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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 developing innovative, market-ready projects with strong commercial potential and proven economic and social benefits.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 6 Jun 2026· 2 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 2 months ago.

    6 June 2026
    Open call · no closing date published

    Brief

    UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for loans to fund innovative projects that are close to market and demonstrate strong commercial potential. Funding is available for developments that will deliver significant economic benefits to the UK and create measurable societal value. This scheme supports SMEs with promising innovations ready for commercialisation, helping to accelerate growth and competitiveness. Applicants should submit an Expression of Interest outlining their project, its innovation, market readiness, and expected impact on the UK economy and 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