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Grants

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

Status

Closes in 82 days

Applications close 2026-11-04.

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Amount

£150,000,000

Up to GBP 150 million available at Drawdown 5 for capital investment in zero emission vehicle technology manufacturing facilities in the UK. Individual award sizes depend on the capital project.

Funder

Department for Business and Trade / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Innovate UK

public · national

Deadline: cutoff — Delivered as sequential 'drawdowns'. Drawdown 5 opened 10 August 2026 and closes 4 November 2026.

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.

Who can apply

Sectors: mobility, manufacturing, energy
Stage: growth
Locally registered entity required

Aimed at capital scale-up, typically beyond seed-stage startups; DRIVE35 replaced the Automotive Transformation Fund.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/ — checked 2026-08-14

"DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5 - Opens: August 10, 2026, Closes: November 4, 2026. Up to GBP 150 million for zero emission vehicle technology manufacturing facilities."