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Farming innovation programme: research starter round 4 – expression of interest

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £850,000 for feasibility projects to improve productivity, sustainability resilience and move the agricultural sector to net zero.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
4 December 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Alternative Proteins Innovation and Knowledge Centre

Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) to support research and innovation into alternative proteins. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Industry support and contributions are required.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£18,750,000
Award:
£15,000,000
Publication date:
28 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Growing Kent and Medway: prototyping and demonstrator fund

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £750,000 for the development and demonstration of innovative new technologies. These projects will be in the horticultural food and drink supply chain.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Growing Kent and Medway consortium, led by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£750,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £150,000
Publication date:
17 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Transforming cancer therapeutics

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million to develop next generation immunotherapies for cancer or life-changing treatments for paediatric cancers.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
17 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million to work with Local Authorities to develop place-based solutions to transport decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DfT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
16 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Zero Emission Generators (ZE-Gen) Accelerator phase 1: Discover

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for feasibility studies to develop renewable replacements for fossil fuel generators in Nigeria or the Philippines.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
14 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Analysis for Innovators (A4I) round 12 – stage 1

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.25 million to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues by working with top scientists and research facilities.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,250,000
Publication date:
14 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Innovation loans future economy: round 12

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Loan
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Publication date:
9 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Launchpads: Cluster Management

UK registered organisations can apply for up to £150,000 for a project to develop and manage one of the emergent innovation clusters being supported by an Innovate UK Launchpad.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,200,000
Publication date:
8 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

SBRI: plant health innovations for biosecurity

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of innovative solutions for plant health.

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition delivered by Innovate UK, supported by Defra and BBSRC.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£800,000
Publication date:
8 November 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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