Contracts for innovation: net zero living tech trials, phase three

Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop pre-commercial innovations that support local authorities in meeting net zero goals. Projects must include field trials to test and improve solutions ahead of commercialisation.

Future Flight: regional demonstrator

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £600,000 for the development of regional demonstrators of drone, electric take off and landing (eVTOL) or zero emission conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft operations in the UK.

Defra farming innovation investor partnership

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative farming solutions. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, bridge strikes

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution.

Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Funding is through DfT’s First of a Kind (FOAK) programme.

Investor partnerships: clean energy and climate technologies

UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, personal safety

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 21

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

Contracts for Innovation: clean air, phase three

Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to further develop clean air pre-commercial innovations. They must conduct extended field trials, with potential future customers and end users, to enhance the solution.

Contracts for Innovation: scaling community initiatives in diet and exercise

Organisations can apply for a share of £1.8 million, inclusive of VAT, to deliver social impact through scaling community-based diet and (or) exercise initiatives.

Contracts for Innovation: quantum sensors and PNT missions primer

Organisations can apply for a share of £14 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, AI for complex processes

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Weight management pathway design accelerator

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £3 million in a design accelerator to support NHS organisations to speed up the development of novel community based patient access models that are safe, effective and resource efficient.

DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Contracts for innovation: DSbD Advancing CHERI Tools and software

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million, inclusive of VAT, to work on maturing and enabling the availability of CHERI Tools and Software components for RISC-V embedded devices that implement the CHERI architecture extensions.

DCMS Create Growth Programme competition four: small projects

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business.

Farming Futures R&D Fund: Precision Breeding competition

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for precision breeding of arable and horticultural crops. This funding is from the Farming Futures Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Farming Futures R&D Fund: low emissions farming

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for industrial research projects from the Farming Futures Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

looking to establish or transition to independence

developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

Canada-UK semiconductors

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of at least £1 million for collaboration with Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises on joint semiconductors projects.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 to 2026 round two

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

Contracts for Innovation: DSbD advancing CHERI RISC-V devices

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and implementation of commercial CHERI-enabled RISC-V embedded devices.

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer 4: Addiction

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2 million to fund innovation projects with businesses, not for profits or public sector organisations.

Developing semiconductor hardware for critical technologies

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.

Future Flight: strategic growth

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the development of next steps in integrated Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) usage. This funding is from Innovate UK and Department for Transport.

Full ADOPT grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow.