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CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1[E8]

United KingdomInnovate UK, UKRI, BIST[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities. Location: International. Award: £20,000 to £50,000. Total fund: £2,000,000.
Who can apply: private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Dates: Opens 28 Sept 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 4 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 4 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 2,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 50,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Innovate UK, UKRI, BISTSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 28 Sept 2026
Closes[E3]: 4 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 2,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 50,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 6 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskOnly 5 days remain before the closing date.[E3]
RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Innovate UK, UKRI, BIST.
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 4 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-11-04T11:00”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: private sector.
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 28 Sept 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-09-28T10:00”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2026-11-04T11:00”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1".
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 2,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“2000000 GBP”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 50,000.
“50000 GBP”
From CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 (ID 4qNVcFsifVYHDieNT3FYml), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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