Funding competition from Innovate UK
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
- Businesses can apply
- UK-registered applicants
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Kind
- Funding competition
- Total funding
- Share of up to £150 million
- Each project
- Up to £20 million
- Closes
- 4 November 2026 at 11:00in 9 days
What it funds
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
From the Innovation Funding Service listing.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be registered in the UK.
Key dates
- Opens10 August 20263 months ago
- Closes at 11:004 November 2026in 9 days
Dates as the Innovation Funding Service listing gives them. Relative dates count from 26 October 2026.
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