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DEFONEOS Grants & Funding

£3B+ accessible across UK, EU, and NATO funding programmes.

UK Defence & Security Funding

DSTL — Defence Science & Technology Laboratory

Amount: £500K - £5M per project

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) calls. DEFONEOS qualifies for: AI/autonomy, C-UAS, cyber defence, ISR, simulation. Next DASA call: rolling submissions.

MOD — Defence AI Strategy Fund

Amount: £2M - £10M

Direct MOD funding for AI systems aligned with the Defence AI Strategy. DEFONEOS hits: "AI-enabled decision support", "autonomous systems", "AI in command & control".

Innovate UK — Smart Grants

Amount: £100K - £500K

Quarterly calls for disruptive AI innovation. DEFONEOS qualifies as "game-changing AI for public safety."

UKRI — AI for Government

Amount: £250K - £1M

Research council funding for AI in public services. DEFONEOS civil-services module qualifies.

NCSC — Cyber Accelerator

Amount: £50K - £250K equity-free

GCHQ-backed cyber security accelerator. DEFONEOS cyber-mcp + SIGIL audit qualifies.

EU Defence Funding

European Defence Fund (EDF)

Amount: €1M - €20M

Collaborative defence R&D. Requires 3+ EU member state partners. DEFONEOS open-source model makes partnership easy.

EIC Accelerator (Horizon Europe)

Amount: €2.5M grant + €15M equity

Deep tech breakthroughs. DEFONEOS Noise→Intuition pipeline qualifies as "breakthrough innovation."

NATO Funding

NATO DIANA — Defence Innovation Accelerator

Amount: Non-dilutive + contracts

DEFONEOS applies for: AI/autonomy challenge, dual-use challenge, resilience challenge. Accelerator access to 30+ NATO testbed centres.

NIF — NATO Innovation Fund

Amount: €5M - €20M equity

Venture investment arm of NATO. DEFONEOS qualifies as "deep tech for defence and security."

NATO STO — Science & Technology Organization

Amount: Research contracts

Collaborative research projects across NATO members. DEFONEOS sovereign AI + open ontology aligns with STO priorities.

Complete Funding Matrix

Programme	Type	Amount Range	DEFONEOS Fit	Deadline
DASA (DSTL)	Grant	£500K-£5M	AI/autonomy/C-UAS	Rolling
MOD Defence AI	Contract	£2M-£10M	Defence AI Strategy	Ongoing
Innovate UK Smart	Grant	£100K-£500K	Disruptive AI	Quarterly
UKRI AI Gov	Grant	£250K-£1M	AI for public services	Biannual
NCSC Cyber Acc.	Non-dilutive	£50K-£250K	Cyber security	Annual
EDF	Grant	€1M-€20M	Defence R&D	Annual calls
EIC Accelerator	Grant+Equity	€2.5M+€15M	Deep tech breakthrough	Quarterly
NATO DIANA	Non-dilutive	Contracts	Dual-use challenge	Challenge-based
NIF	Equity	€5M-€20M	Deep tech defence	Rolling
NATO STO	Contract	Research	Collaborative research	Ongoing

Immediate Priority Applications

#	Programme	Action	Timeline
1	NATO DIANA	Submit challenge response	30 days
2	DASA	Submit proposal (AI/autonomy)	45 days
3	NCSC Cyber Acc.	Apply to accelerator cohort	60 days
4	Innovate UK	Submit Smart Grant	Next quarter
5	EIC Accelerator	Submit breakthrough pitch	Next quarter