Deadline: 21-Sep-22
The Innovate UK is seeking applications for ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
The ATI Programme represents to date a £3.2 billion joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace.
This programme is co-ordinated and managed by:
- The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation
- The Aerospace Technology Institute
Objectives
- They work in collaboration to deliver a portfolio of projects to meet the objectives of the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, ‘Destination Zero’.
- This is phase 1 of a strategic batch competition within the ATI Programme. There are 2 phases to each strategic batch competition. If you are successful at phase 2 you will proceed to final approvals and contracting. The whole process takes at least 6 months.
- Expression of interest (EoI) – this competition: opens monthly and is reviewed by the Aerospace Technology Institute only. There is no funding in this phase.
- The Aerospace Technology Institute make a recommendation to BEIS as to whether an EOI should progress to the Full Stage Evaluation. BEIS is responsible for making the final decision whether or not your EOI progresses to the Full Stage Evaluation.
- Full stage application (FSA): invite only, if successful in the expression of interest phase. Independent assessment by Innovate UK, value for money (VfM) and policy review by BEIS, and strategic review by the Aerospace Technology Institute.
- BEIS as the budget holder for the ATI Programme has the final funding decision. If you are successful at phase 2, Innovate UK will perform financial viability and eligibility checks. You will be contracted by Innovate UK.
Focus Areas
- Your proposal must align with the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, ‘Destination Zero’, which is split into these areas:
- Zero-Carbon Emission Aircraft Technologies: Zero-carbon emission technologies are focused on propulsion and infrastructure development to enable zero-carbon tailpipe emissions. This encompasses battery, hydrogen, and fuel cell technologies, much of which are in early stages of development.
- Ultra-Efficient Aircraft Technologies: Ultra-efficient technologies are focused on improving energy efficiency and hence impact CO2 emissions, NOx and noise. Continued development of crucial high value, sustainable, high productivity manufacturing technologies will position the UK to be a first-choice location for the industry.
- Cross-cutting Enabling Technologies: To enable both the zero-carbon and ultra-efficient opportunities, the UK must develop cross-cutting enabling technologies and capabilities for whole aircraft design and analysis. These capabilities should extend to the aircraft lifecycle from design, through manufacture & assembly, operation, and end of life.
The ATI Programme partners will monitor changes between your phase 1 and phase 2 submissions. They will not accept unjustified major changes in the consortium or costs.
Funding Information
- The ATI Programme has been allocated £685 million from the government for the financial years 2022 to 2023 through to 2024 to 2025 to fund innovation projects. If your organisation’s work on the project is mostly commercial or economic, your funding request must not exceed the limits below. These limits apply even if your organisation normally acts non-economically.
Eligibility Criteria
- Lead organisation
- To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
- Be a UK registered business of any size for research projects
- Be a UK registered business of any size, a research and technology organisation (RTO), research organisation or academic institution for capital infrastructure projects
- Carry out your aerospace research or capital infrastructure project work in the UK
- Intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
- Address the specific requirements of the UK’s Aerospace Technology Strategy
- Sign up to the Aerospace Technology Institute framework agreement
- Claim funding
- Your project’s duration must be appropriate and in proportion to the planned objectives and prioritisation within the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, ‘DESTINATION ZERO’.
- To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
- Project team
- To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:
- Business of any size
- Academic institution
- Charity
- Not for profit
- Public sector organisation
- Research and technology organisation (RTO)
- Your organisation must:
- Carry out its project work in the UK
- Intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
- Be invited to take part by the lead applicant
- Sign up to the Aerospace Technology Institute framework agreement
- Your business does not have to be registered with Companies House when you apply, but it must be registered before you can receive funding.
- Your project can include partners that do not receive any of this competition’s funding, for example non-UK businesses.
- To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:
For more information, visit https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1287/overview/6574f22e-4843-4b07-b16c-11d86dafc05d