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 25 live grants available for technology & digital businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 29 May 2026 to 10 June 2026.

Contracts for Innovation: ProQure - Scaling UK Quantum Computing

Innovate UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closing in 9 days
£6,000,000 – £14,000,000National (UK-wide)

This grant offers up to £14 million for quantum computing companies to develop commercial-scale solutions. You can get between £6 million and £14 million in phase 1 funding. The money is for building

Contracts for Innovation: ProQure - Scaling UK Quantum Computing

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 9 days
£6,000,000 – £14,000,000England

This grant offers up to £14 million in phase 1 funding for quantum computing projects. You can use the money to develop, build and validate quantum computing hardware and software. The goal is to demo

Contracts for Innovation: Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) – Call 1

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 14 days
England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of £15 million to develop advanced connectivity technologies. You need to create testable solutions that address the UK's secure, resilient and sustai

Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 21 days
England

This grant offers up to £300,000 per organisation to develop cyber security solutions. You can use the money to test and commercialise your cyber security technology in real environments. The focus is

Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors

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

Closing in 21 days
£100,000 – £300,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £3.5 million for cyber security solutions in critical sectors. You can apply for between £100,000 and £300,000 to develop and test your cyber security technology. The mon

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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.

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

Frontier AI Benchmarking Datasets

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

This grant supports the development of benchmarking datasets for frontier AI technologies. Innovate UK is funding this initiative to help advance AI research and development. The funding amount has no

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

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 2

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, 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

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

CfI: Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) – Call 1

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

Innovate UK is funding projects in advanced connectivity technologies. You can lead a project as a single legal entity. Subcontractors can be based in the UK or overseas if their work is necessary and

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

Contracts for Innovation: Enabling Commercial Quantum Networking

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

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

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

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide)

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

Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot Expression of Interest

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

Innovate UK is running a pilot programme to support new spin-out companies. Your business must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise created in the last 24 months. If you are not

Contracts for Innovation: ProQure - Scaling UK Quantum Computing

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

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 AI Discovery

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England, National (UK-wide)

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

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

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

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

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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 25 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 29 May 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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