Space Hub Yorkshire is pleased to highlight a new funding opportunity aimed at supporting the commercialisation of next-generation communications technologies emerging from the UK’s academic research base.
Innovate UK has launched ACTASAP Pilot Phase 1, a new competition funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to accelerate the development of innovative Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT). A total of up to £800,000 is available to support early-stage projects that can help strengthen the UK’s position as a global leader in future connectivity technologies.
The programme is designed to:
- Support world-leading UK research in advanced connectivity technologies and maintain the UK’s international leadership in the sector.
- Bridge the gap between research and commercialisation by providing early-stage, pre-commercial funding to develop promising ideas towards market readiness.
- Address real-world challenges by encouraging challenge-led innovation informed by government and industry needs.
- Support scale-up and investment readiness, helping UK SMEs attract private investment and grow globally competitive products and services.
Projects can receive 100% funding, with total project costs between £5,000 and £32,000 across the two phases of the competition. The application deadline is 28 July 2026 at 11:00am.
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As Yorkshire’s space cluster organisation, Space Hub Yorkshire wants to help and support members of our cluster in identifying opportunities and developing strong applications for funding calls such as this. If you have questions about the competition, would like to discuss your idea, or are looking for collaborators and project partners, please get in touch with us.
Please contact Space Hub Yorkshire, as we would be delighted to help connect organisations across the region and support ambitious Yorkshire-led projects in advanced communications and space technologies.