New Grants Added This Week – 27th September 2026 to 4th October 2026
There were 65 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £6,980,750.
The amounts available range from £1,000 to £1,500,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets Development, Property Development, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff and Starting a Business.
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:
AHRC UKRI NSF-SBE Lead Agency: Applicant-Led Mode
Researchers based at eligible UK research organisations can apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the Unites States.
AHRC Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg: Applicant-Led Mode
Researchers based at eligible UK research organisations can apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg.
Local Innovation Partnerships Fund
This scheme provides funding and support to commercialise at scale for companies developing new products and services in creative industries, advanced manufacturing, and health and life sciences.
UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5
This competition aims to fund business-led collaborative research and development projects focused on industrial research.
Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in Wales
This challenge is seeking innovative solutions that can improve access to timely assessments, provide increased flexibility for participants to undertake an assessment, enables participants to have more control over their engagement with the service, including the possibility of them booking their own appointment slots following assessment. Phase 2 is targeting organisations with existing technologies, products, platforms, or solutions that require adaptation, enhancement, or development to meet the needs of Bowel Screening Wales.
Transforming Towns: Placemaking Grants – Property Development
This programme aims to address the decline in town centres and the reduced demand for high street retail by bringing empty and derelict buildings in eligible towns back into commercial use. The grants will support schemes and works including, but not limited to, residential units in town centres, commercial property improvement, town centre meanwhile uses and shop frontage enveloping schemes.
Transforming Towns: Placemaking Grants – Building Acquisition and Renovation
This programme aims to address the decline in town centres and the reduced demand for high street retail by bringing empty and derelict buildings in eligible towns back into commercial use. The grants will support schemes and works including, but not limited to, residential units in town centres, commercial property improvement, town centre meanwhile uses and shop frontage enveloping schemes.
Transforming Towns: Placemaking Grants – Energy Efficient Equipment
This programme aims to address the decline in town centres and the reduced demand for high street retail by bringing empty and derelict buildings in eligible towns back into commercial use. The grants will support schemes and works including, but not limited to, residential units in town centres, commercial property improvement, town centre meanwhile uses and shop frontage enveloping schemes.
AHRC Catalyst Awards: Applicant-Led Mode
UK research organisations can apply for funding to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential, build leadership and convenor experience.
Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 – Feasibility Studies
This competition aims to advance the development of state of the art AI and machine learning in the UK.