Funding and business support in Cumberland

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Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Cumberland.

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Demonstrate

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

R&D funding to build a product or process demonstrator in under 12 months.

Amount: £500,000 to £1,500,000
Deadline: Applications open 13 January
Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

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ARIA: Forecasting Tipping Points Phase 2 – Concept papers

ARIA

ARIA is inviting proposals for ocean observing, forecasting, and climate-evidence translation to build an early warning system for North Atlantic changes. Teams can include businesses, universities, research institutions, charities and public sector organisations.

Amount: Indicative budgets: ocean observing network £18.5m; interannual to decadal forecasting £5-7m; impacts and response £3-5m; independent systems integration and assurance £5.8m
Deadline: Concept paper window opening: 18 September 2026 (Open) ... Concept paper submission deadline: 09 October 2026 (14:00 BST)
Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

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Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot offers capital grants to support large-scale R&D projects in the UK life sciences sector (eligible projects must exceed £100 million in total costs).

Amount: Up to £25,000,000
Deadline: Listed on Find a grant until 2028-03-31
Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10

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Innovate UK - grant funding, innovation loans and expert support

Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.

Amount: £25,000 to £10,000,000
Deadline: No single deadline. Innovate UK runs separate funding competitions through the Innovation Funding Service, each with its own opening and closing dates (e.g. Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 opened 1 October 2026 and closes 11 November 2026; Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems opens 12 October 2026 and closes 18 November 2026).
Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10

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The King's Awards for Enterprise

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

An award recognising outstanding achievement by UK businesses in young founder, innovation, international trade, sustainability and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Award-winners are valid for 5 years.

Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

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Open Call for Proposals: Proof-of-concept Studies and Pilot Projects

ESA Business Applications

A BASS open call for proof-of-concept studies that validate market opportunity and pilot projects that test services with customers in the primary target market.

Deadline: Open all year
Area: Europe, per the BASS Funding description; no UK-specific area stated.Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10

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Growth Projects

ESA Business Applications

BASS Growth Projects help space-enabled solutions that have already achieved demonstrable commercial success in a primary market to unlock secondary market opportunities.

Deadline: Open all year
Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Non-CO2 Programme

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Area: United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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Laboratory hire

Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

Hire of pilot scale laboratory facilities, or installation of a business's own equipment in the flexi hall, offered by the Biorenewables Development Centre.

Deadline: Open all yearLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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Commercial work

Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

Commercial project work with the Biorenewables Development Centre, described as straightforward, nimble and responsive for a business's commercial project.

Deadline: Open all yearLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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Member Offers

West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Offers from partner businesses that are available to Chamber members, such as free assessments, training and discounts.