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Sunderland Business Support Fund

The Sunderland Business Support Fund is a grant covering up to 40% of projects costing between £3,000 and £6,000, for small and medium-sized businesses based in Sunderland. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by NBSL · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (forms.nbsl.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

Grant funding up to 40% of project costs between £3,000 and £6,000 for trading SMEs in Sunderland to access external expertise for business improvement projects.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

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Deadline

Open all year

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How much

up to 40% funding for projects that cost between £3,000 and £6,000

You put in: Applicants must fund the remaining 60% of project costs

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Who can apply

Businesses based in Sunderland that are trading SMEs with fewer than 250 staff, planning to grow by creating or safeguarding jobs, and have not received more than £315,000 of combined State Aid.

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Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

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How to apply

Visit the Sunderland Business Support Fund Overview page for further information and to apply.

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Where it is open: Sunderland

Sunderland

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Things we could not confirm

  • Exact amount one applicant can receive not stated: 40% of project costs between £3,000 and £6,000 means between £1,200 and £2,400 per applicant, but this is calculated from the text rather than explicitly stated

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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 (forms.nbsl.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 15 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with NBSL before you apply.

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