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Grants

Made Smarter Innovation Challenge

Status

Closed for now

No new national Made Smarter Innovation competition rounds confirmed. Manufacturing SMEs should instead look at the regionally delivered Made Smarter Adoption programme (digital technology grants and adoption support in most English regions).

Closed
Amount
£3,000,000

Ran feasibility, collaborative R&D and 'Digital Supply Chain' strands; awards from tens of thousands to several million with 25-70% intervention rates.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: Closed — The core GBP 147m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund programme has completed its funding rounds; delivery continues through Made Smarter Innovation research centres and the regional Made Smarter Adoption programme.

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 30% yourself.

Who can apply

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/made-smarter-innovation/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

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