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Funding and business support in North East England

Open to businesses in North East England, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.

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National schemes 11 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including North East England.

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
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
ClosedCompetitionUK-wide

Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in Wales

Bowel Screening Wales

Bowel Screening Wales is seeking innovative approaches that can support service modernisation, improve participant experience, improve the timeliness of pre-colonoscopy assessments, and strengthen the ability of NHS Wales to meet future demand.

Amount
Total funding available £300,000 (excluding VAT) for up to 5 projects (IUK Business Connect: 4-5 projects, may be subject to change). Projects will usually be 100% funded. No per-project minimum or maximum is stated.
Deadline
Closed 20 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Digital Catapult: Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026

Digital Catapult

Up to £75,000 Innovate UK grant funding for UK SMEs to develop digital twin solutions for real-world industry challenges in Maritime, Aerospace and Defence sectors, with mentoring and industry access over nine months.

Amount
Up to £75,000
Deadline
Closed 27 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedCompetitionUK-wide

HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: AI-enhanced x-ray imaging for bomb disposal

HMGCC, HMGCC Co-Creation

Develop a machine learning solution to identify and characterise electronic components from x-ray images for bomb disposal. Up to £60,000 total budget for up to two proposals.

Amount
Total budget (ex VAT) up to £60,000. Up to two proposals may be funded.
Deadline
Closed 29 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedCompetitionUK-wide

eBay UK - Up and Running Grants

eBay

A competition offering up to 20 grants of £10,000 to eBay sellers: young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 30 (Category A) or business sellers who employ a young person aged 18 to 24 (Category B).

Amount
Up to £10,000
Deadline
Closed 30 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026

EIT Culture & Creativity

Support for high-impact, close-to-market innovations in architecture, audio-visual media and fashion sectors, progressing from TRL 7 to full market deployment. Stage 1 provides €20,000 per project; stage 2 provides up to €900,000 per project (70% of eligible costs).

Amount
Stage 1: up to €20,000 per project (up to 30 projects funded). Stage 2: up to €900,000 per project (up to 70% of eligible project costs, up to 11 projects funded).
Deadline
Closed 30 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Centre of Excellence Phase 2 - Sector Capability, Capacity and Skills

Department for Education (DfE)

A supplier or consortium is sought to deliver a Centre of Excellence for Children's Social Care Data and Digital, helping local authorities improve their data and digital maturity.

Deadline
Closed 30 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedCompetitionUK-wide

Rising Stars

Tech Nation

Tech Nation's pitch competition for early-stage tech startups incorporated 1-3 years ago with seed to pre-Series A funding, headquartered in the UK.

Deadline
Rising Stars is now closed for applications but you can pre-register your interest for Rising Stars 2025.
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

Email me more like this

We will email you when new funding appears for a business in North East England, wanting to go digital or use AI.

How often

We send nothing else, and every email has a link to stop. How we use your address

Or save these answers in a free business profile: your alert then follows them whenever you change them.