Our Roadmap to 2030
27 Feb 2023
Magic Little Grants 2023 – Apply by 31/10/23
Localgiving are once again offering Magic Little Grants of £500 for small charities and community groups. Apply by 31 October 2023. After successfully distributing £500 grants to 2,650 charitable organisations in…
24 Feb 2023
Innovate UK Transformative Technologies competition – Apply by 29/03/23
UK registered small and micro businesses who have not been funded by Innovate UK in the past can apply for a share of up to £20 million for affordable, adoptable…
13 Feb 2023
Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) Round 1 – Apply by 31/03/23
The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme supports performance improvements to existing district heating or communal heating projects. Applications for Round 1 close on 31 March 2023. The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme…
23 Jan 2023
Net Zero Living: Fast Followers – Apply by 01/03/23
Local authorities can apply for a share of up to £6 million to build skills and capabilities to accelerate local progress towards net zero. Competition closes: 11:00 on 1 March 2023…
21 Jan 2023
Sport England Small Grants Programme – Apply by 30/06/23
This programme seeks to develop opportunities for communities to get more people physically active and Sport England will support new projects through providing National Lottery funding of between £300 and…
20 Jan 2023
Smart Energy GB in Communities Fund – Apply by 10/02/23
Grant funding available to support smart meter projects in 2023. Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 10 February 2023 The National Energy Action (NEA) 2023 Smart Energy GB in Communities programme…
16 Jan 2023
Food for the Planet Grant – Apply by 10/02/23
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to any UK local food partnership, local authority or community group. Deadline for applications is 5pm 10th February 2023. New grants have been…
8 Dec 2022
Green Future Investments Ltd Fund
Working in partnership with Green Future Investments Limited (GFIL), Cranfield University is proud to deliver financial, technical and business support to innovators and entrepreneurs. The GFIL Fund provides a range of…
3 Oct 2022
LGA Housing Advisers Programme 2022/23 – Apply by 24/11/22
The funding programme supports councils with up to £20,000 to commission independent expertise for specific projects to tackle the effects of the housing crisis in local communities. This year, there…
30 Jun 2022
Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund (WCAF) – Forestry Commission – Apply by 08/07/22
A fund for Upper Tier Local Authorities only – providing revenue support for the additional staff / consultants required to accelerate plans for tree and woodland planting. About the Woodland…
17 Mar 2022
The Space 2022 Commissioning Round now open
Arts and cultural organisations based in England, including museums, libraries, community organisations and local councils with a cultural project, can apply for a digital commission of up to £11,000 (excluding…
8 Mar 2022
Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF)
The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) is a 3-year £288 million capital grant fund that will support: the commercialisation and construction of new low and zero carbon (LZC) heat networks…
7 Oct 2021
Circular economy for SMEs
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million in circular economy innovation projects. This funding forms part of the UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research…
7 Oct 2021
Innovate UK Smart Grants October 2021
Smart is Innovate UK’s ‘open grant funding’ programme. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative…
11 Feb 2021
Energy Entrepreneurs Fund – Apply by 26/02/2021
The latest round of BEIS’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has launched. The objective of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) is to support, through capital grants, the development and demonstration of innovative…
25 Jan 2021
Innovation in Water Challenge – Apply by 26/02/21
There is £2 million available to fund innovative projects, depending on the quality of entries submitted. Entrants should bid for between £50,000 to £250,000 per entry. In exceptional circumstances, the judging…
4 Jan 2021
Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme – Deadline 04/02/2021
If you’re an SME in the electric vehicle battery sector and want to hone your pitch to investors, get a better understanding of the funding cycle and be more confident…
23 Nov 2020
Green Homes Grant extended until March 2022
Homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme. Prime Minister announces…
23 Nov 2020
SBRI Removing air pollutants from homes to safeguard health -Apply by 13/01/2021
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund. The aim of the competition is to develop and demonstrate new products or services which will extract…
10 Nov 2020
Flood and coastal resilience innovation programme
The programme will allocate £150 million of the £200 million budget to 25 local areas. For some, a local area might be a county, city, town or village. For others,…
2 Nov 2020
SMEs transforming food production: series A investor partnership – Apply by 13/01/2021
UK registered SMEs that are transforming food production towards net zero can apply for a share of up to £5 million in grant support. This must align with a series…
2 Nov 2020
Transforming Foundation industries: Investor partner selection – Apply by 09/12/2020
Investors can apply to align their investments with up to £7 million grant funding from Innovate UK to make foundation industries globally competitive. This funding is from the ISCF. Innovate…
2 Nov 2020
ISCF Future Plastic Packaging Solutions – Apply by 20/01/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for early-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge…
26 Oct 2020
Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme, Phase 1B: entering a bid – Apply by 04/12/2020
Local authorities can bid for funding under this scheme to improve the energy efficiency of low-income households in their area. All Local Authorities in England are eligible to apply, including…