Grants open now or opening soon for public bodies, re-checked by Grantlit's daily run. Amounts, deadlines and who can apply at a glance.
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme
Department for Education (DfE) · England, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands
- Amount
- £10,000 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-02
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £5,900,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-03
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £2,500,000 – £20,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-04
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
International Bilateral Fund - Call 3
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1,000,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-04
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £200,000 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-05
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Money Guiders Grant Fund 2026/27
The Money and Pensions Service · UK-wide, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Amount
- £5,000 – £25,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-10
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Transformative sustainable AI technologies (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £602,500
- Deadline
- 2026-11-10
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-09-26
UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £50,000 – £300,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-11
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £100,000 – £200,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-12
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Great British Energy Partnership Grant
Great British Energy · England
- Amount
- £1,000 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-13
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsLocal authorities
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-05
National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · UK-wide
- Amount
- £150,000 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-13
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-19
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £308,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-19
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Scottish Veterans Fund - Small Stream
The Scottish Government · Scotland
- Amount
- £1,000 – £10,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groups
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07
NQS Mission 2: Components, systems and architectures (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £2,560,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-24
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07
NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £630,937
- Deadline
- 2026-11-25
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £500,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2026-11-25
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1,100,000 – £1,320,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter
Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £50,000 – £250,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodies
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-06
Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1,100,000 – £1,320,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineering (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £250,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is delivering the Battery Innovation Programme on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). · UK-wide
- Amount
- £500,000 – £4,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3
Innovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). · UK-wide
- Amount
- £70,000 – £500,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £6,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2
Innovate UK · UK-wide
- Amount
- £500,000 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Gambling harms research grants (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-08
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computing (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £3,750,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-08
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £5,625,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-09
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace
UK Research and Innovation · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £17,600,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-09
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
SME Technology Adoption Accelerator
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £999,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-12
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Condition Improvement Fund (CIF)
Department for Education · England
- Amount
- £20,000 – £4,000,000
- Deadline
- 2026-12-15
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groups
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £305,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-07
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
UK Space Agency & Space Florida - Space Innovation Partnership
Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade · UK-wide
- Amount
- £50,000 – £75,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-11
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £20,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-12
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £2,500,000 – £5,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-13
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator DEVEX support
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £200,000 – £750,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-13
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2026 (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £200,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-14
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
ESERO-UK
Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £4,500,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-24
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £270,000
- Deadline
- 2027-01-28
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Forest Creation Grant
The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · England, Midlands
- Amount
- £1,500 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-02-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Remediation Enforcement Support Fund
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government · England
- Amount
- £5,000 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2027-03-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
International Placement Scheme 2027 (Other)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £2,070 – £18,500
- Deadline
- 2027-03-09
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Mathematical Sciences Early Independence Fellowship (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £1,250,000
- Deadline
- 2027-03-31
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlords
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles · UK-wide, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands
- Amount
- £1 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
People and Research
Historic England · England
- Amount
- £250 – £300,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Places grants
Historic England · England
- Amount
- £1,000 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) School Improvement Grant
Department for Education · England
- Amount
- £40,000 – £240,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodies
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Workplace Charging Scheme
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles · UK-wide
- Amount
- £300 – £350
- Deadline
- 2027-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Plug-in Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Grant
Department for Transport · England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Amount
- £1 – £2,500
- Deadline
- 2027-04-06
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-09-26
BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-29
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2027-04-29
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Community Hub Bursaries
The National Archives · UK-wide, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands
- Amount
- £10 – £1,000
- Deadline
- 2027-07-04
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-05
BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £35,000
- Deadline
- 2027-07-28
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
Pushing the frontiers of environmental research (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £950,000
- Deadline
- 2027-09-22
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Opportunities for the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
Advanced Research and Invention Agency · International
- Amount
- £10,000 – £10,000,000
- Deadline
- 2028-01-17
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
UK Global Screen Fund: International Distribution (P&A Support)
British Film Institute · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2028-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £100,000 – £300,000
- Deadline
- 2028-09-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £300,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2028-09-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2028-09-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £300,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2028-09-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-05
AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, State of São Paulo Research Foundation · UK-wide
- Amount
- £300,000 – £1,500,000
- Deadline
- 2028-09-21
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £3,000
- Deadline
- 2028-10-19
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Spruce Site Assessment
Forestry Commission · England, South East England
- Amount
- £1,999 – £2,000
- Deadline
- 2029-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) International Distribution Video Game Release funding
British Film Institute · UK-wide
- Amount
- £5,000 – £50,000
- Deadline
- 2029-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
UK Global Screen Fund International Distribution Festival Launch Support
British Film Institute · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £15,000
- Deadline
- 2029-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development
British Film Institute · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £100,000
- Deadline
- 2029-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-production
British Film Institute · UK-wide
- Amount
- £1 – £300,000
- Deadline
- 2029-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Ambition North Wales 4G+ Public Sector Asset Improvement Grant Scheme - EOI
Ambition North Wales · Wales
- Amount
- £1 – £132,500
- Deadline
- 2029-07-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Cynllun Grant Gwella Asedau Sector Cyhoeddus 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru – EOI
Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru · Wales
- Amount
- £1 – £132,500
- Deadline
- 2029-07-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-07
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · England, Wales
- Amount
- £5,000 – £7,500
- Deadline
- 2029-12-31
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-05
Electric Car Grant
Department for Transport · England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Amount
- £1,500 – £3,750
- Deadline
- 2030-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Defra Trees Programme · England
- Amount
- £4,000 – £2,000,000
- Deadline
- 2030-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · England, Wales
- Amount
- £5,000 – £9,999,900
- Deadline
- 2030-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Heritage at Risk Capital Fund
Historic England · England
- Amount
- £100,000 – £1,000,000
- Deadline
- 2030-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Trees, woodlands and forestry - Woodland Creation Planning Grant
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Defra Trees Programme · England, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands
- Amount
- £1,500 – £30,500
- Deadline
- 2030-04-01
- Who can apply
- IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
✓ Checked 2026-10-06
National Highways Lorry Parking Facilities Improvements Scheme
National Highways · England
- Amount
- £1 – £20,000,000
- Deadline
- 2031-04-01
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
✓ Checked 2026-11-02
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)
HS2 Ltd · England
- Amount
- £1 – £250,000
- Deadline
- 2035-03-31
- Who can apply
- Public bodiesCharities & community groups