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Made Smarter Adoption

Made Smarter (DBT-backed)

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Worth

Up to £20,000

Deadline

Rolling - no fixed deadline

Type of funding

Grant

Where

England

What it is

Match-funded grants + advice for SME manufacturers adopting digital technology — up to £20,000.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 on the Made Smarter website: match-funded grants of up to £20,000 for small and medium manufacturers with premises in England. The programme runs in nine English regions. Seven state the £20,000 grant; the North East and East of England describe their funding help differently, so check your region's page.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Made Smarter (DBT-backed) decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

  • You're a manufacturer
  • Business based in England
  • Investing in digital technology or equipment for making things
  • An SME (under 250 staff)

You cannot apply if

  • The investment hasn't already been bought/started
Read the full rules at the official source

How to apply, in brief

Register on madesmarter.uk; your regional delivery partner (e.g. the Growth Company in the North West) runs the assessment and takes you through the grant application.

  1. 1Confirm you are in scope
  2. 2Register your digital journey
  3. 3Specialist assessment
  4. 4Build your digital roadmap
  5. 5Apply for the match-funded grant
  6. 6Approval, purchase, claim

How long a decision takes: Not published — a grant offer only comes after the specialist assessment and digital-roadmap stages, so this is weeks of advisor work, not an instant form

The full guide, with what to do at each step, the official link for it and a draft to work from, is part of the £19.95 report.

Common questions

Is Made Smarter Adoption open for applications?
Yes. It is open for applications, with no fixed deadline.
How much is Made Smarter Adoption worth?
Up to £20,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Made Smarter Adoption, and where is it available?
Made Smarter (DBT-backed) runs it. It is available in England.
How do I apply for Made Smarter Adoption?
Register on madesmarter.uk; your regional delivery partner (e.g. the Growth Company in the North West) runs the assessment and takes you through the grant application.

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Made Smarter Adoption — 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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Information, not financial advice; eligibility is decided by the funder. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schemes change — confirm details on the official page before applying.