum networking technology. This grant supports businesses working on quantum communication systems and networks. The funding am

Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £3,500,000England

Innovate UK offers up to £3.5 million for cyber security solutions. You can develop, demonstrate and commercialise your cyber security technology in real environments. The funding is for work within c

SNPN: 5G assured integration collaborative research and development

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £18,500,000England

This grant offers up to £18.5 million for UK organisations to develop 5G technology systems. You can get funding to integrate advanced connectivity components into complete systems. The money helps yo

Contracts for Innovation: ProQure - Scaling UK Quantum Computing

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

This grant supports projects to scale UK quantum computing through the ProQure programme. You can lead a quantum computing project that helps grow this emerging technology sector. The funding amount i

UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies 2026

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £3,000,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative quantum technology projects. This is a collaborative programme between the UK and Germany. The funding supports inn

Metascience research grants: round two

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
Up to £6,000,000England

This grant funds research into how to make research and development more effective. You can get up to £6 million to study topics like artificial intelligence's impact on research or how to measure res

Frontier artificial intelligence discovery

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £2,500,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million from Innovate UK. The funding is for developing feasibility studies for frontier artificial intelligence and foundation models.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 1

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide)

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

AIRR compute opportunity: AI open access

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Innovate UKMedical Research Council (MRC)Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Ongoing
England

This grant provides free access to the Isambard-AI supercomputer for AI research projects. You can get between 50,000 and 1.4 million GPU hours for your artificial intelligence work. The grant is open

Fundamental AI Research Lab

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Ongoing
Up to £40,000,000England

This grant offers up to £40 million over six years to create a new AI research lab. The money is paid in stages to support research and training. You must lead the formation of a strategic research la

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Frequently asked questions about technology & digital grants

How many technology & digital grants are available in the UK right now?+

There are currently 22 live technology & digital grants available in the UK. GrantMatch reviews and updates hundreds of grants daily from verified sources including GOV.UK, National Lottery, Innovate UK, and UKRI.

When is the next deadline for technology & digital grants?+

The nearest deadline for a technology & digital grant is 16 July 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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