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DASA Themed Competition — Biosecurity Frontiers

Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for DASA Themed Competition Biosecurity Frontiers in defense innovation, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.

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Biosecurity Frontiers is a themed competition run by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) as part of the UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) portfolio, targeting innovations that strengthen the United Kingdom's biosecurity capabilities. DASA launches themed competitions several times per year on behalf of Dstl and other MOD customers, with individual pools typically ranging from £1 million to £1.5…

What this grant funds

Biosecurity — specific scope not published in source without detailed competition document.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Other Transaction (OT)
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.gov.uk