R & D Grants for Business

Grants for Research and Development

1. Title: GRANT FOR R&D (SINGLE BUSINESS)
2. Awarding Authority: Technology Strategy Board. Website: http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/grant-for-rd-single-business.ashx.
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: The Grant for Research and Development (Grant for R&D) scheme opens on April 4th 2011.

Grant for R&D is available to single companies. Three types of grant are available:
- Proof of market grant
- Proof of concept grant
- Development of prototype grant

Pre start-ups, start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses from all sectors across the UK may apply for the Grant for R&D programme.
Further information, including full guidance for applicants, is available on the SBRI Competitions website.

Batch assessment date
Grant for R&D responsive mode is "always open". However to assist the Technology Strategy Board in the processing of these applications, we assign them into batches for final assessment and funding.

Once an application is submitted, it is forwarded to the appointed assessors to begin the assessment process. At the batch assessment date indicated below, any remaining applications are sent to assessors. Any applications submitted after 12.00 noon on the batch assessment date will be reviewed with the following batch of assessments.
Following the batch assessment date, the Technology Strategy Board collates all of the assessment feedback and scores from the assessors and then ranks all submissions in batches and assigns the available funding. Therefore an applicant should expect to hear from the Technology Strategy Board approximately one month after the batch assessment date with respect to its funding decision.

Batch assessment dates 2011-12
2011
• 5th May
• 7th July
• 1st Sept
• 3rd November

2012
• 5th Jan
• 1st March
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/grant-for-rd-single-business.ashx.

Application Process and supporting downloads should be downloaded from the above link.

Please ensure that you read the attached specification and guidance. This contract is a notification only and should if interested applicants should go to our website and read the application process before responding.

Our role is to stimulate technology-enabled innovation in the areas which offer the greatest scope for boosting UK growth and productivity. We promote, support and invest in technology research, development and commercialisation. We spread knowledge, bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances.
The awarding authority advise Government on how to remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the exploitation of new technologies. And we work in areas where there is a clear potential business benefit, helping today's emerging technologies become the growth sectors of tomorrow.