Digital Innovation Fund
Support to help you transform your manufacturing business
Made Smarter Innovation - Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) offers three different funding opportunities to support manufacturing small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) on their smart manufacturing journey.
These opportunities are based on the needs of the company.
Virtual Testbeds
Virtual Testbeds aim to provide financial support and opportunities to bring pre-existing testbeds to the SMDH community and enable SMEs to utilise them. Grant funding of up to £100,000 is available per project.
The Virtual Testbeds call is currently closed for applications.
Rapid Demonstrators
Rapid Demonstrators aim to support SMEs with sensor installation, data analysis or similar to enable levelling-up the opportunities for SMEs to exceed and expand. Grant funding of up to £50,000 per project is available.
The Rapid Demonstrators call is currently open for applications until 12 April 2024.
Lighthouse Projects
Lighthouses aim to develop already proven digital products and processes into readily accessible solutions which meet the needs of manufacturing SMEs. Grant funding of up to £315,000 is available per project.
The Lighthouse Projects call is currently open for applications until 15 March 2024.
Find out more about the SMDH Digital Innovation Fund.
First published 3 October 2023