GovWire

The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) was launched in January 2023 to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop greener and more efficient solutions for freight.

Funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and delivered by Connected Places Catapult, the Freight Innovation Fund programme will identify and trial new products and services coming to market in the freight sector.

It will convene and support innovating organisations across the sector and support the whole market to grow to match the ambitions of both the DfT and the UK economy.

DfT has dedicated 7 million to the programme to support SMEs through the Accelerator Programme and Freight Innovation Cluster until 2024.

The first round of winning projects was announced in April 2023.