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What Works Centre for a climate resilient UK

What Works Centre for a climate resilient UK is a grant for research organisations and their business, third sector or government partners to set up and lead an independent centre on climate adaptation evidence, across the United Kingdom. Open, closes 15 December 2026.

Run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · funded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Checked against the official page (iuk-business-connect.org.uk) on 29 Oct 2026.

Funding to establish and lead an independent What Works Centre for a climate resilient UK, generating and synthesising evidence on the effectiveness of climate adaptation interventions. The project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding, with at least one project co-lead from business, the third sector or government bodies.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 15 December 2026 at 4pm

As stated: Opens: 01/10/2026 Closes: 15/12/2026 4:00pm

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Total funding of £21.1m available for a single project. Academic participants funded at 80% FEC. 100% of eligible costs funded for business co-leads and other participating organisations.

Whole fund: £21,100,000, shared between applicants

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

The project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Applications must include at least one project co-lead from business, the third sector or government bodies based in the UK.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

Sectors

agrifood, energy, infrastructure, place, sustainability, water

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How to apply

Start by contacting the funder or reading the UKRI opportunity page for full requirements; B2Match can be used to find a collaboration partner.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

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

  • Opens 01/10/2026 so not yet open at today's date (20 October 2026) only if counted from listing; page_status upcoming is based on the stated opening date
  • Lead applicant must be a UK research organisation; businesses can only join as co-leads
  • Full requirements are on the UKRI opportunity page, which is not in this text
  • Funding is delivered by UKRI on behalf of the partner departments; its own rules may apply

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Source and last checked

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