EmpowerRD’s grant funding finder
Latest UK grant funding opportunities for innovative companies.
With the increased RDEC rate, UK R&D tax relief will become more lucrative for companies that are awarded innovation grants. Why? From April 2023, the RDEC rate will increase from 13% to 20%, and companies that win innovation grants are typically eligible for the RDEC scheme.
If you’re an innovative business looking for grants, your search stops here! Below is a curated list of some of the most exciting grant funding opportunities currently available.
LATEST INNOVATION GRANTS
Innovation UK Smart grants: January 2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.
Eligibility
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To lead a project, your organisation must:
- Be a UK-registered business of any size
- Be a UK-registered research and technology organisation (RTO)
- Carry out all your research and development (R&D) project activity in the UK
- Intend to commercially exploit the project results from the UK
You must be or involve at least one grant-claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
Dates
Opens: 19 January 2023
- Closes: 26 April 2023
Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: Round 8
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to improve the UK economy significantly.
Eligibility
Dates
Opens: 13 January 2023
- Closes: 8 March 2023
Novel low-emission food production systems: Industrial research
Eligibility
To lead an industrial research project, your organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size.
Dates
Opens: 18 January 2023
- Closes: 19 April 2023
Novel low-emission food production systems: Feasibility studies
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £16 million to deliver resource-efficient, low-emission food production systems. Including alternative proteins and Total Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA).
Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a feasibility studies project, your organisation must be UK registered:
- Business of any size
- Academic institution
- Research organisation
- Research and technology organisation (RTO)
- charity
- Not for profit
- Public sector organisation
Dates
- Opens: 18 January 2023
- Closes: 19 April 2023
Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition, mid-stage
Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a mid-stage industrial research project, your organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size.
Dates
- Opens: 11 January 2023
- Closes: 29 March 2023
Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition, late-stage
Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a late-stage experimental development project, your organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size.
Dates
- Opens: 11 January 2023
- Closes: 29 March 2023
Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition, early-stage
Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead an early-stage feasibility project, your organisation must be UK-registered:
- Business of any size
- Research organisation
- Research and technology organisation (RTO)
- Charity
- Not-for-profit organisation
- Public sector organisation
Dates
- Opens: 11 January 2023
- Closes: 29 March 2023
Farming Futures: automation and robotics, industrial research
Eligibility
Dates
- Opens: 9 January 2023
- Closes: 15 March 2023
Farming Futures: automation and robotics, experimental development
Eligibility
Dates
- Opens: 9 January 2023
- Closes: 15 March 2023
Automotive Transformation Fund Expression of Interest: Round 29
Eligibility
To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered:
- business of any size
- carry out the project work in the UK
- exploit the results from or in the UK
Dates
- Opens: 9 January 2023
- Closes: 1 Febraury 2023
Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Round 1: Industry-led R&D
Eligibility
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
Dates
- Opens: 4 January 2023
- Closes: 1 March 2023
Accelerating trustworthy AI: Phase 1 feasibility study
Eligibility
This competition is open to single applicants. To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered:
- micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
Dates
- Opens: 12 December 2022
- Closes: 25 January 2023
Sustainable bio-based materials and manufacture: feasibility study
Eligibility
This competition is only open to collaborative applications. To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered:
- business of any size
- academic institution
- research organisation
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
- charity
- not for profit
- public sector organisation
Dates
- Opens: 7 December 2022
- Closes: 1 February 2023
Creative Catalyst 2023
Eligibility
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project, your organisation must:
- be a UK-registered micro or small business
- have not previously received funding from Innovate UK
Dates
- Opens: 5 December 2022
- Closes: 15 February 2023