Is Innovate UK Smart Grants open for applications?

No. It is closed to new applications.

How much is Innovate UK Smart Grants worth?

There is no single published figure: what you get depends on your project and the funder's assessment. It is a grant.

Who runs Innovate UK Smart Grants, and where is it available?

Innovate UK / UKRI runs it. It is available across the UK.

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Innovate UK Smart Grants

Innovate UK / UKRI

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Worth

No set amount

Deadline

Closed

Type of funding

Grant

Where

UK-wide

What it is

Innovate UK's former flagship open innovation grant — now closed to new applications while Innovate UK aligns its funding to a new strategic direction, with no new round listed.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 on the UKRI website: Innovate UK says Smart grants are now closed for new applications while its funding is realigned to a new strategy, and no new Smart round is listed as open or upcoming.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Innovate UK / UKRI decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

You're running an innovation/R&D project

Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Innovate UK Smart Grants open for applications?: No. It is closed to new applications.
How much is Innovate UK Smart Grants worth?: There is no single published figure: what you get depends on your project and the funder's assessment. It is a grant.
Who runs Innovate UK Smart Grants, and where is it available?: Innovate UK / UKRI runs it. It is available across the UK.

What is your business owed?

Innovate UK Smart Grants is not taking applications right now, so nobody can win it today. Gov Owed checks your business against every scheme that is open in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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