The CDC has up to £180k to award to a minimum of 3 companies to:
•Help us build our data commons by joining-up the data
•Help us explore novel data capture through a Community-led approach
•Create a novel digital idea
This fund is not to be used as working capital for ‘business as usual’ operations, but specifically to develop your innovations further. Your innovation must:
- Develop a new product, process, service or application which responds to one of the challenge areas;
- Deliver clear transformational benefits for the applicant SMEs and LCR economy;
- Improve the health and wellbeing of the LCR
You will retain ownership of the IP of anything you produce using this funding.
Find out more and apply!
Key dates
| Launch funding | 17th June |
| Expression of Interest | 27th June |
| Submit Business Case | 18th July |
| Panel Deliberation | 21-25th July |
| ‘In person’ pitch | Wb 28th July |
| Project Close | 31 December |
| Evaluation | January 2026 |