Business Innovation Fund
The Business Innovation Fund is a grant of £3,000 to £60,000 for innovative micro, small and medium-sized businesses in York and North Yorkshire. This scheme has closed.
Run by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Checked against the official page (yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk) on 7 Oct 2026.
This scheme has closed
It closed on 9 October 2026. It stays here in case it reopens; check with the organisation for future rounds.
Fund including Sector Activity programme, Spin-Out & Start-Up programme, Get Exporting programme, Great Ideas programme, and Get Funded programme.
Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
As stated: applications now close on Friday, October 9
Confirmed on the official page
How much
Whole fund: £5,000,000, shared between applicants
Confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
Confirmed on the official page
Business size
Confirmed on the official page
How to apply
Confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: York and North Yorkshire
Confirmed on the official page
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Shaded: York, North Yorkshire.
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk) on 7 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 9 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority before you apply.
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- yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/business-innovation-fund/the official page, checked automatically, read 7 Oct 2026
- ynygrowthhub.com/business-support-programmes/via York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub: business support programmes, read 7 Oct 2026
- yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/great-ideas/the official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026