Local Innovation Partnership Fund
The Local Innovation Partnership Fund is a grant for organisations in North East England developing near-to-market innovation in materials, health or space technologies, with private match funding required. This scheme has closed.
Run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Last read from northeast-ca.gov.uk on 17 Oct 2026.
This scheme has closed
It closed on 11 April 2026. It stays here in case it reopens; check with the organisation for future rounds.
National programme led by UKRI investing up to £500 million over five years to develop and scale high-potential innovation clusters. The North East has been allocated at least £30 million over 5 years to support commercially viable products, services and technologies ready for private investment.
Status and deadline
Status
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Deadline
As stated: 11 April 2026
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How much
Whole fund: £30,000,000, shared between applicants
You put in: minimum 2:1 private-to-public investment ratio across the lifespan of the LIPF project portfolio
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Who can apply
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Business size
Sectors
How to apply
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Where it is open: the North East
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See everything open inNorth East England
Shaded: 12 council areas in North East England.
Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Last read from northeast-ca.gov.uk on 17 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 5 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) before you apply.
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- northeast-ca.gov.uk/get-involved/funding-opportunitiesvia North East Mayoral Strategic Authority: funding opportunities, read 17 Oct 2026
- northeast-ca.gov.uk/local-innovation-partnership-fund-open-callvia North East Mayoral Strategic Authority: funding opportunities, read 5 Oct 2026