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Knowledge Assets Grant Fund

Funding type: grant.
Who can apply: UK public sector organisations with an Accounting Officer.
Total funding: £2.9 million between April 2022 to March 2023.
Maximum award: up to £250,000 (3 different grant values available).
Deadline: 13 October 2022 and 15 December 2022.

The Knowledge Assets Grant Fund supports organisations across the public sector in the UK to explore exciting new uses of datasets, technology, intellectual property, ideas and expertise.

Funding is available for use in supporting the development, repurposing, commercialisation or expanded use of public sector knowledge assets.

UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S)

Funding type: early stage venture capital funding.
Who is eligible: emerging spin-out companies based on knowledge assets from UK public sector organisations. Read more about the UKI2S investment criteria.
Total funding: £13.9 million investment for public sector knowledge assets.
Maximum investment: no limit (pre-seed to series A funding and beyond).

UKI2S is an early-stage investment fund backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and other public bodies. Together, they are supporting the most ambitious UK innovators at seed and beyond to:

• create new companies and facilitate sustainable growth
• enhance the health and security of society
• deliver economic gains from the UK public funding

UKI2S works closely with GOTT to provide investment capital to exploit the UK’s public knowledge assets.