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Ministry of Defence

Supports United Kingdom defense innovation through ministry programs and secure technology growth.

United Kingdomwww.gov.uk

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Annual funding—

Programs6

Active grants2

Total grants6

About

The UK Ministry of Defence is the central government department for defence policy and the armed forces. Its innovation funding does not sit in the department itself; it is delivered through UK Defence Innovation, which now handles competition-based R&D support, loans, and themed calls after absorbing DASA in February 2026. That makes the MoD an umbrella funder with a military and technology manda…

Programs & grants under this funder

Defence Innovation Fund

Connects small British startups with early Ministry of Defence contracts and accelerated procurement pathways.

1 grant

Defence Innovation Fund

Open

£20M pool·Rolling submission

Defence Innovation Loans

Offers Defence Innovation Loans, supporting concessional below-market financing to United Kingdom small and medium enterprises developing innovations.

1 grant

Defence Innovation Loans/27 — Next

Open

— pool

Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP)

Supports the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme, funding supplier-prime partnerships that turn promising dual-use technologies into defence applications.

Innovation Support to Operations (ISO)

Offers Innovation Support to Operations, supporting a fast-moving United Kingdom Defence Innovation competition line under the Ministry.

1 grant

Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3 — Next

Closed

— pool

UK MoD Defence Innovation R-Cloud

Supports United Kingdom defence innovation through fast innovation contracting for modern military systems.

UKDI Themed Competitions

Offers UKDI Themed Competitions, supporting sit under the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and are run by United.

3 grants

Biosecurity Frontiers