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Nolet Family USA Relief Program In this time of the pandemic, Nolet Family USA Relief Program wants to make sure they will do the help for many of you. They will be providing relief in the form of eVouchers to nationwide retailers to help supplement groceries and other much-needed essentials for those currently out of work that were employed by a bar or restaurant with a full liquor license (beer, wine, and spirits) on a first- come, first-served basis. Once a month, unemployed food & beverage hospitality workers will be able to apply for relief. Limit one registration per person per month. If approved, participants will receive a total of $50 in relief that will come in the form of one (1) monthly $50 eVoucher, to be redeemed at a nationwide retailer, to help supplement groceries and other much-needed essentials. Approved participants can expect to receive an email within 7-14 business days after applying to contain the eVoucher. As employment status can change, participants will be required to reapply to the program on a monthly basis to be considered for ongoing relief on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one registration per person per month.
Eligibility
Unemployed food & beverage hospitality workers.
Benefits
Nolet Family USA Relief Program offers a cash relief grant.
Application process
Click here to apply.
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Best Small Business: Good Food for All Competition Listening to the diverse voices of small businesses – from cafes to farmer cooperatives, digital start- ups, and veterinary surgeries – is a key component of the Summit process to identify bold, new solutions for improving food systems. The UN Food Systems Summit competition ‘Best Small Business: Good Food for All’ will identify the best small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the world transforming food systems for a better tomorrow. The competition will uncover not only the small businesses and their employees who are leading the charge for more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems but also the ways in which they can be supported to scale up their trades sustainably. Applicants will be judged according to how their business contributes to healthier, more sustainable, and equitable food for the communities they serve. Be a part of an amazing portfolio of the best small businesses, showcase your inspirational story in providing good food for all, and get your needs heard at the UN Food Systems Summit!
Eligibility
Small businesses around the world that help provide healthy food that is good for the
environment, good for their communities and create jobs for people locally are invited to apply
and share ideas and suggestions for how their countries and economies can maximize their
positive impact.
Any business can apply if it has between five and 250 employees and plays a role in any aspect
of food value and supply chain. Each submission will help inform global leaders of the
priorities and resources these businesses need to thrive.
Benefits
Each of the 50 finalists will be spotlighted as the “Best 50 Small Businesses: Good Food for
All”, receive a US$2,000 cash prize, and will have the opportunity to actively participate in
events around the Pre-Summit in July 2021.
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Application process
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Clean Energy Competition
The pressure to responsibly produce the energy the world requires in an environmentally conscious
way is greater than ever. Considering the amount of the world’s energy supply that is still derived by
environmentally harmful methods, change cannot come soon enough. Ultimately, innovative, and
unique concepts related to clean, sustainable, and accessible energy are the solution. STEAM at
Siemens Energy invites you to participate in this Clean Energy Competition to make a change.
Competition structures:
Phase One: Idea Submission (Open until May 31st)
10 finalists will be selected based on published judging rubric and awarded $1,000 USD
each!
These finalists will move forward to participate in Phase 2 of the competition which requires a
prototype development and presentation
Phase Two: Develop Prototype (June 21st – July 24th)
Finalists will be assigned a mentor from Siemens Energy who will guide them during the
prototype development phase
Select contestants may receive additional funding for prototype if required and depending on
the project; prototypes can be built or presented via software e.g. 3D rendering
Prototype Presentations (July 26th – July 30th)
Contestants will be invited to present their prototype to the judging panel
3 winners will be selected based on the published judging rubric and will receive
an additional award of $1,530 USD each! (Winners to be announced in August 2021)
Some examples of clever solutions to energy waste and sustainability include:
Turbines fueled by fast-food reclaimed grease
Solar panel roofing or household windows
Harnessing power from tidal wave motion
Clean Energy Competition wants to hear about your innovative clean energy solution!
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Eligibility
This competition is open to anyone 18+ who is not a permanent full-time employee of Siemens
Energy or Siemens affiliated companies. Interns and contractors are welcome to apply.
Individual contestants are encouraged, however, teams of up to three people are allowed to
participate via one submission. The disbursement of prize money must be managed by the
team; Siemens Energy and Mindsumo will not manage disbursements for teams.
Benefits
$1,000 USD to every 10 finalists.
Application process
Deliverables
Design a unique solution that solves a problem related to clean, sustainable, and accessible energy.
Specifically, address the following:
1. What is your unique solution for accessing clean, sustainable energy?
2. What about your solution that will eliminate wasted energy?
3. Explain how your solution is feasible, scalable, and safe.
Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
Attached Judging Rubric
Additional Materials:
Additional-Terms-for-MindSumo-Competition.pdf
Judging-Rubric.pdf Submit your idea by visiting the website. Devland Startup Program Devland is a startup studio that focuses on building new innovative ventures with brilliant technologists and wildly underestimated entrepreneurs. Devland Startup Program helps entrepreneurs reach early traction with shared resources and alternative funding vehicles. The goal is to build frontier technology IP with extremely talented and committed entrepreneurs who can produce repeatable success. It leverages the unique perspectives of diverse entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions for the world’s most emergent problems. Its research programs provide ecosystem support and funding for entrepreneurs.
Eligibility
Entrepreneurs can apply.
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Benefits
It offers entrepreneurs reach early traction with shared resources and alternative funding
vehicles.
Application process
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California’s Small Businesses to Promote
Equity and Resiliency in Recovery
The California Rebuilding Fund is a loan program to support California’s small
businesses—especially those located in economically disadvantaged and historically under-banked
areas of the state. Businesses that employed 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) and
had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million or below in 2019 are eligible to apply.
The loans are flexible, transparent and are designed to help businesses access the capital and
advisory services they need to get through these challenging economic times.
Note, this program is not associated with the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
or any other SBA program. The loans are not forgivable in part or whole. The loans will need
to be paid back over a 3- or 5-year term with a fixed annual interest rate that is currently 4.25%.
Not all businesses will be matched with a participating community lender based on each lender’s
initial criteria. If matched, you will be connected with a local community lender, which will be a
certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The community lender will work with
you on your full loan application. If approved, the loan will be made through that community lender
and you will continue to work with them throughout the life of your loan.
Eligibility
The business must have employed 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees prior to
March 2020; please note: any and all affiliates are counted in this total, including businesses
with shared ownership;
The business must have had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million in 2019;
The business must have suffered a direct economic hardship as a result of COVID-19 which
has materially impacted operations (as evidenced by at least a significant reduction in
revenues since January 2020);
The business must have returned to or sustained, for at least one-month, at least 30% of pre-
COVID revenues relative to a similar period in 2019;
The business must have demonstrated positive net income in 2019 (not including depreciation
and amortization expenses);
The business must have been in operation since at least June 30, 2019;
The main office or headquarters for the business must be in California. The loan must be used
to support only a business’s California operations.
Benefits
The maximum available loan amount is $100,000 or up to 100% of your business’s average
monthly revenues for three months prior to the COVID pandemic outbreak (in 2019 or early
2020), whichever is less.
The maximum loan amount available under this program is $100,000.
Application process To fill out a pre-application and match with a participating community lender, please click here. Adapt & Thrive Program Adapt and Thrive is part of the £25m Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government on 2nd September 2020. The program forms part of the wider Scottish Government Third Sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Adapt and Thrive Programme aims to support organizations across the third sector to adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and build back better to thrive in the future. It supports organizations to reflect on their current operations and determine which areas need to change, flex, innovate or grow in order to be resilient and financially sustainable during and post COVID-19. The program is delivered in partnership with Firstport, Corra Foundation, SCVO, Just Enterprise, Community Enterprise, and Social Investment Scotland.
On 24 February the Scottish Government confirmed additional investment for the Community and
Third Sector Recovery Programme, which will allow Adapt and Thrive to continue until the end of
June 2021.
Adapt and Thrive offers tailored, specialist advice, as well as grants and loans. The advice is
designed to help organizations to build recovery plans that are flexible, allowing them to stay open,
respond to the planned easing of restrictions or adapt quickly to any changes in guidelines or tier
levels whilst working towards financial sustainability. The funding is unrestricted so it can also
adapt around the needs of the organization.
Eligibility
Adapt & Thrive is open to charities, community groups, social enterprises, and voluntary
organizations and operating primarily in Scotland. If your organization also operates outside
Scotland, you must demonstrate that most of its operations and beneficiaries are in Scotland.
Benefits
All organizations eligible for the program can apply for an interest-free loan to meet the aims
of the Adapt and Thrive program. Assessment of applications will primarily be based on an
organization’s ability to service debt.
Loan awards of £25,000 – £250,000 can be offered and are accessed using the online Adapt
and Thrive Programme form. Further details on loan terms.
Application process
Click here to apply.Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant
The Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant provides fully funded grants to hospitality, fitness, and
accommodation businesses impacted by the March 31, 2021, Provincial Health Officer (PHO) orders
and April 23, 2021, Emergency Programs Act (EPA) order.
Grants are fully funded and do not have to be paid back. The grant amount is based on a number of
B.C. employees or contracted staff.
You can use the grant for expenses like:
Cost of perishable food loss
Employee wages
Insurance
Maintenance
Rent and utilitiesEligibility
All hospitality, fitness, or accommodation businesses that partially or fully closed to comply with the
March 31, 2021 PHO orders and April 23, 2021, EPA orders are eligible. A business must have
been in operation and registered as of February 1, 2021. Examples include:
Food and beverage businesses
Restaurants, pubs, and bars
Coffee shops, cafes, and cafeterias
Lounges and nightclubs
Breweries, wineries, and tasting rooms
Fitness businesses
Pilates and yoga studios
Barre and spin studios
Gyms offering indoor high or low-intensity group exercise classes
Hotels, motels, and other short-term accommodation businesses
Hotels, motels, hostels, lodging houses, resorts, bed and breakfast establishments, and similar
places
Privately-owned vacation homes, cabins, condominiums, or similar places sold by an operator
or an owner that are registered as a business
Clubs and similar places, whether or not a membership is required for the lodging
Campgrounds, guide outfitters, fishing lodges, or guest ranches
For a complete list of accommodation businesses please review the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) accommodation codes.
Before applying, you must review the orders to confirm your business is eligible:
PHO order – Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 31, 2021 (PDF)
PHO order – Gatherings and Events – March 31, 2021 (PDF)
EPA order – April 23, 2021 (PDF)
Benefits
Grants of $2,000 to $20,000 are available to hospitality, fitness, and accommodation
businesses impacted by March 31, 2021, Public Health Officer orders on gatherings and
events and liquor and food serving premises, and April 23, 2021, EPA order on travel.
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Application process
Click here to submit your application.
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The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge – 2021 is a continuation of the initiative by Qualcomm that
was started in 2016 to encourage design houses and product companies to invent useful and
innovative hardware product designs incorporating Qualcomm chipset platforms and technologies. It
has been inspired by the tremendous potential of Smart Devices and products that can be built in
the domains of Smart Infrastructure, Biometric Devices, Medical Technology, and Rural IoT. For
2021, the challenge also includes 5G use cases and applications that use NavIC capability on mobile
devices enabled with NavIC feature.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society,
Qualcomm is glad to offer support to India’s technology ecosystem through the Qualcomm Design in
India Challenge 2021. In its sixth edition, with this design challenge and partnering with Startup
India and AGNIi, Qualcomm continues to spur the domestic hardware ecosystem which will
positively impact the product ecosystem of design and enhance the manufacturing facilities in India.
Eligibility
Individual startup companies that demonstrate Hardware and Embedded design experience.
HW design proposals must be focused on one of the domains – 5G Applications and NavIC use
cases, Smart Infrastructure, Medical Technology, and Rural and Industrial IoT – regardless of
the form factor of the product.
HW designs must be based on one of four available platforms. Please see QDIC Terms and
Conditions for platform details.
Registered companies from India only will be considered for further evaluation in accordance
with the quality of work submitted. Students do not qualify for this challenge.
Only one submission per company will be accepted. Multiple proposals from the same
company could lead to disqualification.Participating companies should have preferably established operations of a minimum of 6
months in hardware design and solutions.
The quality of each product design in the focus areas mentioned above with clear HW/SW
differentiation will be valued along with creativity and relevance to “community and
technology” related demand in India.
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Benefits
Fiscal Incentives
Each of the 12 shortlisted companies will get a cash prize of up to INR 3,20,000 to convert
their design submissions into workable prototypes using the Qualcomm® Innovation Lab.
At the end of the incubation period, 1 winner and 2 runner-ups will stand to win INR
65,00,000, INR 50,00,000, and INR 35,00,000 in prize money, respectively.
Non-Fiscal Incentives
8 months of dedicated engineering and technical support and mentoring in the Qualcomm®
Innovation Lab
Mentorship workshops
Special Incentives
Patent Filing Grant- up to 3.2 Lakhs
Innovation Commercialization Fund
Application process
Visit the website to apply.Blockchain Partnership Program
Business ideas are easy, piloting is what matters.
Blockchain Partnership Program is helping blockchain/ DLT startups & SMEs to introduce their
solutions to the market, bringing impact at scale.
BlockStart is a 3-stage partnership program. Each DLT/ blockchain startup receives a grant (equity-
free) of up to €20,000, tailored tech and business mentoring.
Eligibility
Focus: fintech, ICT, and retail.
Benefits
You’ll receive up to €20,000 to fine-tune your solution and implement commercial pilots with
innovative SMEs (adopters).
Piloting opportunities to help developers explore new value streams for market-ready
blockchain tech.
Individualized coaching and mentorship from the experienced team’s Bright
Pixel, CIVITTA, and F6S
Networking with industry leaders and DLT experts and showcase opportunities at blockchain
events.
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Application process
Annex 1: Open Call Text
Annex 2: Guidelines for Applicants
Annex 3: Application Form for DLT Developers (for reference only)Annex 3.1: Proposal Supplement
Annex 4: Declaration of Honour
Annex 5: SME Declaration
Annex 5.1: Declaration of Commitment to Establish an SME
Annex 6: Bank Account Information (for reference only)
Annex 7: Sub-grant Agreement Template for DLT Developers (for reference only)
Annex 8: Template for H2020 Financial Support to Third Parties – DLT Developers (for
reference only)
ITC Viva Technology
VivaTech is Europe’s biggest startup and tech event. Co-organized by Publicis Groupe and Groupe
Les Echos and dedicated to the growth of startups, digital transformation, and innovation, the 5th
edition will take place on June 16-19, 2021.
The International Trade Centre is the joint multilateral agency of the United Nations and the
World Trade Organisation fully dedicated to supporting the internationalization of SMEs.
Its joint mandate combines a focus on expanding trade opportunities with the aim of fostering
sustainable development.
Its main focus is to facilitate SME & startup success in international business.
The #FastTrackTech Africa initiative supports digital entrepreneurs and tech start-ups in sub-
Saharan Africa to go international with online and onsite training, advisory and coaching focused on
building digital and business skills with a focus on regional and international business generation
and investment promotion.Eligibility
Formally registered African digital start-ups, revenues a plus, with an innovative solution
improving the access to affordable connectivity
Focus on the African continent
Track record in working on making the continent’s internet access more affordable
Viability and scalability of the solution
Applications from the following countries a plus: ECOWAS countries, and Rwanda, Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda.
Benefits
Winners will get:
A $5000 cash prize
20 hours of mentoring on a topic of your choice
The opportunity to exhibit on the FastTrackTech booth at VivaTech (booth value of $14000)
Linkages with VCs and partners from our network
Two runners up will get:
20 hours of mentoring on a topic of your choice
Linkages with VCs and partners from our network
Application process
Click here to participate.Web Summit 2021 Startup Program
The Web Summit startup program showcases the startups disrupting their industries and introduces
them to the world’s leading investors, companies, and media, all for €995.
Join the Web Summit in Lisbon this November and show the world what you’ve built.
Web Summit 2021 Startup Program program offers you the chance to join a global community of
startups, each one selected by the Web Summit team for its potential, uniqueness, and world-
changing ideas. If chosen, you’ll get three tickets to Web Summit for €995, access to Investor
Meetings, and be eligible to apply for PITCH, 40 words, pitching masterclasses, and more.
What happens when I apply:
Chat to the specialist team: One of the startup experts will be in touch to discuss your company,
goals, and objectives for Web Summit.
Assessment and selection: The team dedicates countless hours to find the most exciting, high-
potential startups to join the events.
Prepare with the startup success team: Your dedicated startup success manager will work with
you to help guide you through the startup journey and get the best out of attending Web Summit.
Time for Web Summit: Now for the main event. Fill your time at Web Summit with the many
startup activations: PITCH, startup battle; Mentor Hours, advisory sessions with business leaders;
40 words, and more.
Eligibility
Web Summit 2021 Startup Program welcomes startups.Benefits Brand awareness: More than 2,500 leading media publications and journalists will join Web Summit 2021 looking for the next big news story. They’ll help you share your startup’s message with the world – and the world’s leading businesses. Funding: Investor Meetings are pre-scheduled sessions between the world’s most influential investors and the startups that excite them. This is where you’ll get insider advice on making your startup irresistible to investors. Networking: Networking opportunities are woven through every Web Summit experience. Start networking weeks before the event with the Web Summit app – reach out to investors, sign up for Mentor Hours, and find potential leads. Learning: Schedule meetings with founders who’ve overcome all the odds and trendsetting companies in your industry. And follow up on these leads after the event. You never know who may become your new business partner, investor, or mentor. Application process Visit the website to apply. The event will happen from November 1 – 4 2021.
Shine Program in Bratislava
Together with Swiss Re, Pontis, and BOOKBRIDGE, Shine program is launching the first edition in
Bratislava, which will support next-generation social innovators in translating their ideas and
solutions into scalable business models to maximize social impact. The program is looking for early-
stage entrepreneurs with a presence in Slovakia, who are trying to address challenges in the areas
of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Access to health, Environmental Sustainability, or Economic Inclusion.
The innovators will go through a six-month immersive nurture program during which they will be
partnered with Swiss Re experts and leadership & business coaches to develop a financially feasible
and scalable business plan that can have a tangible social impact.
In addition, at the end of the Shine Program, one selected innovator stands a chance to win a
financial award of up to 20’000 EUR to fuel their growth.
Eligibility
Shine program is open to all social innovators and early-stage social entrepreneurs based in
Slovakia wanting to contribute with an innovative solution to address the current social
challenges.Benefits
Phase 1
Social Innovator Award: The ideas presented by the applicants will be evaluated and a winner
shall be chosen, who will then move to the next phase. To mark this achievement, the winner will
also receive the Swiss Re’s Social Innovator Award with prize money of 5000 EUR.
Evaluation topics: Innovation, Social Impact, Business model
Phase 2
Action Learning Program: The social innovator will team up with Swiss Re employees to design,
implement and evaluate a tangible social enterprise. In the six-month part-time Action Learning
Program, they will together define customer needs, develop a viable business plan, pitch it in front
of the Shine Panel of Experts, and aim to earn funding of 15 000 EUR. During this process, they will
be accompanied by a professional business and leadership coach in an open workshop setting. The
Action Learning Program will be delivered in collaboration with BOOKBRIDGE.
Evaluation topics: Financial feasibility / Business scalability
Structured Learning process: 12 days over 6 months part-time
In-between modules, candidates will spend 3-4 hours per week on virtual teamwork.
Phase 3
Impact assessment: Swiss Re will monitor and evaluate the performance, impact, and
sustainability of the social enterprise to ensure stability and growth.
Application process
Fill in the application form hereOff-Grid Energy Incubation Program
Clean Technology Hub is a pioneering hybrid hub for the research, development, demonstration, and
incubation of clean technologies for increased energy access and improved climate resilience. It is
also an early start-up incubator for inventions and innovations in clean energy, and a driver of clean
energy investment into Africa. Its mission is to drive sustainable development across Africa through
innovation in clean technologies and their application.
Off-Grid Energy Incubation Program’s goal is to build a pipeline of renewable energy businesses
with the capacity to scale as well as, bridge Nigeria’s energy access gap especially as it pertains to
the unserved and underserved.
The Enterprise Development Program provides a 6-Month (July-December) incubation program
focusing on early-stage renewable energy businesses.
Thematic Areas
Energy-efficient cooking
Productive use
Renewable energy solutions
Tech-enabled solutions
Eligibility
You MUST not have applied for any other All On the funded program
Must have graduated from an Accredited Tertiary Level Institution
You must have access to a laptop and data-enabled device
You must be able to participate all through the required program duration
You must be a Nigerian owned business
Women are STRONGLY encouraged to applyBenefits
Consulting and Advisory Services: Expert insight on the renewable energy sector
$10,000 in grants: Funding of $10,000
Mentorship: Access to business mentors
Enterprise Management Training: 16-week training to develop the personal, professional, and
commercial skillset
Application Process
Complete your application
Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a physical pitch where a jury selects
businesses best suited for the program.
IETF Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization
Studies, Spring 2021
Organizations can apply for a share of up to £40 million to carry out feasibility and engineering
studies into energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies for industrial processes.
IETF Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Studies, Spring 2021 competition aim to support
feasibility and engineering studies necessary to enable an investment decision in energy efficiency
and deep decarbonization solutions. This is the second round of the IETF Phase 1 competition.
IETF will award up to £40 million across 2 strands. These are:
feasibility and engineering studies (this strand)
deployment projects
In this strand, you must be an industrial business of any size to apply. You can apply on your own orin collaboration with other organizations. Your project must take place at a manufacturing site or
data center in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland and be led by the operator of that site.
The other competition strand, IETF deployment of energy efficiency technologies, Spring 2021, will
fund projects that deploy energy efficiency technology.
The IETF is a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) fund. Innovate UK is
delivering part of this competition on behalf of BEIS, which is a joint sponsor. Following the
assessment of applications, the awarding, contracting, and monitoring of projects will be delivered
by BEIS.
Eligibility
Your project
Your project must:
start by 01 July 2022
end by 30 June 2024
up to 12 months if it is a feasibility study
up to 24 months if it is an engineering study
The end-beneficiary of the study must be a single manufacturing site or data center in England,
Wales, or Northern Ireland.
You can include multiple projects within your application but you must make sure:
all projects are located at the same eligible site
all individual elements are eligible
If you are submitting multiple studies, they will assess your application as a single submission. If you
want to apply to conduct studies across different sites, you will need to submit one application for
each site.
Commitment to knowledge sharing
You must consent to produce a case study for knowledge sharing during your project. It will be
made publicly available so should not include any commercially sensitive information.
Lead organization
This competition is aimed at businesses that use energy or produce direct emissions as a result of
their industrial processes. Industrial processes here refer to a set of economic activities as defined
by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Businesses are allocated a SIC code at the time of
registering at Companies House. You will need to check your business SIC code to make sure you
are eligible.
For this competition your business must fall into the following categories of activity:
manufacturing 10(000) through to 33(200)
data center 63(110)
If you are a parent company with a SIC Code which does not reflect the activity carried out at thesite of the proposed project, please email ietf@innovateuk.ukri.org with your organization’s details,
project locations, and a brief outline of your project. An example of this would be where a data
center is owned by a telecoms company.
They will work with you to establish whether the activity at the site is eligible for this competition.
To lead a project or work alone your organization must also:
be a registered business of any size in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
be the manufacturer or data center operator at the site that is the focus and end-beneficiary of
the study.
A site is defined as the postcode or multiple directly adjoining postcodes at which the project takes
place.
The lead applicant must be the owner of the industrial process or data center operator. A third party
(for example, a consultancy or an energy service company) can prepare an application on behalf of
the lead applicant. However, BEIS will not have a legal relationship with or pay money to a third
party.
The competition is targeted at technologies that will reduce the onsite energy use or emissions
generated by industrial processes or datacentres. In some cases, Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
equipment integral to the process may be owned by a separate entity or may not be co-located on
the immediate site. Studies investigating eligible fuel switches for CHP plants will be considered in
the scope provided that at least 70% of both the heat output and electricity output produced by the
CHP plant is used for an election process by the lead applicant or consortium. The lead applicant
must in this case be an eligible end-user, and the CHP operator must be a collaborating partner on
the project.
Project team
Lead organizations can collaborate with other organizations provided the project partners meet the
criteria below.
To collaborate with the lead your organization must:
be a business of any size, a research organization, a research, and technology organization, an
academic institution, or a public sector organization. You must read the Supplementary Grant
Award Guidance to find out which definition your organization falls into.
be registered in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
carry out its project work in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland
The lead must claim funding by entering their costs during the application. If the lead is
collaborating with other organizations then the lead and at least one other partner must claim grant
funding and enter their costs into the Innovation Funding Service.
Each partner organization must be invited into the Innovation Funding Service by the lead to
collaborate on a project. Partners must enter their own project costs into the Innovation Funding
Service.
Your project can include partners that do not receive any of this competition’s funding, for example,
businesses registered in Scotland or outside the UKSubcontractors
Subcontractors are allowed in this competition.
Subcontractors can be from anywhere in the UK and you must select them through your usual
procurement process.
You can use subcontractors from overseas but must make the case in question 5 for why you
could not use suppliers from the UK.
You must also provide a detailed rationale, evidence of the potential UK contractors you
approached, and the reasons why they were unable to work with you.
They expect all subcontractor costs to be justified and appropriate to the total eligible project
costs. They will not accept a cheaper cost as a sufficient reason to use an overseas
subcontractor.
Applications that are successful at the assessment stage will undergo due diligence. Applicants
must be willing to dedicate sufficient resources to assist us in completing this process. Further
information can be found in the Supplementary Grant Award Guidance.
Previous applications
You can use a previously submitted application from the first window of the IETF to apply for
this competition. This took place in Summer 2020. Some application questions have changed,
you must make sure that you are eligible, your proposal is in scope and the questions are
answered in full.
Subsidy control (and state aid where applicable)
This competition provides funding in line with the UK’s obligations and commitments to
Subsidy Control. Further information about the UK Subsidy Control requirements can be found
within the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement and the subsequent guidance from the
Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
IETF is unable to award grant funding to organizations that are considered to be in financial
difficulty. Please see the Supplementary Grant Award Guidance for more information. They
will conduct financial viability and eligibility tests to confirm this is not the case following the
application stage.
European Commission State aidYou must apply under European Commission State aid rules if you are an applicant who is
conducting activities that will affect the trade of goods and electricity between Northern
Ireland and the EU as envisaged by Article 10 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in
the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
In certain limited circumstances, the European Commission State aid rules may also apply if
you are an organization located in England, Wales, or Scotland and conduct activities that
affect the trade of goods and electricity between Northern Ireland and the EU. For further
information, please see section 7 of the BEIS technical guidance.
For further information see Supplementary Grant Award Guidance and BEIS guidance on the
Northern Ireland Protocol.
For applicants subject to the European Commission State aid rules, applicants will be required
to prove that they were not an “Undertaking in Difficulty” on the date of 31 December 2019
but became a UID between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021. They will ask for evidence of
this.
Benefits
IETF Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Studies, Spring 2021 have allocated up to £40 million
to fund projects across 2 competition strands:
IETF industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization studies, Spring 2021 (this strand)
IETF deployment of energy efficiency technologies, Spring 2021
The majority of the funding will be allocated in the deployment strand.
Application process
Click here to learn how to apply.Driving the Electric Revolution: Supply
Chains for Net Zero
The UK registered businesses of any size can apply for a share of up to £22 million for innovation
projects focused on supply chain development for power electronics, electric machines, and drives.
ISCF will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £22 million in
innovation projects. These will be to support the government’s green industrial revolution in the
transport, energy, and industrial sectors.
The aim of this competition is to facilitate the UK’s niche and volume supply chain and
manufacturing capability growth in power electronics, machines, and drives (PEMD).
Your proposal must help the UK to achieve the objectives of the Driving the Electric Revolution
challenge and have a significant impact on the PEMD supply chain in the UK to support the UK’s
drive towards net zero.
Eligibility
Your project
Your project must:
have started by 1 February 2022
end by 31 January 2025
last between 18 and 36 months
have total eligible costs between £500,000 and £5 million
If your project’s duration falls outside of our eligibility criteria, you must provide justification by
email to support@innovateuk.ukri.org at least 10 working days before the competition closes. They
will decide whether to approve your request.
Lead organization
To lead a project your organization must:be the UK registered business of any size
collaborate with the other UK registered businesses, RTOs, research organizations, public
sector organizations, or charities
carry out its project work in the UK
intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
Research organizations cannot lead projects.
The make-up of your project team must include at least 3 layers of an existing or new supply chain.
When choosing supply chain partners for the project team, you must make sure that the supply-side
and demand-side are both represented.
Project team
To collaborate with the lead, your organization must:
be a UK registered business, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector
organization, or research and technology organization (RTO)
carry out its project work in the UK
intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
The lead and at least one other organization must claim funding by entering their costs during the
application.
Each partner organization must be invited into the Innovation Funding Service by the lead to
collaborate on a project. Once accepted, partners will be asked to log in or to create an account and
enter their own project costs into the Innovation Funding Service.
Your project can include other collaborators that do not receive any of this competition’s funding, for
example, non-UK businesses. Their costs will count towards the total eligible project costs.
Subcontractors
Subcontractors are allowed in this competition.
Subcontractors can be from anywhere in the UK and you must select them through your usual
procurement process.
You can use subcontractors from overseas but must make the case in question 4 for why you
could not use suppliers from the UK.
You must also provide a detailed rationale, evidence of the potential UK contractors you
approached, and the reasons why they were unable to work with you.
They expect all subcontractor costs to be justified and appropriate to the total eligible project
costs. They will not accept a cheaper cost as a sufficient reason to use an overseas
subcontractor.
Number of applications
A business can only lead on one application but can be included as a collaborator in a further 2
applications.
If a business is not leading any application, it can collaborate in up to 3 applications.
A research organization cannot lead but can collaborate on any number of applications.Benefits Driving the Electric Revolution: Supply Chains for Net Zero offers the Grant award. Application process You must read the guidance on applying for a competition on the Innovation Funding Service before you start.
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