OpenGrantElectrical equipment

Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3[E8]

United KingdomInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST).[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme. Location: National. Award: £70,000 to £500,000. Total fund: £25,000,000.
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Stage: Idea and proof of concept
Dates: Opens 11 Sept 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 25,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 500,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Innovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST).See 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]: 11 Sept 2026
Closes[E3]: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 25,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 500,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

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: Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm)

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 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST)..
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), 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 Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), 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 Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 11 Sept 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-09-11T10:00”
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), 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.
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3".
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 25,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“25000000 GBP”
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 500,000.
“500000 GBP”
From Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 (ID 27GawWB7keM547j1YXqFAm), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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