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Technical Development Incentive

Technical Development Incentive

Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

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Eligibility · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Invest Northern Ireland administers Technical Development Incentive as part of its funding for innovation and research and development support for businesses. Technical Development Incentive support encourages you to engage in the innovation activities of product development, process improvement and the identification and protection of intellectual property. The captured source states support up to GBP 15,000.

The applicant path is for businesses in Northern Ireland through Invest NI support. The source text connects the support to innovation, R&D planning, product or process development, technical services, prototypes, design refinement, or intellectual property activity.

The captured page does not publish a deadline, scoring rubric, decision timeline, or complete list of required documents. Applicants should use the Invest NI contact or portal path and confirm eligibility with Invest NI before preparing an application.

Technical services for product development, process improvement, certification, and intellectual property work.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
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.Grant
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: 29 Jun 2026Source: www.investni.com