Grant for Research and Development

Grant for Research and Development – is DBERR’s initiative that provides grants to help individuals and small and medium-sized businesses to research and develop technologically innovative products and processes – it may involve any civil technology (discretionary, and projects will b assessed on an individual basis, against the selection criteria to ensure quality and best value for money, but not dependent on location within England).
Click here for FSE’s web site, You will see that in the first instance this is by completion of a project summary (click here)
We will be happy to discuss your project with you and comment on your first drafts of the summary and submit to FSE on your behalf.

Micro Project

- awards are 45% of eligible costs , £5,000 to a max. £20,000 to help individuals and all micro-firms (i.e. less than 10 employees) with the development of simple, low cost prototypes of technology innovative or novel products or processes, includes small scale exploitation of an innovative product or process, minimum eligible projects costs of at least £5,000, maximum duration 12 months.

Research Project

- awards to help research into or critical investigation of new technology, novel products or process in an innovative sector, includes critical analysis, trials and testing, data gathering and reports in to a new product or process, applicants Micro and Small businesses (i.e. must have fewer than 50 employees), 60% of eligible costs, £20,000-£100,000, duration between 6 and 18 months

Development Project

- awards to help in the shaping of industrial research into a pre-production prototype with significant technologically advance of innovative a new product or process which shape industrial research into a product or process, applicants SME, 35% of eligible costs (40% Tier 2), £20,000 - £250,000. Duration between 6 and 36 months

Exceptional projects

- a small number of new, exceptionally innovative products or process which is strategically important to the industrial/technological sector with significant benefits for society e.g. medical/biotechnical may attract grants 35% of eligible projects costs up to a maximum negotiated grant of £500,000. Grants of £250,000 - £500,000 for small and medium sized businesses negotiable up to 35% of eligible projects costs.