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For all of North West England, or the whole North 1 scheme

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Two Zero - Lancashire

Lancashire County Council

Growth support for scale-up businesses

Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

National schemes 35 schemes

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

Closing soonGrantUK-wide

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5

Innovate UK

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide

FOAK Builder: Programme Entry Expression of Interest

Innovate UK

Phase 1 expression of interest for late-stage climate tech businesses developing First of a Kind (FOAK) projects, offering technical assistance (in-kind support) and possible Phase 2 grant funding. Companies must be UK registered micro, small or medium enterprises working alone, or as a lead.

Amount
Up to £315,000
Deadline
Closes 5 November 2026 at 11am (4 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantEngland-wide

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme

Department for Education (DfE)

A grant from the Department for Education to fund delivery providers to design and install SuDS features on school sites to reduce surface water flood risk. Match funded, with DfE able to fund up to 50% of total project costs where criteria allow.

Amount
Up to 50% of total project costs (at DfE's discretion); advertised £5m total pot is an estimated cost subject to change
Deadline
Closes 9 November 2026 at 5pm (8 days)
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme

Innovate UK

A grant for UK registered SMEs with materials innovation projects that have investment traction from an approved investor partner, alongside aligned private investment. Part of the National Materials Innovation Programme.

Amount
Up to £5 million allocated to fund innovation projects in this competition. Project total costs: £50,000 to £300,000 for feasibility studies, £100,000 to £1 million for industrial research, £250,000 to £2 million for experimental development.
Deadline
Closes 25 November 2026 at 11am (24 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Smart and Resilient Energy Systems

European Space Agency (ESA), ESA Business Applications

A non-competitive BASS call for operational solutions using space-enabled technologies to improve the resilience of electricity grids.

Amount
Up to 50% of activity costs can usually be funded for UK applicants. Proof-of-concept studies up to €600,000 max cost per project: case-by-case assessment for pilot projects.
Deadline
Closes 27 November 2026 (26 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantNational

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

From 2027, cuts electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour for eligible manufacturers in Great Britain, by exempting their sites from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation, Feed-in Tariffs and Capacity Market.

Amount
Up to £40 per megawatt hour off electricity costs, from 2027
Deadline
Closes 30 November 2026 (29 days)
Area
England, Scotland, WalesLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenCompetitionUK-wide

iX Challenge: Smart control solutions for domestic hybrid heating systems

Innovate UK

Cadent and Innovate UK seek smart control solutions that help domestic hybrid heating systems choose the most efficient and cost-effective heating source. Successful applicants are invited to pitch to Cadent.

Deadline
Closes 1 December 2026 at midnight (30 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry Round 2

Innovate UK

A Innovate UK competition to join a cohort of ambitious businesses that will develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector specific support for innovation and growth plans.

Amount
Up to £54,400
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantEngland-wide

Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK

Grant for on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector. Open to farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England that lead collaborative projects.

Amount
£50,000 to £200,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2

Innovate UK

Innovate UK grant, with the Department of Health and Social Care, to support development and adoption of sustainable technologies for manufacturing medicines. Open to collaborations; the consortium must include at least one UK micro, small or medium enterprise claiming grant funding.

Amount
£500,000 to £1,000,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Battery innovation: concept development round three

Innovate UK

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.

Amount
£500,000 to £4,000,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks

Great British Energy

Up to £300 million in capital grant funding to build UK manufacturing capacity for key constrained components in offshore wind and electricity networks sectors.

Amount
up to £300 million
Deadline
Closes 10 December 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Unlocking Space for Business Grant Call: Environmental Intelligence and Emissions

UK Space Agency

A UK Space Agency grant call to fund innovative, near-to-market commercial solutions that use space-enabled technologies to improve the identification, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions and environmental impacts for non-space UK businesses. Projects should involve an end-user business piloting a space-derived solution.

Amount
Up to £400,000
Deadline
Closes 11 December 2026 at 4pm
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Unlocking Space for Business Grant Call: Environmental Intelligence and Emissions

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Space Agency

A UK Space Agency grant call for end-user businesses to lead consortium pilot projects using space-enabled data to address environmental intelligence or emissions monitoring challenges. Part of the Unlocking Space for Business programme.

Amount
£2,000,000 grant funding available (total funding envelope); no per-project amount stated in this part
Deadline
Closes 11 December 2026 at 4pm
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

Healthy Soils and Water for a Sustainable Environment

Innovate UK

A competition offering a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management projects. It is run by Innovate UK and co-funded by Defra, and is open to collaborations only.

Amount
Share of up to £28 million (total fund)
Deadline
Closes 28 January 2027 at 11am
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlords

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)

A grant providing landlords with 75% off the cost of purchasing and installing electric vehicle chargepoints at residential properties, up to £500 per socket.

Amount
75% of the cost, up to £500 per socket, for up to 200 sockets a year across all your properties
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2027 at midnight
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Plug-in Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Grant

Department for Transport, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)

Grant of up to £2,500 towards the cost of a new electric wheelchair accessible vehicle, available to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closes 5 April 2027 at midnight
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

Collaborate

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Match-funded grants for consortium partners to support design, development and delivery of strategic zero-emission vehicle technologies.

Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 7 April 2027
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

DRIVE35 Funding Programme

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

A zero-emission automotive funding programme with grants across innovation, scale-up and transformation, delivered by the Department for Business, Science, Innovation and Trade with the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK and Innovate UK. Aimed at automotive businesses and projects, from start-up to large-scale transformation.

Amount
Unprecedented £4 billion of grant funding available to 2035 for automotive R&D, scale-up and transformation
Deadline
Closes 7 April 2027
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearGrantNational

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem

Grants of up to £7,500 to property owners in England and Wales to replace fossil fuel heating with low carbon heating systems including heat pumps and biomass boilers.

Amount
£5,000 to £9,000
Deadline
Closes 30 December 2029 at midnight
Area
England, WalesLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Open all yearTool or resourceUK-wide

UK Business Climate Hub

Broadway Initiative

A free online hub providing sustainability advice for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with success stories from other businesses.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

RISE Direct: Supply chain

RISE

RISE Direct is a support service for organisations in the retrofit supply chain. After a self-assessment, businesses are matched with a RISE Direct Support Manager who provides a tailored support plan on retrofit readiness, procurement routes, partnerships and training.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not statedLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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