Made Smarter Adoption
Match funding of up to 50%, to £20,000, for manufacturers adopting digital technology, in every English region.
The facts
- Who can apply
- Small and medium sized manufacturing and engineering businesses that have manufacturing premises in England.Source: Made Smarter Adoption
- The grant
- Match funding of up to 50% of a project, to a maximum of £20,000 in every region.Source: Made Smarter in your region
- What it can cover
- Digital technologies including data and systems integration and artificial intelligence.Source: Made Smarter Adoption
- Advice and workshops
- Specialist technology advice, digital transformation workshops and strategic expertise are fully funded.Source: Made Smarter FAQs
- Where it runs
- All nine English regions, each through its own delivery partner.Source: Made Smarter in your region
- Suppliers
- Its technology providers directory is open to all and is not endorsed by Made Smarter.Source: Made Smarter technology providers directory
Checked on the official pages on 29 September 2026.
The nine regions
Who runs Made Smarter where you are, and how to start.
- North EastThe North East Growth Hub and the Tees Valley Combined Authority
- North WestThe Growth Company with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Boost, the Business Growth Hub, Cumbria, Cheshire and Warrington and Growth Platform
- Yorkshire and the HumberSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority with West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub and Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority
- East MidlandsLincolnshire County Council on behalf of the East Midlands cluster
- West MidlandsThe West Midlands Growth Company with WMG and the MTC
- East of EnglandNorfolk County Council
- LondonLondon & Partners on behalf of the Greater London Authority
- South EastSurrey County Council
- South WestThe West of England Mayoral Combined Authority with the National Composites Centre, Oxford Innovation Advice and the University of the West of England
How it fits a Kabaido project
Made Smarter is for businesses that make things. A business that only distributes is unlikely to qualify, so check with your regional team first.
A Kabaido project can be set out as a prepaid 12 month plan with defined implementation deliverables: your catalogue and prices imported, your systems connected, one design, wizard or machine module built around what you make and your team trained.
Where Kabaido stands. Made Smarter has not yet confirmed how Kabaido projects are treated. We will update this page when it does. Until then, ask us and we will help you check with your regional team. Funding is always subject to the programme's own assessment.
Funding questions
- It has not yet confirmed how Kabaido projects are treated. Funding is always subject to the programme's own assessment, and we will help you check with your regional team.
- Up to 50% of a digital technology project, to a maximum of £20,000. Each region sets out what it funds on its own page.
- Made Smarter is for manufacturing and engineering businesses with manufacturing premises in England, so a business that only distributes is unlikely to qualify.
- Register with the programme for your region. Its team assesses your business and explains the steps and timings before you commit any spend.