The UK Space Agency’s Commercial Climate Services Call 4 invites applications for funding of innovative climate services that can help open new markets and strengthen the UK’s EO climate services sector.
We are looking for forward-thinking ideas that use satellite-based EO data to create services focused on topics relevant to making decisions in a changing climate – be that for water resources, human health, agriculture, urban heat, wildfires or anything relevant to climate mitigation, adaptation, or resilience. Our focus is on innovation – whether you’re developing a brand-new service, enhancing an existing service to meet climate challenges, or reaching a new type of customer. We are seeking proposals that have a well-defined route to market.
The UK Space Agency intends to award up to £500,000 in total funding, to support innovative EO-based climate services using satellite data. Each selected project can receive up to £85,000 in grant funding. Please note that grant costs must not exceed £85,000.
Information webinar: 2 July 2026 – link to follow.
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Proposals that meet the criteria are welcome, regardless of the size or type of your organisation. The size of your organisation may affect the amount of funding which you can apply for.
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This call is targeting projects in the early stage of development, typically in a Technical Readiness Level of 2+. Technology Readiness Levels are defined on the UKRI website: Eligibility of technology readiness levels (TRL) – UKRI.
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The Commercial Climate Services Call aligns with UK government strategies, aiming to:
- advance the National Space Strategy by promoting the growth and commercial use of space data, and by applying space technology to deliver tangible benefits to people across the UK. The call will help de-risk pilot projects with the potential to deliver breakthrough climate services and unlock new market opportunities
- support the UK’s Net Zero Strategy by enabling improved climate services to support evidence-based decision-making at local, national and international levels to support the decarbonising of all sectors of the UK economy to meet the net zero target by 2050
- contribute to the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan by supporting the development of services that enhance environmental monitoring, promote sustainable land use, and improve resilience to climate change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity
We will consider all projects demonstrating new and innovative ways of using EO in climate services provided that the service offered or developed is focused on climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience in some way. For example, projects could focus on areas such as (but not limited to):
- agriculture and land use
- natural disaster response
- biodiversity, nature restoration and green financing
- marine and water monitoring
- spatial planning
- waste monitoring
- GHGs including methane
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There will be an online session outlining the application process where we will address any questions. You can submit a question to be answered in the webinar by emailing UKSA.EOT@DSIT.gov.uk by 30 June 2026. Please submit questions with the subject line ‘Commercial Climate Services call – questions’.
Any questions you may have that have not been covered in the webinar can also be submitted to UKSA.EOT@DSIT.gov.uk with the subject line ‘Commercial Climate Services call – questions’ at any time prior to the call close date. Any questions raised will be published for others to see
It would be very much appreciated if you intend to submit a proposal to notify the UK Space Agency by Friday 31 July 2026 by emailing UKSA.EOT@DSIT.gov.uk with the subject line ‘Commercial Climate Services call – intention to submit’. In the body of the email we only need your organisation and the title of your proposal.
All applications must be submitted in full using the application form by email to the Earth Observation Global Networks and Commercial Markets team at UKSA.EOT@DSIT.gov.uk using the subject line ‘Commercial Climate Services Call – Application’ by 11:59pm on 7 August 2026.
If you would like to discuss the suitability of your project, you can also contact Innovate UK Business Connect’s Space team.