Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.

Grants

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%.

Funder

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

ppp · regional

Deadline: rolling — 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

Up to 249 employees
Turnover up to 36,000,000
medium enterprises
Sectors: manufacturing
Stage: seed, series_a, growth
Locally registered entity required

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

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

What you will need

Digital transformation roadmap / action plan
Quotes for equipment or specialist advice

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.madesmarter.uk/adoption/in-my-region/ — checked 2026-08-14

"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"