Launchpad: Net Zero, CR&D Tees Valley, R2 UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for business led projects that grow activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley. This collaborative research and development (CR&D) funding is from Innovate UK. Eligibility This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a project your organisation must: be a UK registered business of any size be active or growing your work activities, in the net zero innovation cluster centred on the Tees Valley have a demonstrable ambition for business growth You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). Opening soon Opens: 13 February 2023 Closes: 29 March 2023
Programme: Innovate Uk
Award:
Opens: 13 February 2023
Closes: 29 March 2023
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is to invest up to £3 million in innovation projects. The funding will support projects across the Launchpad competitions that target the innovation clusters centred on the Tees Valley and the Liverpool City Region.
The aim of this competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. Businesses must be active, or growing their work activities, in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley.
This Launchpad competition supports the Government’s goals in the Levelling Up White Paper. The projects will also contribute to Tees Valley’s ambitions to become a net zero industrial cluster by 2040 and a global leader in clean energy
More information on the innovation ambitions of Tees Valley Combined Authority and about the cluster is provided in ‘Background and further information’.
Your proposal must align to the scope criteria for this competition.
This competition is split into 2 strands:
It is your responsibility to ensure you submit your application to the correct strand for your project. You will not be able to transfer your application and it will not be sent for assessment if it is out of scope.
In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.Grant
Your project’s total grant funding request must be between £150,000 and £1 million.
Your project
Your project must:
You must only include eligible project costs in your application.
Under current restrictions, this competition will not fund any procurement, commercial, business development or supply chain activity with any Russian and Belarusian entity as lead, partner or subcontractor. This includes any goods or services originating from a Russian and Belarusian source.
Lead organisation
To lead a project your organisation must:
More information on the different types of organisation can be found in our Funding rules.
Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.
We have allocated up to £3 million to fund innovation projects selected across the two strands of this Launchpad competition and the two strands of a second Launchpad competition for the innovation cluster centred on the Liverpool City Region.
Funding will be in the form of a grant.
The total funding available for the Launchpad competitions can change. The funders have the right to:
If your organisation’s work on the project is commercial or economic, your funding request must not exceed the limits below. These limits apply even if your organisation normally acts non-economically but for the purpose of this project will be undertaking commercial or economic activity.
For industrial research projects, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:
For experimental development projects which are nearer to market, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:
For more information on company sizes, please refer to the company accounts guidance. This is a change from the EU definition unless you are applying under State aid.
If you are applying for an award funded under State aid Regulations, the definitions are set out in the European Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003.