CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1 2026 Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 4 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant of Total fund £2,000,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
This grant funds industrial research to develop battery innovation solutions that strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual-use capabilities in the UK. Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million to advance battery technology for both civilian and defence applications.
About this grant
Innovate UK is offering a share of £2 million (inclusive of VAT) to fund industrial research solutions that strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation, with applications connected to defence and dual use. The opportunity is a Call for Innovation (CfI) delivered as phase 1 of the programme. Full project scope, activities and assessment detail are provided in the full opportunity guidance published on the Innovation Funding Service, which this summary page links to rather than reproduces.
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Eligibility
To lead a project, applicants may be an organisation of any size, including organisations based in the EU, EEA or internationally. Organisations may also work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors. Contracts are awarded to a single legal entity only.
Key requirements
- ✓Industrial research solutions focused on battery innovation
- ✓Strengthening supply chain resilience and onshore critical capabilities
- ✓Dual-use technology development (civilian and defence applications)
- ✓Deadline: 4 November 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Innovate UK offer?
- CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1 offers Total fund £2M.
- When is the CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1 deadline?
- Applications close 4 Nov 2026 11:00.
- Who can apply for CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; startup, sme, large-company, research-institution, university, consortium, engineering-contractor. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Energy storage funding spans batteries, long-duration storage, thermal storage and the controls that dispatch them. Research calls focus on chemistry and system cost. Demonstration programmes test grid services, while tenders buy capacity, flexibility and installation contracts. Buyers usually want evidence of safety certification, round-trip efficiency and a credible route to grid connection.
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