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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Muslims made a critical, yet often overlooked contribution to the defence of this country during both World Wars, with an estimated 400,000 serving during the First World War alone. Their courage, sacrifice and steadfast commitment helped secure the freedoms we all enjoy today.
MHCLG is pleased to provide funding to support the creation of a permanent, public and accessible memorial to honour this service. The memorial will offer a dedicated space for learning and reflection, helping current and future generations to understand and value the pivotal role that Muslim communities have played in shaping our shared history.
- Funding
- £50,000 to £970,000
- Closes
- 22 July 2026
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
England’s peatlands are our largest terrestrial carbon stores and provide several environmental benefits, however, approximately 87% of England’s peatlands are degraded, damaged and dried out, emitting approximately 8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
Defra is now launching the Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant Scheme, which will provide funding for a range of activities that will remove barriers to peatland restoration to grow and develop the scope and size of the peatland restoration sector. The scheme will run from 2026 to 2030 with a total value of £1.15m. The scheme will have annual rounds of competition offering individual grant awards up to and including £20,000 with a term of 12 months.
- Funding
- £1,000 to £20,000
- Closes
- 23 July 2026
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UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Apply for funding to improve understanding of the relationship between gambling and video games and produce insights to inform policy and regulation, support interventions, and promote safe and responsible video games.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
- Funding
- £1 to £1 million
- Closes
- 23 July 2026
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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
UK registered academic institutions can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to take part in the ACTASAP. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and delivered by Innovate UK, part of UKRI.
- Funding
- £5,000 to £32,000
- Closes
- 28 July 2026
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
- Funding
- £50,000 to £200,000
- Closes
- 29 July 2026
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The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs via the Forestry Commission
The TPIF supports projects that enhance UK tree production methods. Improving tree production will help meet the government’s target of increasing tree and woodland cover to 16.5% by 2050.
- Funding
- £20,000 to £600,000
- Closes
- 30 July 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition (HPIAC), worth up to £90 million in total, aims to bring forward investment in the UK heat pump manufacturing supply chain.
It is open to proposals to manufacture heat pumps and/or heat pump components (including thermal storage that can be paired with a heat pump) to support the construction of new factories or the expansion, re-tooling, re-working or re-purposing of existing buildings.
- Funding
- £1 to £30 million
- Closes
- 5 August 2026
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UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science.
Applicant organisations must:
• be UK-based
• produce annual accounts certified by an accountant
Proposals must include an appropriate STFC subject-matter expert (SME).
- Funding
- £5,000 to £20,000
- Closes
- 25 August 2026
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Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Innovate UK is administering this competition on behalf of GOTT.
UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).
- Funding
- £50,000 to £250,000
- Closes
- 1 September 2026
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UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.
There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.
- Funding
- £1 to £270,000
- Closes
- 9 September 2026
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UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
- Funding
- £180,000 to £280,000
- Closes
- 10 September 2026
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Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
- Funding
- £1,000 to £30 million
- Closes
- 16 September 2026
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Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
- Funding
- £1,000 to £30 million
- Closes
- 16 September 2026
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Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
- Funding
- £1,000 to £30 million
- Closes
- 16 September 2026
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UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Apply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche and independence. You must hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
- Funding
- £1 to £6 million
- Closes
- 30 September 2026
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Department for Education
The School-based Nursery (SBN) Capital Grant 2027 to 2030 (phase 3) is a local authority-led delivery model. Local authorities are responsible for developing and submitting multi-year funding proposals that set out plans for creating or expanding SBN provision in their area. These proposals can include projects across state-funded primary schools, maintained nursery schools (MNS), and Best Start Family Hub (BSFH) sites. This is the third phase of the school-based nurseries programme. It builds on the foundations of phase 1 (SBN Capital Grant 2024 to 2025) and phase 2 (SBN Capital Grant 2025 to 2026) and has an increased focus on supporting disadvantaged families to access early years provision.
- Closes
- 30 September 2026
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Great British Energy
The Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks will award up to £300 million in capital grant funding to build UK manufacturing capacity for key constrained components in offshore wind and enabling electricity networks sectors. Funding must be used to construct new or extend existing manufacturing facilities in the UK. The application window will close 10 December 2026 (or earlier if the Fund's budget is fully allocated).
- Funding
- £1 to £300 million
- Closes
- 10 December 2026
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Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
This funding is only available for Local Authorities and Fire and Rescue Authorities. The funding is for them to procure legal advice on pursuing those responsible for remediating buildings.
- Funding
- £5,000 to £100,000
- Closes
- 1 March 2027
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Department for Business and Trade
The UK Government has launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups (VFRS4SU), a targeted grant scheme to help UK scale ups in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Digital and Technologies hire internationally by reimbursing eligible visa application fees for specialist hires and their dependants.
- Funding
- £500 to £25,000
- Closes
- 2 March 2027
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Ministry of Justice
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Scheme for support for people with shared protected characteristics or shared experiences or to promote rehabilitation and desistance to support the aims of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to protect the public and reduce reoffending. This includes the aims to improve people’s engagement in, and experience of, probation and other rehabilitative activities; to support an individual’s rehabilitation and desistance journey; and to improve HMPPS’ knowledge of which activities work to support people and to encourage rehabilitation and desistance.
- Funding
- £8,000 to £450,000
- Closes
- 29 March 2027