Open to businesses in Northumberland, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
Northumberland's page: people to ring, events nearby and what is only for Northumberland
Innovate UK
Grants of up to £500,000 for UK registered micro and small businesses to develop adoptable and investable innovations in communication networks.
Business Energy Saving Team
Free energy efficiency assessments, grants for energy-saving equipment, and advice for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises to reduce energy costs.
Building Digital UK
Eligible homes and businesses in rural areas can apply for up to £4,500 to cover the costs of a gigabit-capable broadband connection as part of a group project.
NBSL
A grant covering up to 50% of eligible business spend for external expertise to implement business growth and improvement plans, for trading SMEs in the North of Tyne area.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
National programme led by UKRI investing up to £500 million over five years to develop and scale high-potential innovation clusters. The North East has been allocated at least £30 million over 5 years to support commercially viable products, services and technologies ready for private investment.
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Northumberland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.
Innovate UK
Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
Innovate UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Innovate UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Offers funding for civil aerospace research and technology development in the UK.
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.
Department for Work and Pensions
Funding to test new or significantly different approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to prepare for work, get a job, stay in work or make progress at work. Open to organisations across the UK, including businesses.
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.
UK Government, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)
The Depot Charging Scheme supports uptake of zero-emission HGVs, vans and coaches by part-funding the installation of charging infrastructure at fleet depots.
Innovate UK
Organisations can apply for a share of £3 million to develop practical solutions that increase access to high quality play experiences and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
A Contracts for Innovation competition to demonstrate and test low-cost counter uncrewed aerial system technology that detects and tracks drones within UK prison estates.