Transport & Storage Grants UK

Transport grants focus on decarbonisation, electric vehicles, and logistics innovation. The Department for Transport and Innovate UK fund programmes for zero-emission fleets, charging infrastructure, and supply chain improvements.

There are currently 41 live grants available for transport & storage businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 7 July 2026 to 5 November 2026.

Mode Shift Revenue Support

Department for Transport

Closing in 3 days
£5,000 – £20,000,000England, Wales

Mode Shift Revenue Support helps companies switch from road transport to rail or inland waterways for freight. The grant covers extra operating costs when rail or water transport costs more than road

Waterborne Freight Grant

Department for Transport

Closing in 3 days
£5,000 – £1,740,000England, Scotland

The Waterborne Freight Grant helps companies switch from road transport to water transport for moving goods. You can get between £5,000 and £1,740,000 to cover the extra costs of using boats, barges o

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 11 days
England

This grant funds feasibility studies, testing, and real-world trials of clean maritime technologies. You can use the money to develop cleaner solutions for UK ships, ports, or maritime skills training

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies

Department for Transport

Closing in 11 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: Pre-deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 11 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

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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closing in 11 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 Transport Accelerator: Maritime 2026

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 24 days
England

This six-month programme supports small businesses developing new solutions to cut carbon emissions in the maritime sector. Up to six companies will be selected. Each selected business gets tailored c

Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council

Closing in 66 days
Up to £385,425England

This grant funds research into how aviation affects the climate beyond carbon dioxide emissions. It covers the science of non-CO2 impacts, such as contrails and nitrogen oxides, and how these interact

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 74 days
England

This strand of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure programme funds development and build of 100% battery electric vessels. It also covers charging infrastructure and shore power systems. The

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency

Department for Transport

Closing in 74 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 74 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

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Alternative Fuels

Department for Transport

Closing in 74 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

European Space Agency: The Arctic Region: Safety, Navigation and Operations

Innovate UK Business Connect

Closing in 124 days
England

This grant supports businesses developing space-based solutions for safe maritime navigation in the Arctic. Melting ice is increasing ship traffic and creating new hazards. Innovate UK Business Connec

Rural and island infrastructure fund

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

This fund improves electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural and island areas of Scotland. It supports developing EV charging points in remote locations that are less likely to get private inv

Big Bike Revival Grants Programme

Active Travel England and UK Government (administered by Cycling UK)

Ongoing
Up to £3,500England, West Midlands

The Big Bike Revival Grants Programme helps get more adults cycling, especially women, people on low incomes, and ethnic minorities. You can get up to £3,500 to run bike events that fix, teach, and en

Clean maritime demonstration competition 7: feasibility studies

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England

This grant supports feasibility studies for clean maritime technologies. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £121 million. You must work with other UK organisations in a collaboration. The fu

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £121,000,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million for innovative clean maritime technologies. This is strand 7 focusing on deployment trials of clean maritime solutions. The fund

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: energy efficiency

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million funding. This money is for developing, deploying and operating innovative clean maritime solutions. The funding comes from the D

Cardiff Hackney Emissions Reduction Grant Scheme

Cardiff Council

Ongoing
Wales

Cardiff Council offers grants to help hackney carriage operators reduce vehicle emissions. The scheme supports taxi drivers in Cardiff who want to make their vehicles cleaner. You can use the money to

Cross-pavement charging grant

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
England

This grant helps install cross-pavement charging solutions for electric vehicles at home. It is for organisations installing EV charging infrastructure in rural Scotland. The grant targets areas where

Dual-use aviation systems and autonomy

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

This grant supports the development of dual-use aviation systems and autonomy technology. Dual-use means technology that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. The funding comes from Inn

Ordsall, Quays, Pendleton and Charlestown Community Grant

Salford City Council

Ongoing
England, North West England

Salford City Council offers grants to community groups in Ordsall, Quays, Pendleton and Charlestown. The funding supports five priority areas: children and young people, crime and disorder, environmen

Dual-use aviation systems and autonomy

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £10,000,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million to develop aviation technologies. The funding supports systems that work for both civil and military use. This is from Innovate U

Zero emission vessels and infrastructure round two: electric power

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £150,000,000England

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million from Innovate UK. The funding supports developing, deploying and operating innovative clean maritime solutions. Projects must ru

Living Streets grant

Plymouth City Council

Ongoing
England, South West England

This grant helps Plymouth City Councillors fund highway improvements in their local areas. Councillors can direct money to fix roads, pavements, and other transport infrastructure problems. The fundin

Zero emission vessels and infrastructure two: alternative fuels

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £150,000,000England

This grant offers up to £150 million for UK registered organisations to develop clean maritime solutions. You can get funding to develop, deploy and operate innovative zero emission vessels and altern

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

This is the 7th round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. It funds pre-deployment trials for clean maritime technology. You must work with other organisations to apply. Only collaborative

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

This is the 7th round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition focusing on feasibility studies. The grant is only open to collaborative projects between multiple organisations. To lead a projec

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

Innovate UK

Ongoing
National (UK-wide), England

This is the 7th round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. It funds deployment trials for clean maritime technologies. You must work with other organisations to apply. Your organisation mu

Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Ongoing
Up to £2,312,550England

This grant funds research into how aviation affects climate beyond carbon dioxide emissions. You can get up to £2.3 million for collaborative research projects. The funding focuses on understanding 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

BridgeAI

BridgeAI

Ongoing
England, North West England

BridgeAI provides funding and support to help businesses adopt AI technology. The programme targets companies in agriculture, construction, transportation and creative industries. It offers comprehens

Electric vehicle pavement channels grant

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
England

This grant provides up to £25 million for local authorities in England to install pavement channels. These channels help residents without driveways charge electric vehicles from their homes. The fund

Electric van loan for businesses

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
England

The Energy Saving Trust offers interest-free loans to help businesses buy electric vans for commercial use. You can borrow money without paying any interest charges. The loan is designed to make elect

Business chargepoint funding

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

Energy Saving Trust offers grant funding to help Scottish businesses and organisations install electric vehicle charging points. The funding supports the uptake of electric vehicles across Scotland by

Factored development charge point funding

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
England

Energy Saving Trust offers property managers up to 50% towards the cost of installing EV charging infrastructure at communal residential parking areas. This supports the development of shared charging

Scottish zero emission bus challenge fund

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

The Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund helps organisations in Scotland switch their bus fleets to zero emission vehicles. Partners and collaborators can apply for grants to transition to cleane

Zero Emission Bus Market Transition Scheme

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

The Zero Emission Bus Market Transition Scheme helps bus operators in Scotland replace their fleet with zero emission alternatives. The scheme supports the transition to cleaner public transport optio

Destination Net Zero Electric Vehicle Charge Point Tourism Recovery Fund

Energy Saving Trust

Ongoing
Scotland

This fund helps tourism businesses in Scotland install electric vehicle charging points. The funding supports tourism businesses to provide EV charging facilities for their visitors and customers. Tou

North Somerset Community Transport Grant

Quartet Community Foundation

Ongoing
England, South West England

This grant supports community transport groups and car schemes in North Somerset. You can get funding to help provide essential transport services to your local community. The grant is available for o

Clean maritime demonstration competition seven: pre-deployment trials

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £121,000,000England

This grant supports innovative clean maritime technologies through pre-deployment trials. UK businesses can apply for a share of £121 million from the Department for Transport. You must work with othe

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Frequently asked questions about transport & storage grants

How many transport & storage grants are available in the UK right now?+

There are currently 41 live transport & storage 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 transport & storage grants?+

The nearest deadline for a transport & storage grant is 7 July 2026. Some grants have rolling deadlines with no fixed closing date.

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