Manufacturing Grants UK

UK manufacturing grants typically range from £25,000 to £5 million, with Innovate UK and UKRI as the most active funders. Most require match funding of 30-50%. Grants often focus on adopting new technology, improving productivity, or reducing carbon emissions in production.

There are currently 16 live grants available for manufacturing businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 22 April 2026 to 1 April 2030.

Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains: Potential High Growth SMEs

Innovate UK

Closing in 18 days
£50,000 – £100,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £2 million for manufacturing SMEs working on pre-commercialisation projects. You can get between £50,000 and £100,000 for your project. This funding is for UK registered

Medicines Manufacturing: Labs of the Future

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 52 days
England

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £7.5 million funding. This money supports developing digital, automated, and robotic technologies for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The grant aims to

AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing: Experimental Development

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 59 days
England

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to accelerate agri-tech manufacturing projects. This funding supports experimental development in agricultural technology manufacturi

AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing: Industrial Research

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 59 days
England

AgriScale offers up to £5 million for UK businesses developing agricultural technology. The funding helps close technology gaps that prevent products moving to commercial scale. You can use the money

AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing: Industrial Research

Innovate UK

Closing in 60 days
£1,000 – £367,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £5 million for agri-tech manufacturing projects. UK registered businesses can apply for between £1,000 and £367,000. The money helps close technology gaps that stop produ

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AgriScale - Accelerating Agri-tech manufacturing: Experimental Development

Innovate UK

Closing in 60 days
£1,000 – £1,470,000England

UK registered businesses can apply for funding to accelerate agri-tech manufacturing projects. You can get between £1,000 and £1.47 million from a total pot of £8 million. This is Innovate UK funding

Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks

Great British Energy

Closing in 250 days
Up to £300,000,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Great British Energy is offering up to £300 million to build UK manufacturing capacity for offshore wind and electricity networks. You can use the money to construct new manufacturing facilities or ex

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closing in 727 days
£5,000,000 – £25,000,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot provides capital grants for large-scale research and development projects in the UK life sciences sector. You can get between £5 million an

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closing in 1457 days
£1,000,000 – £130,000,000England

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund helps UK businesses invest in life science manufacturing equipment and facilities. You can get between £1 million and £130 million for capital investmen

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide)

The DRIVE35 Innovation Fund supports collaborative projects between UK businesses. You must lead a consortium that includes at least one small or medium business claiming grant funding. Your organisat

Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains: Potential High Growth SMEs

Unknown

Ongoing

This grant supports small and medium businesses in advanced manufacturing supply chains. It targets companies with high growth potential. The funding amount is not specified in the available informati

Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains: Potential High Growth SMEs

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £2,000,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £2 million for UK small and medium businesses working on advanced manufacturing supply chain projects. This funding supports pre-commercialisation work, which means devel

Medicines manufacturing: labs of the future

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £7,500,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £7.5 million for UK businesses to develop digital and robotic technologies in medicines manufacturing. The funding supports automated systems that make pharmaceutical pro

Accelerating agri-tech manufacturing: experimental development

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £8,000,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £8 million for UK businesses to accelerate agri-tech manufacturing projects. This funding supports experimental development work in agricultural technology manufacturing.

AgriScale: accelerating agri-tech manufacturing, industrial research

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £5,000,000England

AgriScale offers up to £5 million for UK businesses developing agricultural technology. The funding helps close technology gaps that prevent products reaching commercial scale. You can use the money f

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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Frequently asked questions about manufacturing grants

How many manufacturing grants are available in the UK right now?+

There are currently 16 live manufacturing 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 manufacturing grants?+

The nearest deadline for a manufacturing grant is 22 April 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

How do I get notified about new manufacturing grants?+

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