Low-Carbon Materials grants
18 listings tracked right now
Funding for low-carbon cement, steel, chemicals and novel building materials. The large pots are the EU Innovation Fund, the US DOE Industrial Demonstrations Program and UK IETF, plus corporate offtake from construction and manufacturing buyers. Listed below are the open low-carbon materials grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Industrial grants are capital-heavy and correspondingly slow. The recurring large pots are the EU Innovation Fund, the US Industrial Demonstrations Program, and the UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, all of which expect a named site, a credible counterfactual for emissions saved, and matched investment already committed. Smaller circular-economy and waste calls come through EU LIFE, national environment agencies and local authorities, where the eligibility is broader and the cheques are far smaller.
This page lists open low-carbon materials grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 18 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is low-carbon materials work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
10 distinct funders are publishing the low-carbon materials grants on this page. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls, which is why the listing names the funder on every opportunity it opens.
4 of these close within the next 30 days. Deadlines are taken from the source listing and re-checked on every refresh, but the originating funder remains the authority — always confirm against the official notice before you submit.
M-ERA.NET 2026/27 Call for Proposals - Materials Science and Engineering for Innovation in Europe
Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR)
M-ERA.NET 2026/27 is a European research and innovation call funding collaborative projects in advanced materials science, with focus on energy storage, energy conversion, and circular economy applications. The call supports academic and industrial research partnerships across Europe and internationally, targeting societal challenges and technological needs aligned with the EU Green Deal and sustainable development objectives.
Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
DOE-GFO
This DOE cooperative agreement funds research, bench-to-pre-pilot development, and pre-pilot testing of technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks, across four subtopics for different maturity levels. It is aimed at US research institutions, companies, and consortia developing chemical technologies that can move toward market.
Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2
Innovate UK
This is a cohort-based innovation programme for UK businesses developing low-carbon concrete solutions. Participants receive funding and sector-specific support to advance decarbonisation technologies and commercialisation plans.
Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for funding to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification through the battery innovation programme. This is a feasibility studies round targeting early-stage development of battery materials to advance electrification.
Battery innovation: concept development round three
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for funding to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification through the battery innovation programme. This is a concept development round targeting early-stage battery material innovations.
Subsidie Omschakeling Plasticverwerkers 2026 (SOPV)
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This Dutch RVO subsidy helps businesses that process polymers into plastic semi-finished or finished products run production tests to use more bio-based or recycled plastic. Applications are open from 6 October to 15 December 2026.
Climate-smart use of wood in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe call funds climate-smart wood construction solutions that support the New European Bauhaus initiative, aiming to expand the sustainable use of wood in building. It is aimed at consortia and organisations working on innovative, low-carbon construction projects in Europe.
DEI+: Circular Economy and Large-Scale Biobased Projects
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
RVO's DEI+ subsidy helps Dutch entrepreneurs test circular-economy or low-CO2 innovations in pilot or demonstration projects at scale. Applications are open from 16 June 2026 to 17 December 2026.
Green Fund - Territories of Industry in Ecological Transition
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's Fonds vert call funds structuring, environmentally ambitious industrial investments that build key value chains for the ecological transition, plus skills-development investments such as training centres and technical platforms. It is open to projects located within a Territoire d'industrie 2023-2027 perimeter and backed by that territory.
Eco-design Study
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds up to 80% of the cost of an eco-design study that helps companies assess and reduce the life-cycle environmental impacts of their products, processes or services. It is aimed at French organisations looking to design lower-impact offers before launching or redesigning them.
Council grant in United Kingdom: Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling, up to $381K, closes 7 Jan 2027
Council
This grant funds early-stage research to develop and validate innovative solutions for extracting, processing, recovering, and recycling critical minerals. Applicants must be based at UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding.
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
This grant funds pump-priming research to explore, test and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, recycling and re-mining. Applicants must be based at UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding.
Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds consortia developing circular advanced materials and moving them from design to market, under the Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships. It is aimed at research organisations, universities, and industrial partners, with a per-project award of €5M to €6.5M.
Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds breakthrough technologies that help the chemical industry decarbonise and become more sustainable. It is aimed at consortia of research organisations, industrial companies and SMEs, with awards of up to €2.5M per project.
2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund
Innovate UK
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.
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
NSF
NSF program funding fundamental engineering research on chemical reaction engineering, process systems, and molecular thermodynamics to advance design and optimization of chemical reactors and production of specialized materials. Eligible applicants include universities and research institutions developing advanced optimization algorithms, molecular modeling, reactor innovations, process intensification, CO2 capture and conversion, and reactive polymer processing with sustainability outcomes.
Impact Innovation: Digitalization, Circularity and Climate Neutrality in the Metal and Mineral Industry February 3, 2026
Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency)
This call funds multi-year research and innovation projects in Sweden's metal and mineral industry focused on resource-efficient circular production, fossil-free climate-neutral processes, and advanced digitalization/AI. Consortia of at least three partners (minimum two Swedish companies and one research actor) can apply for a share of 90 million SEK.
NOI: PROSPECT Program: Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies
DOE-GFO
The PROSPECT Program funds educational pathways and workforce development across the critical minerals and materials value chain, from extraction through recycling and supply chain activities. It targets academia, industry, national laboratories, and partners to build a skilled talent pipeline supporting U.S. domestic supply chain competitiveness and energy security.