In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 2 others, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant of Total fund £150,000,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
This is a UK-based scale-up manufacturing fund providing grants to create production facilities for zero-emission vehicle technologies. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of the programme budget to build out manufacturing capacity in the EV and advanced propulsion sector.
About this grant
DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund is a Innovate UK funding opportunity with a total fund of £150 million. It is intended to support UK registered organisations in creating scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies. The opportunity is part of the Advanced manufacturing and clean growth area of investment. Co-funders are the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC). The competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. Full scope, activity list and project cost rules are set out on the Innovation Funding Service.
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Eligibility
Open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a project the organisation must be a UK registered business. Non-UK registered businesses may apply but must set up a UK registered business before any grant can be awarded. The UK registered business must deliver the project, and the project cannot start until the business is set up with UK staff in place.
Key requirements
- ✓UK registered organisation
- ✓Focus on zero-emission vehicle technology manufacturing
- ✓Scale-up manufacturing facility development
- ✓Eligible for share of £150 million total fund
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Innovate UK offer?
- 2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund offers Total fund £150M.
- Who can apply for 2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; startup, sme, large-company, consortium, engineering-contractor. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Electric mobility funding supports electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, battery supply chains and fleet transition for buses, vans and trucks. Public authorities buy vehicles and charge points through tenders, while grants back pilots and manufacturing. Applicants usually need site plans, grid capacity checks and an operator for the finished assets.
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