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Better Futures Fund Round 2 Local Regional Funding

Better Futures Fund Round 2 Local Regional Funding is a grant for businesses across England. Open, closes 15 January 2027.

Run by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Last read from find-government-grants.service.gov.uk on 13 Nov 2026.

DCMS is seeking a grant recipient (or joint applicants) to deliver Round 2 Local Regional Funding of the Better Futures Fund (BFF). The successful applicant(s) will deliver up to £158.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

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Deadline

Closes 15 January 2027 at midnight

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How much

From £155,000,000

Whole fund: £158,793,656, shared between applicants

This may be the whole fund rather than what one business can get

Who can apply

Not stated

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Business size

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How to apply

On gov.uk

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Where it is open: England-wide

England

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across England, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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