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Invest NI Grant for R&D

Status

Status not published

Rolling, negotiated through an Invest NI client executive or the regional office.

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Amount
£5,000,000

Discretionary support towards industrial research and experimental development. Intervention rates follow subsidy control limits, typically higher for small enterprises.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Invest Northern Ireland

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling, negotiated through an Invest NI client executive or the regional office.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Business must be based in, or investing in, Northern Ireland. Since the Windsor Framework, NI subsidy rules can differ from Great Britain - check with Invest NI.

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

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Source. https://www.investni.com/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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