Supports eligible public-sector organisations to develop and exploit knowledge assets with commercial or wider public value.
CKAF is not open to general startups or commercial companies as applicants. Eligible public-sector organisations must lead.
Lead: an eligible PSRE, UKRI wholly owned institute or other eligible public-sector body.Relevant when an eligible public-sector body owns a defensible AI, data or software knowledge asset and needs evidence, protection, development or commercialisation work.
01The applicant must be an eligible public-sector organisation under the official guidance.
02Requests must be between £50,000 and £250,000.
03Organisations above the stated annual distribution threshold can be considered but may rank below other fundable applications.
01Confirm institutional eligibility before developing the case.
02Define ownership, protection and route to exploitation for the knowledge asset.
03Separate public benefit, commercial potential, delivery cost and follow-on route.
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