Cardiff Capital Region Wider Investment Fund
Maximum funding available:
Not specified
Competition closes:
Competition remains open
Funding overview:
Out of the original City Deal funding, £495m has been allocated to a Wider Investment Fund. This is the primary fund that proposals that align with the 3 priority investment areas of Innovation, Infrastructure and Challenge should access. Cardiff Capital Region are seeking proposals into this fund that have the scale and ambition to radically address the challenges facing the region.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the CCR website today!
Development Bank of Wales
Maximum funding available:
£10,000,000
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
Flexible business finance for companies based in Wales going from £1,000 up to £10 million. Loans and equity. Secured and unsecured.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the Development Bank of Wales website today!
EIC Accelerator
Maximum funding available:
€ 2,500,000
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
The EIC Accelerator supports individual Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in particular Startups and spinout companies to develop and scaleup game-changing innovations. In some cases small mid-caps (up to 500 employees) are supported.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the European Innovation Council website today!
Expression of interest: emergency route for time-critical COVID-19 research
Maximum funding available:
£80,000
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
Apply for funding to support short-term time-sensitive collection of data or samples or rapid turn-around research or analysis to either:
- inform urgent policy or national decision making
- secure data for future research use.
Please note, this is a rarely awarded emergency route for exceptional circumstances.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the UKRI website today!
Future Fund: Breakthrough
Maximum funding available:
No limit
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
This UK-wide programme will deliver £375m of government funding via British Patient Capital, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank. Due to high research and development costs, breakthrough technology companies typically require more capital than other companies, to fuel the later stages of their growth. Operates on a commercial basis with private sector investors to co-invest with British Patient Capital.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the Future Fund website today!
GSK Corporate Funding
Maximum funding available:
No limit
Competition closes:
Competition remains open
Funding overview:
Providing funding to organisations who share our special purpose to help people do more, feel better, and live longer. GSK provides financial support to organizations that: Foster an increased understanding of scientific, clinical, healthcare, and community issues; Have a general interest in progressing the prevention, treatment, and management of disease; Contribute to improving patient care and quality of life.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the GSK website today!
Healthcare technologies investigator-led grant
Maximum funding available:
80% of project costs
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
Healthcare technologies investigator-led research grants are for researchers at UK higher education institutions, research council institutes, UKRI-approved independent research organisations and NHS bodies. The funder strongly encourage collaboration with relevant healthcare professionals, other researchers, industry, the public sector and other relevant partners. Your application should be in line with the grand challenges of UKRI's healthcare technologies theme.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the UKRI website today!
Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards 2022
Maximum funding available:
up to £62,500
Competition closes:
Competition remains open
Funding overview:
Since the first call for the Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards in 2020, Zinc and UKRI have partnered to fund entrepreneurial academics who want to translate their research into impactful and scalable products, services and interventions. The Awards are part of the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge and the Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge, founded by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. This is a worldwide movement to improve physical, mental, and social well-being for people as they age. In 2022, Zinc will support its third cohort of researchers to create innovations that: Allow everyone to remain active, productive, independent and socially connected across generations for as long as possible; Narrow the gap between the experiences of the richest and the poorest.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the Zinc website today!
HSBC Loan Fund
Maximum funding available:
No limit
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
HSBC UK has announced a £14 billion lending fund to support the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Fund includes a ring-fenced £1 billion to help UK companies grow their business overseas, as well as a broader package of support. The initiative is available to UK businesses with a turnover of up to £350 million. Applicants do not need to be an HSBC customer to apply.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the HSBC website today!
Lloyds Bank Foundation (England & Wales) Charity Funding
Maximum funding available:
Unlimited
Competition closes:
Competition remains open
Funding overview:
The Lloyds Bank Foundation offers unrestricted funding to small and local charities who are helping people to overcome complex social issues. Applicant charities should have an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million and a proven track record of helping people on a journey of positive change through in-depth, holistic and person-centred support in the context of complex social issues.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the Lloyds Bank Foundation website today!
MedTech NAVIGATOR Innovation Grants
Maximum funding available:
£7,500
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
The MedTech NAVIGATOR Innovation Grants are designed to facilitate such bespoke interactions between SMEs and eligible Knowledge Providers, such as an NHS Trust, or a University, during the product development process. Each Innovation Grant (up to £7,500) is worth 50% of the total project costs up to a maximum of £15,000. Your business must pay the remaining 50% and any project costs over and above the £15,000 cap.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the MedTech Navigator website today!
Moondance Cancer Initiative Open Call
Maximum funding available:
No limit
Competition closes:
No closing date
Funding overview:
The Moondance Cancer Initiative fund projects that innovate and improve the collective response to cancer in Wales so that more people survive. They welcome applications at any time for projects with a measurable potential impact on cancer survival outome and have a particular interest in projects that impact bowel cancer and upper gastro-intestinal cancer survival.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the Moondance Cancer Initiative website today!
National Lottery Community Fund - People and Places: Large Grants
Maximum funding available:
£10,001 to £500,000
Competition closes:
Competition remains open
Funding overview:
People and Places: Large grants offers funding from £10,001 to £500,000 for projects where people and communities are working together and using their strengths to make positive impacts on the things that matter to them the most. We are prioritising projects that are:
- supporting organisations to adapt or diversify to respond to new and future challenges
- supporting communities adversely affected by COVID-19
- supporting communities and organisations to become more resilient to help them to respond better to future crises.
- Good/successful applications will be People Led, Strengths Based and Connected.
Although we are supporting responses to the pandemic, your project does not have to be directly related to COVID-19 to be funded.
Learn more:
For more information or to apply for the funding opportunity, visit the The National Lottery website today!
