CfI: Earlier identification of UK children with SEN
Ref: GRT-CC97EDN0
Funding Available
Up to £500,000
UK Wide
Education & Skills
5 August 2026
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Organisations can apply for a share of £2.5m inclusive of VAT to develop innovations that enable earlier, fairer, more reliable identification of special educational needs (SEN) in contexts where existing market solutions underperform or do not operate. This phase 1 competition focuses on developing, testing, and rolling out innovations that can be integrated into education settings for children and young people.
What Can It Fund?
- Developing
- testing and rolling out innovations to enable the earlier identification of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN)
- and for strengths and needs assessment that can be integrated into education settings
Ineligible Costs
- -The purchase of any solution (adoption and implementation are subject to a separate exercise)
- -projects lacking clear innovation
- -projects lacking real-world application or user involvement
- -projects that do not have UK children and families as direct/indirect beneficiaries
Funding Source
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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