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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government · United Kingdom

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is a UK government department that accelerates innovation, investment and productivity through science, oversees the safe development of new technologies, and drives digital government.

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Its parts: Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT), Sovereign AI.

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National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Space Agency

The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) provides co-funded grant support to derisk high-reward R&D projects with a clear target market.

Amount
£150,000 to £2,000,000
Deadline
Closes 12 November 2026 at midnight (11 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Government

Capital grants of 10-20% of project costs for UK businesses investing in life sciences manufacturing of human medicines, medical diagnostics and MedTech products.

Amount
between 10 and 20% of project costs
Deadline
Closes 13 November 2026 at 12 noon (12 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 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
OpenGrantUK-wide

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
Open all yearSupport programme

Sunderland Software City Accelerate! Programme

Sunderland Software City, Barclays Eagle Labs, North East Growth Hub

Startup support and accelerated growth for tech businesses, run by Sunderland Software City.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
SunderlandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

Open from Sovereign AI

OpenGrantUK-wide

Sovereign AI Visa Reimbursement Scheme

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Sovereign AI

Reimbursement of visa-related fees for international hires into UK-based R&D roles for AI companies supported by the Sovereign AI Fund.

Amount
£500 to £151,650
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2030 at 12 noon
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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Sovereign AI Fund

Sovereign AI

Britain's £500 million Sovereign AI Fund makes direct equity investments, typically between £1 million and £10 million, in UK AI start-ups from pre-seed to growth stage, and helps them reach public compute, R&D funding, talent and procurement.

Amount
£1,000,000 to £10,000,000
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

Closed

ClosedSupport programme

SONIC Labs - Technology Access Programme

Digital Catapult, Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV)

An 8-month structured programme for UK startups and SMEs to develop energy efficiency solutions for Open RAN technology, with access to testbed facilities, training, and commercialisation support.

Deadline
Closed 27 March 2024
Area
North East Combined AuthorityLocal Landscape rating 7 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

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