Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2)
Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect
Worth
Up to £50,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026
Type of funding
Grant
Where
UK-wide
What it is
An Innovate UK grant of up to £50,000 (plus £4,400 of in-kind support) for a UK business of any size developing ways to decarbonise concrete, to join a six-month growth cohort.
Checked 9 Nov 2026 on Innovate UK's Innovation Funding Service: closes 11am on 2 December 2026. You apply for exactly £54,400 (£50,000 grant plus £4,400 of support); about £200,000 is left in this round, so few places.
Official sourceWho can apply
A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.
- A construction, manufacturing or clean energy business
- You develop low-carbon concrete or cement solutions
- You're developing a new product, process or technology (R&D)
Common questions
- Is Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2) open for applications?
- Yes, but it is closing soon: the deadline is 2 December 2026.
- How much is Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2) worth?
- Up to £50,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
- Who runs Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2), and where is it available?
- Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect runs it. It is available across the UK.
Does your business qualify?
Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2) — and every other UK scheme we track — 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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