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Local to West Yorkshire 2 schemes

ClosedGrant

Digital Accelerator Grant

Digital Enterprise

Up to £10,000 grant (50% of project costs) for digital projects costing up to £25,000 to boost productivity and business growth for West Yorkshire SMEs.

Amount
Up to £10,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedGrant

High Impact Grant

Digital Enterprise

Up to £35,000 grant for digital transformation projects costing £25,000–£100,000, covering up to 50% of project costs for businesses in West Yorkshire.

Amount
Up to £35,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

National schemes 29 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including West Yorkshire.

ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Creative Industries Grant

Creative UK

Grants of up to £2,500 to subsidise working with a consultant on business planning, strategy, marketing, IP monetisation or international operation. For companies working in moving image for storytelling, including film, television, games, animation and immersive industries.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closed 29 September 2025
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Advanced Innovation Challenges - Pilot

European Innovation Council

Grants and support for high-risk, demand-driven deep tech innovation with transformative potential, especially where there is extensive research but lack of commercial uptake.

Amount
€300,000 lump sum (stage 1), up to €2.5 million lump sum (stage 2)
Deadline
Closed 26 February 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Rural Payments Agency

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable.

Deadline
Closed 28 August 2026
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) - UK

Building Digital UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Small vouchers of up to £4,500 each for residents and businesses in areas without Project Gigabit contracts or commercial coverage, to help them upgrade to gigabit-capable broadband connections.

Amount
Up to £3,500
Deadline
Closed 31 August 2026
Area
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern IrelandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrant

The Arctic Region

ESA Business Applications

A non-competitive BASS Call for Proposals made up of three sub-calls supporting space-enabled services for resilience, safety, sustainability and security in the Arctic.

Deadline
Closed 4 September 2026
Area
Arctic region; no UK-specific area stated.Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot

Innovate UK

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing.

Amount
Up to £80,420
Deadline
Closed 7 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

GREAT Gateway Innovation Fund (Year 4) 2026/2027

VisitBritain

Financial assistance to nationally-accredited Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (England) or regional Destination Management Organisations (Scotland and Wales) to deliver marketing activity in the United States.

Amount
From £100,000
Deadline
Closed 7 October 2026
Area
England, Scotland, WalesLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Talan (Delivery Partner)

Grants for improvements to existing district or communal heating projects in England and Wales that are operating sub-optimally. Revenue grants fund Optimisation Studies; capital grants part-fund installation of improvement measures.

Amount
Capital grants: up to (but not including) 50% of eligible project costs. Revenue (Optimisation Study) grants: up to 100% of eligible project costs, within the budget range in the guidance.
Deadline
Closed 9 October 2026
Area
England, WalesLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1

Innovate UK

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.

Amount
£50,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5

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

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.

Amount
£1,000,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1

Innovate UK

Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.

Amount
Up to £200,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors

Innovate UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Amount
£250,000 to £2,000,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) SME Programme

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Innovate UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Offers funding for civil aerospace research and technology development in the UK.

Amount
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
Closed 16 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot

Innovate UK

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.

Amount
£200,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closed 21 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Pathways to Work Innovation Fund

Department for Work and Pensions

Funding to test new or significantly different approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to prepare for work, get a job, stay in work or make progress at work. Open to organisations across the UK, including businesses.

Deadline
Closed 26 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Digital Catapult: Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026

Digital Catapult

Up to £75,000 Innovate UK grant funding for UK SMEs to develop digital twin solutions for real-world industry challenges in Maritime, Aerospace and Defence sectors, with mentoring and industry access over nine months.

Amount
Up to £75,000
Deadline
Closed 27 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Depot Charging Scheme

UK Government, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)

The Depot Charging Scheme supports uptake of zero-emission HGVs, vans and coaches by part-funding the installation of charging infrastructure at fleet depots.

Amount
Up to £1,000,000
Deadline
Closed 27 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes

Innovate UK

Organisations can apply for a share of £3 million to develop practical solutions that increase access to high quality play experiences and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Amount
£200,000 to £500,000
Deadline
Closed 28 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments

Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

A Contracts for Innovation competition to demonstrate and test low-cost counter uncrewed aerial system technology that detects and tracks drones within UK prison estates.

Amount
£40,000 to £80,000
Deadline
Closed 28 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis

Innovate UK

Innovate UK competition to fund projects that develop, validate or evaluate diagnostic technologies for earlier detection of cancer, particularly less common cancers. Funding is a grant; projects can be led by businesses but the text covers research organisations too.

Amount
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closed 28 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1

Innovate UK

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative industrial research to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.

Amount
£500,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closed 28 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrant

Open Call for Proposals: Kick-starts

ESA Business Applications

A BASS open call to test whether a space-enabled service is technically feasible and commercially viable, and whether there is demand for it.

Amount
Funded at 75%, with ESA providing up to €75,000 per contract; maximum total cost of a Kick-start activity is €100,000.
Deadline
Closed 30 October 2026
Area
Europe, per the BASS Funding description; no UK-specific area stated.Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10

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