NATEP

The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme

This successful government backed research and development programme is delivered through the FAC in the south and east of the UK. 
SME's - Do you need up to £150K to develop an innovative idea?! 
• Do you have an idea that might improve a process, a technology, a supply chain? 
•  If you had funding could you introduce a change or an improvement to one of your existing products or processes?  
• Do you have an idea to combine existing technologies into one product? . . .then NATEP could help!

Innovate UK have announced that the NATEP Autumn 2021 Call is now open – if you are interested in putting applications into this call you should register now!  
If you wish to know more please email: tim.ward@fac.org.uk or alan.maskell@fac.org.uk
  
The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme is an Aerospace Technology Institute programme with  funding in place and the ambition to progress  innovative aerospace technologies. Launched in 2013, this unique mentoring and supportive approach helps SMEs, with little or no experience of Government grants, navigate the funding application and project fulfilment processes. Through this approach SMEs are more likely to succeed. 

To find out more about NATEP, please visit www.natep.org.uk


The NATEP 3 programme, which is now in operation, is a UK Wide initiative led by a consortium partnership of ADS and Farnborough Aerospace Consortium.

The programme will support companies in the aerospace supply chain to develop innovative technologies, working in collaboration with others and supported by higher tier companies. It will equip them to win new business with existing customers and to diversify their customer base. It is based on a proven model delivered by the partner organisations since 2013. As well as grant funding, the programme provides high calibre technical and management resource to help those companies accelerate the technology development towards market readiness.

It is an industry-led programme.  Panels of aerospace industry professionals and technology advisers throughout the English regions, Northern Ireland and Scotland are contributing their time for free to support the projects. New and innovative product technologies already supported by NATEP will find applications on current and future aircraft platforms. New or improved manufacturing process technologies will enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the UK aerospace manufacturing sector as well as finding applications in other industry sectors such as Energy, Automotive or Rail.

Harriet Wollerton, NATEP Programme Director comments
"NATEP is a success and represents a tremendous opportunity, particularly for small and medium sized companies. The programme, running since 2013, has shown that it is sized and arranged to suit the needs of small supply chain companies and projects. The mentoring and support provided by NATEP helps the planning and execution of the projects and has produced many exciting and innovative products, materials and manufacturing processes that will help anchor manufacturing and high value jobs in the UK, improve productivity and competitiveness in the sector and create export opportunities. The new funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute will take the programme to 2023 and can be further built upon”

Rolls Royce, Airbus, Bombardier, GKN and Leonardo, are sponsoring the programme, ensuring that everyone from the top level of the industry down is working together, towards the same goal.

How to apply for a NATEP Grant:

NATEP Outline Proposal Stage - NOW CLOSED
Autumn Call 2021 Outline proposal submission date:
Call is now open.  Deadline for submissions 12 noon 27th August 2021.
Spring Call 2022.  Call will open for applications 1st November 2021
Deadline for submissions 12 noon 12th January 2022.
 
Project review by Project Review Panels (PRPs) made up of Industry representatives will support projects to prepare for online applications into the Innovate UK (IUK) online IFS application system.

Projects will be judged against the following criteria, scores are awarded for each of the questions on the outline proposal form.

NATEP Project Criteria
  • To lead you must be an SME
  • Applications must be collaborative
  • Applications must be Industrial Research
  • Project must have an application, or potential application, within civil aerospace.
  • Development of technologies should be in line with Aerospace Technology Institute Technology Strategy or an       explanation provided of why if not.

You can collaborate with academic organisation, charity, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)

Any SME can lead on one application and collaborate in a further 2 applications. If a business is not leading an application, they can collaborate in up to 3 applications.

For all projects, no one project partner can incur more than 70% of the total project grant.
The research organisations in your consortium can share up to 30% of the total eligible project grant. If your consortium contains more than one research organisation, this maximum will be shared between them.
Submissions must demonstrate a clear route to market and preferably have an end user identified
Projects can last from 12 months up to a maximum of 18 months
Maximum grant available depends on the combination of partners involved 
EG: two SME's - £210,000 and one SME and one RTO - £237,000
Projects must plan to carry out project work in the UK
Projects must intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
The lead and at least one other organisation must claim funding.

The project can include partners that do not receive any of this competition’s funding, for example non-UK businesses or an end user. Their costs will not count towards the total eligible project costs.

Any UK business claiming funding must be eligible to receive state aid at the time we confirm you will be awarded funding 
Innovate UK is unable to award grant funding to organisations meeting the condition known as undertakings in difficulty - see Guidance here

The grant rate claimed must remain the same for the life of the project
Download the Application form here
 
Outline proposals must be submitted to info@natep.org.uk prior to the Deadline for Submission.  Details of the deadlines can be found at the top of this page.

How to Apply
Before applying it is recommended that you first contact your local NATEP representatives - Tim Ward (07881 104393) or Alan Maskell.(07768 387833) 

Applications for funding follow a 2-stage process
The outline proposal stage requires provisional information about the proposed project to enable the selection of those projects which will be invited to make a full proposal. You are encouraged to ask for help completing the form. For clarification of any of the requirements please contact your local NATEP representative.

The full proposal stage will require more details with a programme plan, work breakdown structure and a spend schedule, but will still be kept as simple as possible. Representatives of the partners collaborating in the project will be required to make a presentation and answer questions at a panel meeting.

NATEP 1 & 2

National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) is an Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) programme designed to:
  • Allow development of products and manufacturing technologies at lower levels of the supply chain;
  • Encourage supply chain partnerships with customer participation;
  • Support R&D management in the supply chain;
  • Focus on middle TRLs;

The objective of this programme is to support the maturing of 100 undeveloped aerospace technologies in the UK aerospace supply chain between 2013 and 2017, thereby creating or retaining as many as 1200 jobs.

NATEP is a £40m programme jointly funded by industry and government. Government has pledged £23m from it’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) which is being managed by Birmingham City Council.  Industry partners include – Airbus, Bombardier, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce and Spirit Aerosystems.  This is a National programme managed by ADS and rolled out by Regional Aerospace Alliances.

Minister Michael Fallon comments: According to Business Minister Michael Fallon: “We have a world-leading aerospace sector underscored by our ability to excel in areas like research & development. It’s this commitment to innovation through our Aerospace Industrial Strategy that will be a crucial driver for long-term growth.

“If we are to get ahead of the game we must create the right conditions now that incentivise businesses to invest in the UK and develop new, exciting products. This new funding will help to do just that and also ensure a high level of quality projects receive the support they need to get off the ground.

“The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) is positive news for UK aerospace, and a further demonstration of Government and industry working together to strengthen our supply chains.”


For more Information

If you wish to find out more please go to http://www.natep.org.uk

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Paris Air Show meeting reviewing the success of the A20X high strength and temperature aluminium powder, NATEP project.

Alan Maskell, NATEP Technology Manager and Mike Bond, Director Advanced Material Technology, Aeromet International, reviewed the case study demonstrating the success of A20X powder, published in the NATEP Innovation Directory.

Funding from NATEP has help Aeromet continue their development of a high strength and temperature, aluminium powder for Additive Manufacturing. The project included all aspects of the supply chain with PSI (metal atomisation equipment), Renishaw (additive manufacture equipment) and Rolls Royce (end user) all contributing to the success of project. The A20X powder, developed from Aeromet patented and MMPDS approved casting alloy A205, is now used in the aerospace, space, defense and high end automotive industries. Contact via www.a20x.com.

Funding from the UK's National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) assists companies, in the Aerospace supply chain, to work collaboratively in the development of innovative technology. A20X powder is an excellent example..

By Mike Bond - Director of Advanced Material Technology - A20X

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