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 34 live grants available for public administration & defence businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 6 April 2026 to 1 April 2031.

Plug-in Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Grant

Department for Transport

Closing tomorrow
Up to £2,500England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

This grant helps you buy a wheelchair accessible vehicle. You can get up to £2,500 towards the cost. The vehicle must cost £50,000 or less to qualify. The grant is designed to help disabled passengers

Fostering Innovation Fund - Market Engagement

Department For Education

Closing in 9 days
£500,000 – £750,000England

The Fostering Innovation Fund provides £500,000 to £750,000 for projects that improve foster care services. You can use the money to increase the number and diversity of foster carers, especially from

UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies 2026

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

Closing in 11 days
£750,000 – £1,000,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative quantum technology projects. This is a collaboration between the UK and Germany. Individual projects can receive be

Robotics Adoption Central Convening Body

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

Closing in 11 days
£1,000,000 – £2,000,000England

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is offering up to £2 million to create a central body that coordinates robotics adoption hubs across the UK. This is a large grant worth between £

Robotics Adoption Hubs

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

Closing in 11 days
£2,000,000 – £7,500,000England

The UK government is offering up to £38 million to create robotics adoption hubs. These hubs will be one-stop shops that help businesses adopt robotics and autonomous systems. Each hub can receive bet

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Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Office for Life Sciences (OLS)

Closing in 32 days
£200,000 – £1,500,000

The Office for Life Sciences is offering £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get between £200,000 and £1.5 million for your project. The money is for creating

Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Office for Life Sciences (OLS)

Closing in 32 days
£250,000 – £10,000,000England

The Office for Life Sciences is offering £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get between £250,000 and £10 million for your project. The money is split across

New National Forest - Oxford-Cambridge Corridor - Competition

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closing in 46 days
£1,000,000 – £7,430,000England

This competition will create a new national forest in the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor. The government wants a delivery partner to lead this project. You can get between £1 million and £7.4 million to es

New National Forest - North and Midlands

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closing in 46 days
£1,000,000 – £7,500,000North East England, North West England

The government is creating England's third new national forest in the North and Midlands. They want organisations to submit an Expression of Interest to help deliver this project. The funding availabl

Regional Care Co-operative National Rollout

Department for Education

Closing in 48 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

Fostering Programme: New Hubs Expression of Interest

Department For Education

Closing in 48 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

Community Hub Project Grants

The National Archives

Closing in 69 days
£500 – £30,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West 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

Depot Charging Scheme

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Department for Transport

Closing in 87 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

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 102 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

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 102 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 102 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

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power

Department for Transport

Closing in 165 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 330 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

England Woodland Creation Offer

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

Closing in 361 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 361 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

Electric vehicle chargepoint and infrastructure grants for landlords

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

Closing in 361 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 361 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 361 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

Community Hub Bursaries

The National Archives

Closing in 455 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 727 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 1092 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

Electric Car Grant

Department for Transport

Closing in 1457 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

Cladding Safety Scheme

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

Closing in 1457 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

National Highways Lorry Parking Facilities Improvements Scheme

National Highways

Closing in 1822 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

Armed Forces Day Events Grant

Ministry of Defence

Ongoing
North West England

This grant supports Armed Forces Day events across the UK. It helps show support for servicemen and women, both past and present. Local councils can apply. Voluntary and community groups can apply. Sc

Cambusbarron Community Fund

Unknown

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

Denny and District Community Fund

Unknown

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

Denny and District Education & Training Fund

Unknown

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

Blackford Community Fund

Unknown

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

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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 34 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 6 April 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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