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FOI2025/00114: Funding Allocations to IUK Business Growth Consortium Partners

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Case reference FOI2025/00114

Received 30 January 2025

Published 7 April 2025

Request

Request Received: 30 January 2025

I would like to request information regarding the funding allocated to consortium partners delivering the Innovate UK EDGE (now Innovate UK Business Growth) program. Specifically, I request the following details:

• A list of consortium partners that have received funding to deliver Innovate UK EDGE support services from 2021 to the present.

• The amount of funding allocated per annum to each partner during this period.

• The conditions and required expenditure guidelines for these funds.

• Copies of any contracts or grant agreements between UKRI/Innovate UK and these partners related to the delivery of business growth advisory services.

• Any publicly available audit or performance reports related to this funding.

Response

Response Sent: 25 February 2025

Full details of this response are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• EDGE - UKRI Standard GOL Template.pdf (253.8 KB)
• EDGE Evaluation Final Report Aug 2023.pdf (1.9 MB)
• FOI_Response_Letter - FOI2025_00114_Redacted.pdf (294.9 KB)
• UKRI-IUK UK EDGE - Grant Funding Agreement Template.pdf (7.2 MB)

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