Connected Places Catapult TRIG

Connected Places Catapult TRIG sits under the Innovate UK Catapult Network, but the money comes from the Department for Transport and the Catapult administers the competition. It supports transport, mobility, and urban technology projects that need a short, practical development phase, including feasibility studies, proofs of concept, and prototypes tested in the lab or in real-world settings. The annual competition offers grants from £30,000 to £150,000, with a median award around £80,000. It is open to UK transport-tech SMEs and startups, requires a for-profit applicant, and sits at TRL 3 to 6. Same-year resubmission is blocked, and the route does not ask for match funding. It suits teams with a testable concept that can be advanced quickly in a real transport setting, especially when the project can use Catapult coaching and technical oversight. Strong applications are narrow, well-scoped, and tied to a concrete public or commercial use case rather than broad platform work, and they generally show why the project belongs in the annual TRIG cohort.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.