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CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1

CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence Phase 1 is a grant shared between projects from a £2 million fund, open to organisations of any size based in the United Kingdom. Open, closes 4 November 2026.

Run by Innovate UK, Battery Innovation Programme · funded by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Checked against the official page (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk) on 16 Oct 2026.

Funding for industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation. Open to organisations of any size.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)

As stated: Closing date: : 4 November 2026 11:00am UK time

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT (total fund £2,000,000)

Whole fund: £2,000,000, shared between applicants

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Any organisation of any size, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationally, can lead a project, alone or with subcontractors. Contracts go to a single legal entity only.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Any size

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Use the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Opening date and time given as 28 September 2026 9:30am UK time; opportunity status shown as open.
  • Applicants may be based outside the UK, so no UK area is set.
  • Amount per applicant not stated; only the total fund is given.

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Source and last checked

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