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Local to Leeds 9 schemes

ClosedSupport programme

Skills Bootcamps in York and North Yorkshire

Screen Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Flexible training programmes of up to 16 weeks, delivered by specialist training providers, to build sector-specific skills for local employers and adults. Open to adults aged 19 and over.

Amount
Fully funded for independent learners and self-employed individuals; 90% funded for small and medium-sized businesses (employers contribute 10%); 70% funded for large businesses (employers contribute 30%)
Deadline
Closed 12 January 2025
Area
West Yorkshire, York and North YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

Business sustainability support

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Funding and advice to help small businesses across West Yorkshire measure their carbon footprint and climate risk, plan to reduce environmental impact, and cut emissions and increase energy resilience. The project is now completed.

Amount
The project received £10.597 million in funding through Gainshare and £9.250 million in match funding from small businesses. This is the whole project budget, not an amount for one business.
Deadline
Closed 31 March 2026
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedGrant

Leeds Cultural Investment Programme: Seasons of Culture

Leeds City Council

Grants for one-off projects that connect with nature, promote active travel, nature recovery, and creative work in green and blue spaces. The first theme is Nature.

Amount
£3,000 to £15,000
Area
LeedsLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme

Creative UK

Intensive support, coaching and mentoring to help West Yorkshire creative businesses in music, screen, convergent technologies, fashion or gaming plan for growth and secure investment.

Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

Creative Export Accelerator

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

A programme offering training, mentoring and workshops, plus bursaries of up to £6,000, to help West Yorkshire creative businesses and freelancers take their work to international markets.

Amount
Up to £6,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedAccelerator

Propel Healthtech Accelerator

Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber

Tailored support for healthtech innovators developing solutions that could improve patient outcomes, transform healthcare delivery and address NHS challenges. Includes expert masterclasses, support, mentoring and guidance.

Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
ClosedCompetition

Tackling health inequalities: the Mayor's big ideas challenge for SMEs

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

A £1 million challenge run by the West Yorkshire Mayor to help SMEs develop innovative solutions that make communities in West Yorkshire healthier. The February 2025 round has finished, with three winners and 19 finalists named.

Amount
Up to £100,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedGrant

Digital Accelerator Grant

Digital Enterprise

Up to £10,000 grant (50% of project costs) for digital projects costing up to £25,000 to boost productivity and business growth for West Yorkshire SMEs.

Amount
Up to £10,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedGrant

High Impact Grant

Digital Enterprise

Up to £35,000 grant for digital transformation projects costing £25,000–£100,000, covering up to 50% of project costs for businesses in West Yorkshire.

Amount
Up to £35,000
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

For all of Yorkshire and the Humber, or the whole North 1 scheme

ClosedInvestment

Investment Fund - North of England

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Finance to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North West, Yorkshire, the Humber and Tees Valley

Amount
£25,000 to £2,000,000
Area
The North of EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10

National schemes 50 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Leeds.

ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Creative Industries Grant

Creative UK

Grants of up to £2,500 to subsidise working with a consultant on business planning, strategy, marketing, IP monetisation or international operation. For companies working in moving image for storytelling, including film, television, games, animation and immersive industries.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closed 29 September 2025
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedCompetitionUK-wide

CoSTAR National Lab Call: Advanced Production Technology

CoSTAR National Lab, CoSTAR

UK-based creative or technology companies can apply for R&D support to develop innovations in advanced production workflows and tools, including AI-powered pipelines, motion capture, and democratised production techniques.

Deadline
Closed 15 December 2025
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Advanced Innovation Challenges - Pilot

European Innovation Council

Grants and support for high-risk, demand-driven deep tech innovation with transformative potential, especially where there is extensive research but lack of commercial uptake.

Amount
€300,000 lump sum (stage 1), up to €2.5 million lump sum (stage 2)
Deadline
Closed 26 February 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedLoanUK-wide

Defence Innovation Loans

UK Defence Innovation

Funding for later-stage research and development and commercialisation of innovative ideas that could improve UK defence and security. Open to businesses of all sizes, including SMEs, and companies new to defence.

Amount
£100,000 to £1,000,000
Deadline
Closed 19 May 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programmeUK-wide

Tech Nation DeepTech Cohort

Tech Nation

A cohort-based programme of mentorship, masterclasses, site visits and investor access for early-stage UK DeepTech founders at post-spin out and Series A stage. Runs twice a year with 10 to 15 companies per cohort over six months.

Deadline
Closed 31 July 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedSupport programmeUK-wide

ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom

ESA BIC UK

Business incubation support for UK-registered companies less than 5 years old with a demonstrable connection to space technology or the space sector.

Deadline
Closed 28 August 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Rural Payments Agency

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable.

Deadline
Closed 28 August 2026
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) - UK

Building Digital UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Small vouchers of up to £4,500 each for residents and businesses in areas without Project Gigabit contracts or commercial coverage, to help them upgrade to gigabit-capable broadband connections.

Amount
Up to £3,500
Deadline
Closed 31 August 2026
Area
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern IrelandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrant

The Arctic Region

ESA Business Applications

A non-competitive BASS Call for Proposals made up of three sub-calls supporting space-enabled services for resilience, safety, sustainability and security in the Arctic.

Deadline
Closed 4 September 2026
Area
Arctic region; no UK-specific area stated.Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot

Innovate UK

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing.

Amount
Up to £80,420
Deadline
Closed 7 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

GREAT Gateway Innovation Fund (Year 4) 2026/2027

VisitBritain

Financial assistance to nationally-accredited Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (England) or regional Destination Management Organisations (Scotland and Wales) to deliver marketing activity in the United States.

Amount
From £100,000
Deadline
Closed 7 October 2026
Area
England, Scotland, WalesLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programmeUK-wide

Horizon Europe cohort visit to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm

Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect

UK organisations can join a delegation to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm to build relationships and develop consortiums for Horizon Europe battery funding calls. Innovate UK covers flights and accommodation.

Deadline
Closed 9 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedGrantNational

Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Talan (Delivery Partner)

Grants for improvements to existing district or communal heating projects in England and Wales that are operating sub-optimally. Revenue grants fund Optimisation Studies; capital grants part-fund installation of improvement measures.

Amount
Capital grants: up to (but not including) 50% of eligible project costs. Revenue (Optimisation Study) grants: up to 100% of eligible project costs, within the budget range in the guidance.
Deadline
Closed 9 October 2026
Area
England, WalesLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1

Innovate UK

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.

Amount
£50,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10

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