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Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26 (Rail)

Run by Innovate UK / Dept for Transport

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Application deadline

16 days left — 24 June 2026

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Am I eligible?

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UK-registered company (or other eligible organisation)?Project hasn't started yet? (grants rarely fund work already done)Can you fund the portion the grant won't cover? (most aren't 100%)Genuinely innovative / R&D, with technical risk?Does your ask fit this grant's award range?

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Investment

£4.3M shared — no equity

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Cohort

Funder: Innovate UK / Dept for Transport. Demonstrations of high-maturity rail innovation (RIRL 5+) for testing in operational UK rail environments.

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Location

Remote

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Instrument

Grant

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Region

UK-wide

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What to expect

Demonstrations of high-maturity rail innovation (RIRL 5+) for testing in operational UK rail environments.

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Sectors

climate-energy hardware-iot

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Links

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