Public Administration & Defence Grants UK

Public sector grants include funding for local authorities, councils, and government bodies. These often support digital transformation, community services, infrastructure, and partnership programmes with the voluntary sector.

There are currently 43 live grants available for public administration & defence businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 22 May 2026 to 1 April 2031.

Regional Care Co-operative National Rollout

Department for Education

Closing in 2 days
£100,000 – £1,700,000England

The Department for Education is offering funding to set up Regional Care Cooperatives across England. You can get between £100,000 and £1,700,000 for your project. The money is for establishing new ca

Farmer Welfare Grant, 2026 - 2029

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Defra is providing £1.5 million over 3 years to support farmer mental health and wellbeing. The fund launches in summer 2026. Grants range from £1,000 to £500,000. The money will fund targeted interve

Medicines Manufacturing: Labs of the Future

Innovate UK

Closing in 7 days
£500,000 – £1,500,000England

UK registered businesses can apply for funding to develop digital, automated, and robotic technologies for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The grant aims to improve the speed and efficiency of medicine

Fostering Programme: New Hubs Expression of Interest

Department For Education

Closing in 9 days
£700,000 – £1,500,000England

The Department for Education is offering £700,000 to £1,500,000 for new Fostering Hubs. This funding helps local areas recruit, assess and support foster carers through an integrated approach. Groups

Farmer Collaboration Fund

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closing in 12 days
£100,000 – £1,000,000England

The Farmer Collaboration Fund will support collaboration groups in farming. It will pay for running collaboration groups and expert advice. Funding ranges from £100,000 to £1,000,000. The fund is not

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CfI: Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) – Call 1

Innovate UK

Closing in 14 days
£200,000 – £2,000,000England

Innovate UK is offering £15 million for UK organisations to develop advanced connectivity technologies. You can get between £200,000 and £2 million for your project. The money is for creating testable

Dual-use aviation systems and autonomy

Innovate UK

Closing in 14 days
£300,000 – £1,250,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for funding to develop aviation technologies that work for both civil and military use. You can get between £300,000 and £1,250,000 from a total pot of £10 millio

Counter UAS Technologies

Innovate UK

Closing in 14 days
£300,000 – £1,250,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for funding to develop counter drone technologies. The grant offers between £300,000 and £1,250,000 per project. You need to develop technologies that work in bot

Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG)

Department for Transport

Closing in 16 days
£1,000 – £45,000England

Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) fund innovative transport projects. You can get between £1,000 and £45,000 to develop ideas that make transport safer, greener, more accessible, or more

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

CfI: Boosting fathers’ engagement to improve child outcomes

UK Research and Innovation

Closing in 21 days
£200,000 – £500,000England

UK Research and Innovation is offering up to £2 million to develop new ways to help fathers engage more with their children. You can apply for between £200,000 and £500,000 to create innovative interv

Frontier AI Discovery

This funding is from Innovate UK.

Closing in 21 days
£150,000 – £250,000England

Innovate UK is offering up to £2.5 million for feasibility studies on frontier AI and foundation models. UK registered organisations can apply for between £150,000 and £250,000. This funding helps you

Fostering Innovation Fund - Application Launch

Department For Education

Closing in 23 days
£500,000 – £1,500,000England, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The Department for Education is offering funding for new and innovative foster care models. You can apply for between £500,000 and £1,500,000. Only Regional Care Co-operatives and End-to-End fostering

Community Hub Project Grants

The National Archives

Closing in 24 days
£500 – £30,000North West England, South East England, South West England, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England

The National Archives offers grants up to £30,000 for community heritage projects. You need at least one heritage organisation (like a museum, library, or archive) working with one community group. Pr

Police Audio Visual Multi-Media (AVMM) Redaction Funding

The Home Office

Closing in 26 days
£5,000 – £500,000England, Wales

The Home Office is offering funding to help police forces improve their audio visual and multimedia redaction systems. Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales can apply on behalf of their

Battery Innovation Programme: Battery skills initiatives

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Battery Innovation Programme, funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Closing in 29 days
£440,000 – £1,200,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for up to £1.2 million to establish or scale regional skills initiatives for battery manufacturing. The funding supports training programmes for the battery suppl

Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Transport (DfT)

Closing in 35 days
£65,000 – £210,000England

You can apply for a share of £4.3 million to develop transport innovation prototypes. Individual grants range from £65,000 to £210,000. The funding covers prototype development, field testing, and dem

Lowland Peat Water Discovery Grant

Environment Agency

Closing in 38 days
£50,000 – £300,000England

The Lowland Peat Water Discovery Grant funds plans to safely raise water levels in lowland peat soils across England. You can get between £50,000 and £300,000 to develop detailed implementation plans.

Depot Charging Scheme

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Department for Transport

Closing in 41 days
Up to £1,000,000England

The Depot Charging Scheme helps businesses install charging points for electric trucks, vans and coaches at their depots. The government will pay 70% of the costs for chargepoints and installation wor

Modern Slavery Fund (UK)

The Home Office

Closing in 42 days
Up to £13,000,000England

The Home Office plans to continue the Modern Slavery Fund to reduce modern slavery's impact on the UK. This is early notification only, not a formal application process yet. The indicative funding amo

Modern Slavery Fund (International)

The Home Office

Closing in 42 days
Up to £13,000,000National (UK-wide)

The Home Office plans to continue the Modern Slavery Fund to reduce modern slavery's impact on the UK. This is early notification only, not a formal application process yet. The indicative funding amo

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 56 days
£375,000 – £4,740,000England

The Department for Transport is offering up to £121 million for innovative clean maritime technologies. This is strand 3 of the competition, focusing on pre-deployment trials. Individual projects can

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies

Department for Transport

Closing in 56 days
£50,000 – £850,000England

The Department for Transport is offering up to £121 million for clean maritime technology projects. This is strand 1 of 3, focusing on feasibility studies. You can get between £50,000 and £850,000 for

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 56 days
£750,000 – £11,850,000England

The Department for Transport is offering up to £121 million for clean maritime technologies. This is strand 3 of the competition, focusing on deployment trials. Individual projects can get between £75

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency

Department for Transport

Closing in 119 days
£1,000 – £30,000,000England

The Department for Transport is offering up to £150 million for clean maritime solutions. UK registered organisations can apply for between £1,000 and £30 million. The money is for developing, deployi

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power

Department for Transport

Closing in 119 days
£1,000 – £30,000,000England

The Department for Transport is offering up to £150 million for clean maritime solutions. You can get between £1,000 and £30 million to develop and test zero emission vessels and electric power system

Remediation Enforcement Support Fund

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Closing in 285 days
£5,000 – £100,000England

The Remediation Enforcement Support Fund provides £5,000 to £100,000 for local authorities and fire and rescue authorities in England. The money helps you get legal advice to pursue people responsible

Electric vehicle chargepoint and infrastructure grants for landlords

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

Closing in 316 days
Up to £100,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

This grant helps landlords install electric vehicle chargepoints and supporting infrastructure. Commercial landlords can get between £350 and £30,000 for chargepoints and infrastructure work. Resident

People and Research

Historic England

Closing in 316 days
£250 – £300,000England

Historic England offers grants from £250 to £300,000 for projects that help people understand historic environments. You can get funding for engagement activities, skills training, education programme

Places grants

Historic England

Closing in 316 days
£1,000 – £1,000,000England

Historic England offers grants from £1,000 to £1,000,000 for projects that repair and conserve historic places. This includes historic buildings, structures, monuments, landscapes and areas across Eng

England Woodland Creation Offer

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - Forestry Commission - Nature for Climate Fund

Closing in 316 days
£4,000 – £2,000,000England

The England Woodland Creation Offer helps you create new woodlands in England. You can get between £4,000 and £2 million to establish new woodland areas. The Forestry Commission runs this scheme using

Trees, woodlands and forestry - Woodland Creation Planning Grant

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission - Nature for Climate Fund

Closing in 316 days
£1,500 – £30,500England, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The Woodland Creation Planning Grant pays for creating woodland design plans. You can get between £1,500 and £30,500 to produce a plan that meets UK Forestry Standards. Landowners, land managers and p

Community Hub Bursaries

The National Archives

Closing in 410 days
£10 – £1,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The National Archives offers Skills Bursaries of up to £1,000 for people working in community heritage. You can use the money for training, mentoring, workshops, or other professional development acti

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Closing in 682 days
£5,000 – £9,999,900England, Wales

The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme helps improve poorly performing district heating and communal heating systems in England and Wales. You can get revenue grants to pay for studies that find problems

Spruce Site Assessment

Forestry Commission

Closing in 1047 days
£1,999 – £2,000South East England

Spruce Site Assessment helps you work out the costs of cutting down spruce trees in specific removal areas. You can get up to £2,000 to pay for this assessment. The grant also helps you find other fun

Cladding Safety Scheme

Homes England (England), Department for Levelling up, Housing & Communities (NI)

Closing in 1412 days
£250,000 – £20,000,000England, Northern Ireland

The Cladding Safety Scheme pays for removing dangerous cladding from tall residential buildings. It covers buildings over 11 metres high, or 11-18 metres in London. The scheme addresses life safety fi

Electric Car Grant

Department for Transport

Closing in 1412 days
£1,500 – £3,750England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

The Electric Car Grant reduces the price of new electric vehicles that cost £37,000 or less. You can get between £1,500 and £3,750 off the purchase price. The grant is available across the UK includin

National Highways Lorry Parking Facilities Improvements Scheme

National Highways

Closing in 1777 days
Up to £20,000,000England

This grant helps lorry parking operators improve facilities for HGV drivers. You can get funding to build better welfare facilities, parking spaces, and security systems. The maximum grant is £20 mill

Denny and District Education & Training Fund

Foundation Scotland

Ongoing
Scotland

The Denny and District Education and Training Fund supports people living in the Denny and District Community Council area. This area is in Falkirk local authority in Scotland. The fund helps with edu

Denny and District Community Fund

Foundation Scotland

Ongoing
Scotland

The Denny and District Community Fund supports community projects in the Denny area of Falkirk, Scotland. The fund helps projects that benefit local residents in the Denny and District Community Counc

Blackford Community Fund

Foundation Scotland

Ongoing
Scotland

The Blackford Community Fund provides funding to benefit residents in the Blackford Community Council area. This area is in Perth & Kinross, Scotland. The fund is charitable and aims to help the local

Community Right to Challenge

Liverpool City Council

Ongoing
England, North West England

The Community Right to Challenge lets community groups take over council services in Liverpool. Voluntary agencies, charities, community groups, and groups of council employees can apply. You express

Cambusbarron Community Fund

Foundation Scotland

Ongoing
Scotland

The Cambusbarron Community Fund supports community projects in the Cambusbarron area of Stirling. The fund helps projects that benefit local residents. You must be working on a project in the Cambusba

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Frequently asked questions about public administration & defence grants

How many public administration & defence grants are available in the UK right now?+

There are currently 43 live public administration & defence 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 public administration & defence grants?+

The nearest deadline for a public administration & defence grant is 22 May 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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