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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 35 live grants available for technology & digital businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 14 October 2026 to 30 June 2029.

Checked daily. Last updated 11 October 2026.

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UK Space Agency: Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) - open calls

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

The Navigation Innovation and Support Programme provides funding for businesses working in Position, Navigation and Timing technology. The money comes from the European Space Agency with UK Space Agency support. You can apply if you work on GPS systems, satellite navigation, or timing technology. The programme has open calls with no set deadlines. Funding amounts are not specified in the current information. This is for organisations developing navigation and timing solutions. Applications appear to be rolling, so you can apply when ready.

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

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

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 applicants can receive up to 50% of their project costs. The call is managed by Innovate UK Business Connect and is always accepting applications.

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Cellnex Community Fund

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

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 is a new grant programme from Europe's leading telecommunications infrastructure operator. Applications appear to be on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. The fund invests directly in local communities. Individual organisations can apply for grants. This is the first year of the programme. The total fund amount has not been specified.

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HMCTS Digital Support Service Fund

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

This fund is run by Action Together and supports digital services related to HMCTS (His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service) in North West England. The funding aims and eligibility details are not currently available. The fund appears to be rolling, with no fixed deadline.

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Baltic Ventures Accelerator

Baltic Ventures

£30,000England, North West England

Baltic Ventures Accelerator is a 12-week programme for ambitious founders in Liverpool City Region. You get £30,000 funding to turn your business idea into reality. The programme includes hands-on workshops and expert one-to-one coaching. You also join a supportive community of other founders. The programme helps you validate your product and connect with customers. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline. This is for businesses ready to accelerate and scale up.

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Baltic Ventures Launchpad

Baltic Ventures

Funding amount not listedEngland, North West England

Baltic Ventures Launchpad is a 12-week programme for ambitious founders in Liverpool City Region. You get hands-on workshops and expert one-to-one coaching. The programme helps you validate your product ideas and connect with customers. You also join a supportive community of other founders. This is for people ready to turn their business ideas into real impact. The programme runs on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. No funding amount is specified for this programme.

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Deadline · 20 Oct 2026

Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Ending abandonment after stroke - better recovery beyond hospital

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedWales

This Contracts for Innovation competition funds innovative approaches that improve rehabilitation and recovery for stroke survivors in Wales. Any organisation can apply, and you should already have an established solution that needs adapting or developing. Funding available is £300,000 across a portfolio of projects, with applications closing on 20 October 2026 at 12:00pm.

Deadline · 20 Oct 2026

Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Transforming Multi-Agency Safeguarding for High-Risk Domestic Abuse in South Wales

Innovate UK Business Connect

Up to £60,000Wales

This competition asks organisations to explore how high-risk domestic abuse safeguarding could work differently in South Wales. Up to £60k per project is available for up to 6 projects, with costs 100% funded. Applications close on 20 October 2026 at 12:00pm.

Deadline · 20 Oct 2026

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £482,000England

This grant funds speculative and high-risk fundamental research into explainable AI systems. The goal is to deliver a step change in how future AI can explain its decisions and reasoning. Up to £12,050,000 is available. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for UKRI funding.

+1 related call in this programme

Deadline · 27 Oct 2026

Digital Catapult: Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026

Innovate UK Business Connect

Up to £75,000England

Successful UK SMEs receive up to £75,000 in Innovate UK grant funding to develop a digital twin solution for a real-world industry challenge. The nine-month programme pairs you with an Industry Challenge Owner, with regular mentoring and specialist support. Applications close on 27 October 2026 at 11:00pm.

Deadline · 29 Oct 2026

HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: AI-enhanced x-ray imaging for bomb disposal

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

HMGCC funds a 12-week challenge to build a machine learning tool that identifies electronic components from x-ray images. The total budget is up to £60,000, and up to two proposals may be funded. Sole innovators, industry and academic or research organisations can apply until 29 October 2026.

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Deadline · 3 Nov 2026

UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Up to £17mEngland

This grant funds collaborative research into combining quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC) workflows. The goal is to make quantum computing more accessible and widely used. Projects must involve researchers based at UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding. Up to £17,000,000 is available in total.

Deadline · 3 Nov 2026

UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computing

UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council

Up to £3.7mEngland

This grant funds research into combining quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence. The goal is to develop and test ways to bring quantum computing into everyday computational workflows. Projects must be collaborative. You can apply for up to £3,750,000. The deadline is 3 November 2026.

Deadline · 3 Nov 2026

Ambition North Wales 4G+ Industry Grant Scheme - Full Application

Ambition North Wales

Up to £1mWales

This grant funds mobile network operators and infrastructure providers to build or upgrade 4G and 5G coverage in North Wales. It targets areas with little or no mobile signal, where commercial investment alone would not happen. You can apply for up to £1,000,000. The deadline for full applications is 3 November 2026.

Deadline · 6 Nov 2026

iX Challenge: Accelerating Digital Engineering Through MBSE Simulation

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

This challenge is run by Innovate UK Business Connect through the iX programme. It is looking for software engineering innovators to work with openSPDM. The work involves connecting openSPDM to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, which are used to design and simulate complex systems. You would help extract system structures, define key parameters, run simulation models, and feed results back into openSPDM. No funding amount has been published for this challenge.

Deadline · 6 Nov 2026

iX Challenge: Next-Generation Electronics for UK Bathymetric Sonar

Innovate UK Business Connect

Up to £60,000England

A bathymetric sonar manufacturer needs innovators to redesign a key electronics assembly. The goal is to build a next-generation signal-processing platform using modern, supportable technology. It must match or improve the performance of the existing GeoSwath interferometric sonar system. This challenge is run through the Innovate UK Business Connect Innovation Exchange programme.

Deadline · 11 Nov 2026

Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1

Innovate UK

£150,000 - £250,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £3.1 million for UK-registered SMEs to run feasibility studies. The studies must explore frontier artificial intelligence or machine learning technologies. Each project can receive between £150,000 and £250,000. Your work must show a clear path to scaling up in a defensible way. The deadline to apply is 11 November 2026.

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Deadline · 1 Dec 2026

European Space Agency: Call For Proposals - Wildfire Preparedness

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

ESA is funding innovative space-enabled services that advance wildfire management. Up to €600,000 is available for proof-of-concept studies, and up to €3m for pilot projects. Applications close on 1 December 2026 at 4:00pm.

Deadline · 8 Dec 2026

BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Assurance and Compliance

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £5 million in total funding. The money is for deploying AI and machine learning solutions. These solutions must monitor, test, verify, or evidence compliance with requirements, standards, or controls. The deadline to apply is 8 December 2026.

Deadline · 30 Jun 2029

Ambition North Wales 4G+ Public Sector Asset Improvement Grant Scheme - EOI

Ambition North Wales

Up to £132,500Wales

This grant helps public sector bodies in Wales upgrade assets to support 4G and 5G mobile networks. It can fund improvements to lighting columns, power supplies, structures, fibre, and ducting. Grants can cover up to 100% of eligible capital costs, up to £132,500. Once upgraded, assets must be made available to all mobile operators on an open access basis. Payments are made after work is completed, so you must be able to fund the project upfront and prove you have the cash to do so. The deadline to apply is 30 June 2029.

Deadline · 30 Jun 2029

Cynllun Grant Gwella Asedau Sector Cyhoeddus 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru - MoD

Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru

Up to £132,500Wales

This grant helps public sector organisations in North Wales upgrade assets to support 4G and 5G mobile networks. It can fund improvements to lighting columns, power supplies, access points, structures, or fibre and ducts. The grant can cover up to 100% of eligible capital costs. However, it is paid in arrears, so you must be able to fund the project upfront and prove you have the financial ability to do so. Once upgraded, assets must be made available to all mobile network operators on an open, non-exclusive basis. The maximum grant available is £132,500.

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Gather Business Scale-up Programme

Growth Platform

Funding amount not listedEngland, North West England

This programme supports digital, creative, tech and tech-enabled businesses in the Liverpool City Region. It helps growing technology-focused businesses scale up their operations.

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ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom

ESA

Funding amount not listedEngland, North West England

The ESA Business Incubation Centre helps UK space companies turn their technology into commercial products. You get support and funding to develop your space-related business idea. Your company must be registered in the UK and less than 5 years old. You need to show a clear connection to space technology. You must have a viable business plan that demonstrates commercial potential. The programme provides ongoing support to help you grow your business. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.

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Gather

Growth Platform

Funding amount not listedEngland, 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 Platform. The programme appears to have rolling applications with no fixed deadline. You must be a digital, creative or tech-enabled business based in the Liverpool City Region to apply. The funding amount is not specified in the available information.

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European Space Agency: Connectivity and Secure Communications (ARTES)

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

ARTES is the European Space Agency's main programme for developing satellite communications technology. It helps transform space investment into successful products and services. The programme focuses on connectivity and secure communications through satellites. You can apply on a rolling basis with no set deadline. The funding amount is not specified in the available information. This programme is available for applicants in England. ARTES aims to support technology development that leads to commercial satellite communication solutions.

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Innovation Loans Expression of Interest

Innovate UK Business Connect

£100,000 - £5mNational (UK-wide), England

Innovate UK Business Connect offers loans to UK registered micro, small and medium businesses for innovative projects close to market. Your project must have strong commercial potential and significantly improve the UK economy. You need to submit an Expression of Interest first. This is a rolling application process with no set deadline.

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EuroHPC Supercomputer Access for Model Development

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

Access European supercomputers for training foundation models and other data-intensive development. Awards provide computing time rather than cash. UK applicants can apply through the relevant EuroHPC access mode, including Playground, Fast Lane, Large Scale and the scientific or collaborative-project route. Requirements and assessment dates differ between modes; there is no single application deadline for this listing.

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EuroHPC Supercomputer Access for Research Computing

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

UK researchers can apply for computing time on European supercomputers, with no cash award. Benchmark and Development access support testing and improving applications; Extreme Scale supports very large research workloads. EuroHPC lists a separate scientific and collaborative-project route. Each mode has its own assessment timetable and technical requirements, so one monthly deadline does not apply to every mode.

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Digital Inclusion Fund

Lambeth Council

Funding amount not listedLondon

Lambeth Council is funding digital inclusion projects in the London Borough of Lambeth. The money supports projects that help local residents access digital technology and build digital skills. Voluntary and community sector organisations working in Lambeth can apply.

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Pre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £2.5mEngland

This EPSRC grant funds the development of an open-source hardware security research platform. The goal is to strengthen the UK's ability to design, test, and assure secure hardware. Up to £2,500,000 is available. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for EPSRC funding.

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EuroHPC Quantum Computing Access Pilot

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

Access quantum computing resources to test methods, assess technical feasibility and develop code or workflows. This is computing access, with no cash award. UK applicants are eligible under EuroHPC rules. The pilot accepts applications continuously and evaluates them at monthly cut-offs. Projects run for three or six months, depending on the allocation. Check the current system availability and timetable before applying.

Deadline · 14 Oct 2026

Expression of interest: sandpit: AI supported research using UKRI social science data

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Up to £875,000England

This is an expression of interest for a two-day workshop on 23-24 June. The workshop will develop ideas for using AI in social science research with UKRI data. You must attend the full workshop to apply for future funding of up to £875,000. The workshop is in-person and runs for two days. After the workshop, you can apply for research funding. This is the first step in a two-stage process. You cannot apply for the main funding without attending the workshop.

Deadline · 16 Oct 2026

The Fibrus Community Fund

Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Up to £1,500Northern Ireland

The Fibrus Community Fund supports communities in Northern Ireland to tackle digital poverty. It helps older people, people on low incomes, and people with disabilities to access and use digital technology. Grants of up to £1,500 are available. You must be based within specified postcodes in Northern Ireland. The deadline to apply is 16 October 2026.

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