New Grants Added This Week – 18th January 2026 to 25th January 2026
There were 96 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £5,350,530.
The amounts available range from £30 to £1,250,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff, Starting a Business and Working Capital.
Money is available for the following business types: Academic, Large Business, Medium Business, Micro Business, Research Organisation, Small Business and Start-ups.
Top 10 Funding Opportunities:
Discovery and Impact Feature Funding – Impact Feature Funding
The scheme aims to support original live action and animation feature filmmaking. The impact feature funding strand will support more experienced directors or debut filmmakers with projects budgeted above £3,500,000.
Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) Open Call (September 2026)
Organisations and experts are invited to submit proposals to accelerate the development and delivery of high-quality, sustainable professional training and support services that close the urban mobility knowledge gap.
Open Call for Proposals: Proof-of-Concept Studies and Pilot Projects
This call will fund proof-of-concept and pilot studies relating to a space-enabled application or service for any industry, market or topic.
Project Grants in Child Health 2026
This scheme funds cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people. This call includes the opportunity to apply for co-funded awards for translational research with Borne into the causes of preterm birth with particular focus on spontaneous preterm birth, Cystic Fibrosis Trust into Cystic Fibrosis in children and The Waterloo Foundation into developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children.
Project Grants in Child Health 2026 – Research and Development
This scheme funds cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people. This call includes the opportunity to apply for co-funded awards for translational research with Borne into the causes of preterm birth with particular focus on spontaneous preterm birth, Cystic Fibrosis Trust into Cystic Fibrosis in children and The Waterloo Foundation into developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C5
This competition aims to support collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the challenge area of enhanced system visibility and control. The lead applicant must be an Ofgem licensed gas distribution network, gas transmission, electricity transmission, electricity distribution, or electricity system operator. Start-ups, SMEs, suppliers, independent researchers and academics can be included as project partners.
Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme – General Funding Round – Energy Efficiency (March 2026) – Energy Efficient Equipment
The scheme will support investments in on board equipment aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or greenhouse gases and increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels and other marine vessels, energy efficiency audits and studies to assess the contribution of alternative propulsion systems and hull designs to the energy efficiency of fishing vessels.
Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme – General Funding Round – Energy Efficiency (March 2026) – Resource Efficiency
The scheme will support investments in on board equipment aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or greenhouse gases and increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels and other marine vessels, energy efficiency audits and studies to assess the contribution of alternative propulsion systems and hull designs to the energy efficiency of fishing vessels.
Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme – General Funding Round – Protection, Restoration and Enhancement of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems (March 2026) – Industrial Research
The scheme will support measures to increase environmental awareness, actions aimed at maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services and research of species which are deemed data limited and non-quota stock.
Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme – General Funding Round – Protection, Restoration and Enhancement of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems (March 2026) – Purchasing Capital Equipment
The scheme will support measures to increase environmental awareness, actions aimed at maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services and research of species which are deemed data limited and non-quota stock.