Grant Funding

Secure the Power of Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Innovative Organisation

Searching for the right grant can be time-consuming; however, Ryan’s grant scoping service speeds up the process of identifying the right grant opportunities. Our grant team will also conduct checks to verify your project fits within scope, ensuring you’re eligible to apply. A review of internal operations—people, process, resources, and technology—all help to craft and shape how your application will be pitched. 

As many grant calls have short deadlines, it’s important to ensure your company has a strategic grant plan, aligning grant funds to your business ambitions. This allows you to react quickly when funds are announced, so as not to miss an opportunity. We work with you to build a roadmap of funding opportunities to enhance your chances of funding success.

What Grants Are Available Right Now?

Our dedicated team of market insight experts closely monitors the funding landscape, so we can rapidly match innovative projects to worthwhile opportunities.

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Latest Grants Available

  • Horizon Europe – EIC Accelerator
    14/11/2024
    Closing Date: 12 March 2025
    The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator is a funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers support to start-ups and SMEs.
  • EU_R&D Grant Alert - technology-based applications
    SMART: SCOTLAND Grants for Feasibility Studies for SMEs
    14/11/2024
    Closing Date: N/A – Applications accepted all year
    The SMART: SCOTLAND grant is one of Scottish Enterprise’s research and development (R&D) grants that aims to support high-risk, highly ambitious projects.
  • Action for Women’s Health – Global Open Call
    14/11/2024
    Closing Date: 10 January 2025
    Action for Women’s Health is a $250 million global open call that will fund organisations around the world that improve women’s mental and physical health.

How Ryan Supports with Grant Funding

Is your company considering undertaking a research and development (R&D) project but requires funding to make it happen? Whether you are at the feasibility, development of prototype, scale-up, or deployment stage, Ryan can support your business by identifying and applying for the most appropriate grant funding option for your business.

£250m+

innovative projects unlocked through grant funding

26x average ROI

on consultancy fees for our clients

350+

new funding opportunities found each year

Ryan’s Grant Funding Services

Securing grant funding can transform your business, providing the financial resources needed to bring its innovative ideas to life. Ryan’s in-house team of grant funding experts simplifies the process and maximises your chances of success—helping you target relevant funding opportunities, write winning grant applications, and manage secured grant funding minimising the risk of noncompliance. Our sectoral expertise spans artificial intelligence (AI), digital and data, cleantech and agritech, health and life sciences, manufacturing, materials, mobility, and more.

Grant Scoping
Grant Writing
Grant Project Management

Grant Scoping

Match your innovation project(s) to appropriate funds and create a roadmap of funding opportunities to enhance your chance of funding success.

R&D Grant Writing

Our grant experts will help you craft the strongest possible application, offering a full-write service through to an assessor standard review of a written draft.

Grant Project Management

Successfully secured funding? Our grant project management team will support you to meet funder reporting and compliance requirements.

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Am I Eligible for Grant Funding?

Evaluate your eligibility, receive tailored advice, and transform your business. Discover your funding potential with our free grant funding assessment tool.

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Grant Funding Assessment

Grant Funding FAQs

1How does Grant Funding work?
Essentially, a grant will pay a percentage of the total costs associated with a project, such as salaries, materials, and subcontractors. Most national funding grants will pay up to 70% of the total cost associated, depending on the size of company. The grants are paid to you generally quarterly in arrears.
2How do I write a grant proposal for funding?
Every innovation grant funding call will have eligibility criteria that a business will need to match to qualify. Furthermore, your proposal must evidence and clearly demonstrate that your project supports the aim and aligns with the scope of the competition (for example, increasing the development of new ideas or products or addressing a need or challenge within a particular industry). Writing a grant funding application can be complex, and with the strict criteria, consulting with a professional and experienced grant writer can help make your application stand out.
3What are the timescales involved in Grant Funding?
The entire process will take approximately three to six months, from application to determining whether you have won or not.
4Is Grant Funding taxable?
No, it’s not taxable.
5Can I claim R&D tax credits at the same time as Grant Funding?
Yes, it is possible to claim research and development (R&D) tax credits on a grant-funded project. Traditionally, most UK-funded grant projects have been considered state aid. As the small and mid-sized enterprises (SME) R&D tax scheme was also state aid, you could not claim both for the same project. However, the matched portion of the grant project could be claimed under the R&D Expenditure Credit (RDEC) tax scheme, under which you are classed as a large company. For any R&D work outside of the grant project, you can still claim R&D tax credits at your normal qualifying rate (SME/RDEC).
6How will my grant funding application be assessed?
Once the competition deadline has passed, applications are checked against the eligibility criteria of the competition. The applications that pass eligibility will then pass to the assessment phase. Applications are assessed by independent assessors who can be experts from business and academia. The assessors are allocated based on the skills and expertise in the area relevant to your project, and the assessment process is managed securely and confidentially. Typically, questions are scored by the assessors, and they may have the option to provide detailed application feedback.

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To find out more about grant funding for your business or how to use innovation grants and R&D tax credits together, get in touch with our experts by completing the form below.

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