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    GrantsInnovation Loans for UK Businesses
    Open grant call

    Innovation Loans for UK Businesses

    Funding amount
    £20m
    Published 6 Jun 2026

    Loans available for UK SMEs with innovative, commercially viable projects ready for market launch that drive economic growth and societal benefit.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 6 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaUKRI
    Funding amount
    £20m
    Published 6 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Funding
      est.£20,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Applications
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open call — no fixed deadline published. Opened 4 months ago.

    6 June 2026
    Open call · no closing date published

    Brief

    UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for loans to support innovative projects that are close to market and demonstrate strong commercial potential. Eligible projects must deliver significant economic benefits to the UK and create measurable societal value. Applicants submit an Expression of Interest outlining their innovation, market readiness, business case, and expected impact. Loans are designed to help promising SMEs bridge the funding gap for commercializing new products, services, or processes that will strengthen the UK economy and benefit society.

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    Publisher
    UK Research and Innovation
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    ukri.org
    Record ID
    innovation-loans-expression-of-interest
    UR
    Funding body
    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Sector
    Research & Innovation