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🚨From Fully Funded Support to £648,000 – 4 Funding Opportunities for Charities, Communities & Innovators!From gaming-bas...
21/08/2026

🚨From Fully Funded Support to £648,000 – 4 Funding Opportunities for Charities, Communities & Innovators!

From gaming-based youth wellbeing and local community projects to digital fundraising and AI-powered healthcare, here are 4 opportunities worth checking out 👇

🎮Up to £648,000 – DCMS Connections Through Gaming Pilot Fund
Supporting youth organisations, CICs, schools and local authorities using gaming to help boys aged 11–16 experiencing loneliness, isolation or low wellbeing build stronger social connections.
📅Deadline: 11 September 2026
🔗https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30640-up-to-%C2%A3648000-for-gaming-based-youth-wellbeing-projects-dcms-connections-through-gaming-fund/

📍Google Essex Data Centre Community Fund
Supporting charities and community organisations in North Weald and the surrounding area with projects creating opportunities, improving inclusion and strengthening local communities.
📅Deadline: Rolling – until funding is allocated
🔗https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30641-google-essex-data-centre-community-fund-grants-for-north-weald-community-projects/

🎓Fully Funded – JustGiving Digital Learning Grant
Offering 250 charity fundraisers worldwide six months of fully funded digital fundraising training, including coaching, webinars, workshops and access to specialist resources.
⚠️No direct cash grant
📅Deadline: 12 September 2026 at 5pm BST
🔗https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30642-fully-funded-digital-learning-for-250-charity-fundraisers-justgiving-digital-learning-grant/

🤖Up to $500,000 – AI-Enabled Family Planning Solutions
Supporting AI, digital health and family planning organisations deploying and evaluating AI-powered solutions to improve access to family planning information and services across selected African countries.
📅Deadline: 25 August 2026
🔗https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30643-up-to-500000-for-ai-enabled-family-planning-solutions-gates-foundation/

📢Know a charity, organisation or innovator that could benefit? Tag them or share this post!

💰 Up to $500,000 – AI-Enabled Consumer Engagement to Advance Family Planning🤖 Health organisations and technology compan...
21/08/2026

💰 Up to $500,000 – AI-Enabled Consumer Engagement to Advance Family Planning

🤖 Health organisations and technology companies using AI to improve access to family planning – this could be your opportunity to secure major funding to deploy and evaluate your solution across sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications are open for the Gates Foundation Grand Challenges: AI-Enabled Consumer Engagement to Advance Family Planning.

The programme is looking for AI-powered approaches that can provide personalised, responsive conversations and information to women and girls, helping improve contraceptive uptake, continuation and informed choice.

Successful projects can receive:

💰 Up to $500,000 in grant funding
📅 Funding for projects lasting up to 12 months
🤖 Support for deploying AI-enabled consumer engagement solutions
📊 Funding to evaluate impact, effectiveness, safety and cost
🌍 Opportunity to generate evidence that could influence future family planning programmes

Who can apply?

✔️ For-profit companies and startups
✔️ Nonprofit organisations
✔️ International organisations
✔️ Government agencies
✔️ Universities and academic institutions
✔️ Multi-organisation collaborations

Applicants can be based anywhere globally, but they should already have an existing women's or consumer health intervention cohort in Nigeria, Ethiopia, DRC, Tanzania, Senegal, Niger, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia or Côte d'Ivoire.

Applicants should also already have an existing consumer engagement approach and established user base or distribution relationship. This isn't designed for businesses starting completely from scratch—the funding should primarily be used for deployment, testing and evaluation rather than building an audience.

📅 Application Deadline: 25 August 2026 at 11:30am PDT

🔗 Apply here – https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30643-up-to-500000-for-ai-enabled-family-planning-solutions-gates-foundation/

🎓 Fully Funded – JustGiving Digital Learning Grant📱 Charity fundraisers looking to improve their digital fundraising ski...
21/08/2026

🎓 Fully Funded – JustGiving Digital Learning Grant

📱 Charity fundraisers looking to improve their digital fundraising skills – this could be your opportunity to access six months of free training, coaching and specialist support.

Applications are open for the JustGiving Digital Learning Grant, delivered by Fundraising Everywhere, with 250 fully funded places available for fundraisers looking to strengthen their digital skills.

Successful applicants receive:

🎓 6 months of fully funded digital fundraising training
📚 Access to 1,000+ hours of fundraising training
🤝 Opportunities for 1-to-1 coaching
💻 Live webinars, conferences and workshops
📱 Social media and email marketing training
📊 CRM, data and fundraising strategy support
💳 Training on donation pages and supporter experience
🏆 Digital certificate on completion

Training covers everything from social media, email marketing and digital strategy to accessibility, leadership, CRM, supporter experience and online fundraising.

Who can apply?

✔️ Charity fundraisers
✔️ Fundraisers based anywhere in the world
✔️ You don't need to be a JustGiving customer
✔️ Applicants should have a current digital fundraising project or goal they want help with
✔️ Participants need time to regularly engage with the training and apply what they learn

The programme runs from 5 January to the end of June 2027, with Fundraising Everywhere recommending around two hours per week to get the most from the programme.

⚠️ Important: This isn't a cash grant. JustGiving funds the cost of all 250 training places, so successful applicants participate for free.

📅 Application Deadline: 12 September 2026 at 5pm BST

📢 Applicants notified by: 17 November 2026

🔗 Apply Here: https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30642-fully-funded-digital-learning-for-250-charity-fundraisers-justgiving-digital-learning-grant/

👏 Thanks to Fundraising Everywhere for giving fundraisers free access to training, coaching and resources to help charities grow their digital fundraising.

💰 Funding Available – Google Essex Data Centre Community Fund📍 Charities and community organisations supporting people i...
21/08/2026

💰 Funding Available – Google Essex Data Centre Community Fund

📍 Charities and community organisations supporting people in North Weald – this new fund could help you deliver projects creating opportunities and strengthening the local community.

Applications are now open for the Google Essex Data Centre Community Fund, established by Google to support communities connected to its data centre developments in Essex, including the planned data centre at North Weald Air Base.

Funding can support projects including:

👥 Youth groups and activities for young people
🍽️ Lunch clubs and community events
📚 Training, education and skills programmes
💼 Employment support and community enterprises
🤝 Projects bringing local people together
♿ Activities improving access and inclusion for underrepresented or marginalised groups

Who can apply?

✔️ Charitable organisations and community groups
✔️ Organisations delivering projects benefiting North Weald and the surrounding area
✔️ Groups responding to identified local needs
✔️ Projects creating opportunities or strengthening community connections

Essex Community Foundation recommends that organisations book a consultation call before applying to discuss their idea and check eligibility.

💰 Grant amount: Not currently specified

📅 Application Deadline: Rolling – until available funding is fully allocated

🔗 Apply / find out more: https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30641-google-essex-data-centre-community-fund-grants-for-north-weald-community-projects/

👏 Thanks to Google and Essex Community Foundation for investing in grassroots organisations and projects creating new opportunities for communities around North Weald.

💰 Up to £648,000 – DCMS Connections Through Gaming Pilot Fund🎮 Youth organisations, CICs, schools and local authorities ...
21/08/2026

💰 Up to £648,000 – DCMS Connections Through Gaming Pilot Fund

🎮 Youth organisations, CICs, schools and local authorities – this could be your opportunity to secure funding to use gaming as a way to help isolated young people build friendships, confidence and stronger social connections.

Applications are open for the DCMS Connections Through Gaming Pilot Fund, a three-year programme focused on boys aged 11–16 who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation or social withdrawal.

Up to £648,000 is available for programme delivery from 2026/27 to 2028/29.

Funding can support:

🎮 Gaming-based activities
🤝 Youth engagement and local partnerships
💚 Wellbeing and confidence-building support
👥 Youth workers, facilitators and programme staff
🧠 Staff training and development
🏢 Venue and activity costs
💻 Secure online gaming environments
🕹️ Gaming hardware and software needed for delivery

The programme should primarily deliver in-person activities, supported by safe and moderated online engagement. Projects are expected to help boys move from more isolated gaming towards positive friendships and real-world social connections.

Who can apply?

✔️ Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
✔️ Community Interest Companies (CICs)
✔️ Youth and community organisations
✔️ Local authorities
✔️ Schools
✔️ Multi-academy trusts
✔️ Consortia and partnerships

DCMS is seeking one or more delivery partners with experience engaging and supporting young people. The overall pilot must operate across at least three target locations in England and will run until 31 March 2029.

📅 Application Deadline: 11 September 2026 at 11:59pm

🚀 Programme expected to begin: November 2026

🔗 Apply here – https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30640-up-to-%C2%A3648000-for-gaming-based-youth-wellbeing-projects-dcms-connections-through-gaming-fund/

👏 Thanks to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for investing in innovative ways to help young people build confidence, friendships and stronger social connections.

🚨 From £25,000 to €2.5 MILLION – 4 Funding & Growth Opportunities for Innovative Businesses!From quantum technology and ...
20/08/2026

🚨 From £25,000 to €2.5 MILLION – 4 Funding & Growth Opportunities for Innovative Businesses!

From quantum technology and embedded electronics to urban mobility and scale-up support, here are 4 opportunities worth checking out 👇

⚛️ Up to £3 Million – Quantum Sensing & Navigation Innovation
Supporting UK businesses developing quantum-enabled sensing and PNT technologies for healthcare, transport, telecoms, energy and defence.
📅 Deadline: 16 September 2026
🔗 https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30636-up-to-%C2%A33-million-for-quantum-sensing-navigation-innovation/

🔧 Up to £25,000 – The Embedded Accelerator
Matched prototype-development funding and specialist support for UK startups, SMEs and researchers developing embedded electronics, alongside engineering expertise, facilities and mentoring.
📅 Applications: Currently open – closing date TBC
🔗 https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30637-up-to-%C2%A325000-matched-funding-for-embedded-tech-startups-the-embedded-accelerator/

🚗 Up to €2.5 Million – EIT Urban Mobility
Financial support for European urban mobility startups raising pre-seed, seed or Series A investment to scale innovative transport and mobility solutions.
📅 Next deadline: 31 August 2026
🔗 https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30638-up-to-%E2%82%AC25-million-for-urban-mobility-startups-eit-urban-mobility/

🚀 Fully Funded Scale-Up Support Programme
Supporting established UK transport, construction and infrastructure SMEs with growth coaching, fundraising support, investor introductions and commercial strategy.
⚠️ No direct cash funding or guaranteed investment
📅 Deadline: 11 September 2026
🔗 https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30639-scale-up-support-programme-fully-funded-growth-investment-support-for-uk-smes/

📢 Know a founder or business that could benefit? Tag them or share this post!

👏 Thanks to Innovate UK, UKRI, AND Technology Research, EIT Urban Mobility and Connected Places Catapult for supporting innovative businesses with funding, expertise and opportunities to scale.

🚀 Fully Funded Scale-Up Support – UK Transport & Construction SMEs🏗️ UK SMEs ready to move from early commercial success...
20/08/2026

🚀 Fully Funded Scale-Up Support – UK Transport & Construction SMEs

🏗️ UK SMEs ready to move from early commercial success into serious scale-up – this could be your opportunity to access expert coaching, investor introductions and strategic support to accelerate your next stage of growth.

Applications are open for the Scale-Up Support Programme: Transport and Construction, funded by Innovate UK and delivered by Connected Places Catapult.

The programme runs from October 2026 to March 2027 and is designed specifically for businesses that have already validated their technology and demonstrated market traction.

Selected businesses receive:

📈 Bespoke scale-up and growth coaching
💰 Fundraising and investment-readiness support
🤝 Curated introductions to relevant investors
🧠 Direct mentoring from investors and fund managers
🏢 Support with leadership and organisational development
🌍 Help strengthening commercial and international growth strategies
👥 Access to a peer learning network
🎤 Opportunity to participate in a dedicated investor showcase

All programme support is fully funded, meaning selected SMEs don't pay to participate. However, there is no direct grant, cash funding or guaranteed investment attached to the programme.

Who can apply?

✔️ UK-registered SMEs with fewer than 250 employees
✔️ Transport & mobility businesses
✔️ Construction technology companies
✔️ Smart infrastructure businesses
✔️ Urban data and technology companies
✔️ Businesses with technology at TRL 7–9
✔️ Companies typically generating around £500,000–£1 million+ annual revenue, or demonstrating equivalent commercial traction
✔️ Businesses at or preparing for Series A investment

The programme is particularly aimed at businesses with proven solutions that are ready to scale nationally and internationally.

📅 Application Deadline: 11 September 2026 at 12pm

🔗 Apply to the Scale: https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30639-scale-up-support-programme-fully-funded-growth-investment-support-for-uk-smes/

💰 Up to €2.5 Million – EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups🚗 European urban mobility startups raising invest...
20/08/2026

💰 Up to €2.5 Million – EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups

🚗 European urban mobility startups raising investment – this could be your opportunity to secure major financial support to scale your technology and transform how people and goods move around cities.

Applications are open for the EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups Open Call, supporting high-growth ventures developing innovative and sustainable urban mobility solutions.

Selected startups can receive:

💰 Up to €2.5 million per company
📈 Co-investment alongside private investors
🌍 Support to scale across European and international markets
🤝 Access to EIT Urban Mobility's wider innovation ecosystem
🚀 Support to accelerate commercial growth and market adoption

The programme is particularly interested in:

🚚 Urban logistics
🚌 Public & shared transport
📊 Mobility data management & AI
⚡ Transport electrification & alternative fuels
🏥 Health & mobility

Who can apply?

✔️ Startups established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country
✔️ Pre-seed, seed and Series A companies
✔️ Startups currently engaged in an active fundraising round
✔️ Businesses with a prototype, pilot or Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
✔️ Companies with a pre-money valuation of €50 million or less
✔️ Urban mobility businesses with significant growth and impact potential

Founders and executive team members must jointly own more than 40% of the company's equity before the current fundraising round. Applicants also cannot already be part of EIT Urban Mobility's equity portfolio.

📅 Next Application Deadline: 31 August 2026 at 17:00 CET

📅 Following 2026 cut-off: 16 November 2026 at 17:00 CET

🔗 Apply Here: https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30638-up-to-%E2%82%AC25-million-for-urban-mobility-startups-eit-urban-mobility/

👏 Thanks to EIT Urban Mobility for investing in European startups developing cleaner, safer and more accessible ways to move around our cities.

💰 Up to £25,000 – The Embedded Accelerator by ANDtr🔧 UK startups, SMEs and researchers developing embedded electronics –...
20/08/2026

💰 Up to £25,000 – The Embedded Accelerator by ANDtr

🔧 UK startups, SMEs and researchers developing embedded electronics – this could be your opportunity to access matched funding, engineering expertise and specialist facilities to turn your technology into a scalable physical product.

Applications are open for The Embedded Accelerator, a 12-week programme from AND Technology Research (ANDtr) supporting up to 10 innovators developing embedded electronics products.

Successful applicants receive:

💰 Up to £25,000 in matched prototype-development funding
🔬 Access to professional electronics labs and equipment
🖨️ Rapid prototyping and 3D printing
🧠 Engineering and business mentoring
🏭 Design-for-manufacture and supply-chain support
🤝 Investor networking and pitching opportunities
🏢 Access to ANDtr's co-lab space

Who can apply?

✔️ Startups and SMEs
✔️ Researchers and university spinouts
✔️ Applicants with a UK presence
✔️ Businesses developing embedded electronics at TRL 2 or above
✔️ Companies from any sector, including medtech, femtech and manufacturing
✔️ Businesses looking to commercialise and scale their technology

You don't need to have a registered UK company, but you do need a UK presence because parts of the programme are delivered in person.

⚠️ How the funding works: ANDtr contributes two-thirds of prototype development costs, up to £25,000. Participants provide the remaining third, with a minimum £5,000 contribution. ANDtr doesn't take equity; instead, it uses a technology licence with future buy-out terms.

📅 Applications: Register Interest Now

🔗 Apply to The Embedded Accelerator : https://www.startupnetworks.co.uk/links/link/30637-up-to-%C2%A325000-matched-funding-for-embedded-tech-startups-the-embedded-accelerator/

👏 Thanks to AND Technology Research (ANDtr) for supporting UK electronics innovators with funding, specialist engineering facilities and expertise to help turn prototypes into scalable products.

💰 Up to £3 Million – Accelerating Adoption of Quantum Enabled Sensing & PNT⚛️ UK businesses developing quantum sensing a...
20/08/2026

💰 Up to £3 Million – Accelerating Adoption of Quantum Enabled Sensing & PNT

⚛️ UK businesses developing quantum sensing and navigation technologies – this could be your opportunity to secure major funding to overcome barriers to commercial adoption and bring quantum technologies into real-world use.

Applications are open for Accelerating Adoption of Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT, delivered by Innovate UK, with up to £14.3 million available.

Successful projects can receive:

💰 £1 million–£3 million in grant funding
🔬 Support for industrial research and technology development
🧪 Funding for field trials and proof-of-concept demonstrations
🤝 Support for end-user and customer engagement
📈 Funding to overcome technical and commercial barriers to adoption

Projects must focus on one of three areas:

🏥 Quantum-enabled sensing for healthcare
🧭 Quantum-enabled position, navigation & timing (PNT)
🚗 Quantum sensing for transport, telecoms, energy or defence

Projects should identify a specific barrier preventing customers from adopting a quantum technology and develop an innovative, commercially viable solution.

Who can apply?

✔️ UK-registered businesses of any size
✔️ Projects must be collaborative
✔️ The lead must be a UK-registered business
✔️ The consortium must include at least one UK SME claiming funding
✔️ Universities, charities, nonprofits, public-sector organisations and RTOs can participate as partners

Projects must last 12–24 months, with work carried out in the UK and results intended to be exploited in the UK.

📅 Application Deadline: 16 September 2026 at 11:00am

🔗 Apply here – Innovate UK

👏 Thanks to Innovate UK and UKRI for investing in UK quantum technologies and helping businesses turn breakthrough research into real-world applications.

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