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Made Smarter Adoption programme

Made Smarter Adoption

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
£20,000

Up to 50% match funding to a maximum of £20,000 for equipment and/or specialist advice to implement digital technology projects. The North West programme also funds digital interns at £13.45 per hour for up to 300 hours (up to £4,035). Offers vary by regional delivery partner.

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

Funder

Made Smarter (Department for Business and Trade, delivered by regional partners)

ppp · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Delivered continuously by regional partners; support available is determined by the postcode of your main manufacturing site.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

SME manufacturing or engineering companies with 249 employees or less, turnover less than £36 million, or a balance sheet less than £18 million, with manufacturing premises in England.

How to apply

  1. Find your regional Made Smarter delivery partner by postcode. — link
  2. Engage with a digital technology adviser for free impartial advice and a digital transformation roadmap.
  3. Develop an action plan, which may include leadership development, a digital internship placement, or a match funded grant.
  4. Apply for the match funded grant for hardware, software and/or specialist advice.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.madesmarter.uk/adoption/in-my-region/

"Made Smarter support is available to SME manufacturing or engineering companies that have 249 employees or less, a turnover of less than £36 million, or a balance sheet less than £18 million. ... up to 50% matched grant funding to adopt hardware and software"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.madesmarter.uk

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