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Grants

DASA Open Call for Innovation

Status

Usually opens in January and March and May and July and September and November

Suspended for now. Reopening projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Paused by the funder

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£500,000

Phase 1 proposals typically up to around GBP 350,000 (Rapid Impact awards commonly up to ~GBP 100,000 over 6 months; Fast Track/Phase 2 awards larger). 100% funded R&D contracts, supplier retains background IP.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), Ministry of Defence

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Historically ran as continuous calendar-year cycles with cut-offs roughly every 6-8 weeks (for example CY2025 Cycle 4). Two routes: Rapid Impact and Rapid Impact - Emerging Innovations.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Funded via R&D contracts rather than grants, so VAT and contract terms apply. Open to companies, academics and individuals; overseas suppliers can apply but must meet security requirements.

How to apply

  1. Read the overarching Open Call competition document and the current cycle document
  2. Optionally book a DASA innovation partner conversation
  3. Submit through the DASA online submission service before the cycle cut-off
  4. Assessment against desirability, feasibility and viability
  5. Contract award as a funded R&D contract

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-dasa-open-call-for-innovation · not human-checked

"Overarching Competition Document: Open Call for Innovation CY2025 - Cycle 4"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

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