Apply for the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund 2021 (closed)
The Knowledge Asset Grant Fund supports the repurposing, commercialisation and expanded use of public sector knowledge assets.
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The Knowledge Assets Grant Fund is now closed for applications. For updates on the programme, please get in touch at GrantFund.GOTT@beis.gov.uk.
The Knowledge Assets Grant fund is aimed at organisations across the public sector. This funding of up to £250,000 is available for use in supporting the repurposing, commercialisation, or expanded use of public sector knowledge assets.
The fund is open to organisations headed by an Accounting Officer responsible for upholding Managing Public Money (MPM) guidance. These organisations are primarily those classified to the central government sector by the Office for National Statistics although others may be in scope. This includes:
- government departments and their partner organisations
- arms-length bodies
- public sector research establishments (PSREs). These are research and development institutes sponsored directly by government departments or the 7 UK Research Councils, such as certain government labs
Universities are not eligible to apply.
The grant fund shares the aim of the wider knowledge assets project, which is outlined in the Mackintosh Report.
Funding is available in 3 bands:
- Explore Grant (up to and including £25,000)
- Expand Grants (£25,000 to £100,000)
- Extend Grant (£100,000 to £250,000)
The difference between these bands is in the amount of information requested and the size of grant applied for. They are all for early-stage research into Knowledge-Asset development and are not sequenced (explore grants, for example, are not necessarily for earlier stages of research than expand grants).
How to apply
Applications closed on 6 December 2021.
Please read the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund privacy notice which explains how we use your personal data if you applied for this fund.
Contact
Get in touch with the team at grantfund.gott@beis.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
Last updated 6 December 2021 + show all updates
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Applications to the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund are now closed.
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Following an Q&A event after the Grant Fund launch, we have amended forms and guidance based on feedback and to improve clarity. We have also added a Q&A page based on the questions asked during the launch event.
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First published.