Funds ambitious cultural events across the North East, for cultural organisations, event producers, festivals, creative practitioners and community organisations. Shortlisted projects are invited to develop a full business case.
Amount
£10,000 to £500,000
Deadline
Closes 26 November 2026 (25 days)
Area
North East Combined AuthorityRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Grants of up to £2,000 for individuals aged 18-30 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland with businesses trading for less than two and a half years and turning over more than £500 per month.
Amount
Up to £2,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, NorthumberlandRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Grants of up to £500 for individuals aged 18-30 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland starting a business with pre-revenue or less than £500 monthly turnover, trading less than two years.
Amount
Up to £500
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, NorthumberlandRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, North East Growth Hub
Capital grants to help businesses in the North East automotive and EV supply chain invest in productivity, innovation and the transition to electrification. Backed by the Department for Business and Trade and delivered by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority.
Amount
£250,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North East Combined AuthorityRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
For all of North East England, or the whole North 3 schemes
Community Foundation North East, Point North, North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
A new rolling programme of grants of up to £7,500 for charities and grassroots organisations supporting residents experiencing financial hardship in the North East. Funds food provision, community transport, digital inclusion, repair and reuse, and community spaces.
Amount
Up to £7,500
Deadline
Closes 9 November 2026 (8 days)
Area
North East EnglandRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Support for small and medium-sized manufacturers in the North East and Tees Valley to adopt digital technology, with a digital roadmap, workshops, grants for expert technical advice and for new software or equipment, and fully-funded Digital Interns.
Amount
Grants to help purchase new software and/or equipment (up to 50% of the overall cost); grants for expert technical advice (amount not stated)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North East EnglandRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Share of up to £110 million from UKRI for UK registered organisations to deliver research and develop future leaders, for business and non-academic applicants.
Amount
£100,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Funding for industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation. Open to organisations of any size.
Amount
Share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT (total fund £2,000,000)
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
CCabinet Office (CO), Disability Unit (Cabinet Office)
A multi-year grant to appoint an administrator to set up and run a fund covering the extra disability-related costs of disabled people contesting elections. Applicants must be non-profit organisations, such as a Disabled People's Organisation, charity, social enterprise or co-operative, with disability expertise.
Amount
The total funding available for 2026/27 will be up to £500k. This grant will cover both the administration costs, and the funding pot.
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 2pm (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
DDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency, invites proposals for projects through the International Bilateral Fund (IBF) that will help strengthen the UK space sector’s international partnerships.
Amount
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 3pm (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Phase 1 expression of interest for late-stage climate tech businesses developing First of a Kind (FOAK) projects, offering technical assistance (in-kind support) and possible Phase 2 grant funding. Companies must be UK registered micro, small or medium enterprises working alone, or as a lead.
Amount
Up to £315,000
Deadline
Closes 5 November 2026 at 11am (4 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
A grant from the Department for Education to fund delivery providers to design and install SuDS features on school sites to reduce surface water flood risk. Match funded, with DfE able to fund up to 50% of total project costs where criteria allow.
Amount
Up to 50% of total project costs (at DfE's discretion); advertised £5m total pot is an estimated cost subject to change
Deadline
Closes 9 November 2026 at 5pm (8 days)
Area
EnglandRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Grants of £5,000 to £25,000 for engaged Money Guiders Partner organisations to run projects improving customer referrals and collaboration (Lot 1) or raising awareness of money guidance (Lot 2). Each organisation can make one application per Lot.
Amount
£5,000 to £25,000
Deadline
Closes 10 November 2026 at 5pm (9 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
DDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK
A grant of £2,500 for farming, growing or forestry businesses in England to engage an external Project facilitator to support development of a full ADOPT grant application. Single applicants only.
Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closes 11 November 2026 at 11am (10 days)
Area
EnglandRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Feasibility study funding for UK registered SMEs developing frontier artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies with a clear route to defensible scale-up. Part of a three-phase pipeline.
Amount
£150,000 to £250,000
Deadline
Closes 11 November 2026 at 11am (10 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Government
Capital grants of 10-20% of project costs for UK businesses investing in life sciences manufacturing of human medicines, medical diagnostics and MedTech products.
Amount
between 10 and 20% of project costs
Deadline
Closes 13 November 2026 at 12 noon (12 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
UK registered research and technology organisations or academic institutions can apply for up to £4 million to establish a hub improving the targeting and commercial impact of grant-funded manufacturing digitalisation activity.
Amount
From £3,800,000
Deadline
Closes 18 November 2026 at 11am (17 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Funding for UK SMEs to experimentally validate prototype novel reusable AI mechanisms for efficient, structured and controllable AI systems. Projects must start at TRL 1, 2 or 3.
Amount
£50,000 to £150,000
Deadline
Closes 18 November 2026 at 11am (17 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10