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Local to West Yorkshire 4 schemes

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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
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 22 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including West Yorkshire.

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
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
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

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
ClosedGrantUK-wide

CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1

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.

Amount
Up to £200,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors

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.

Amount
£250,000 to £2,000,000
Deadline
Closed 14 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) SME Programme

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.

Amount
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
Closed 16 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 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
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Depot Charging Scheme

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.

Amount
Up to £1,000,000
Deadline
Closed 27 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedAcceleratorUK-wide

ABHI Middle East Accelerator

ABHI

A 12-month accelerator helping UK HealthTech companies with a validated solution and proven impact to enter the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Applications are open for the 2027 Accelerator.

Deadline
Closed 28 October 2026
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 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
ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Flexible Finance Fund

Social Investment Business

Grants and loans of £50,000 to £1.5 million for Black and Racially Minoritised-led charities and social enterprises in England, with grants up to 50% of the loan value.

Amount
£50,000 to £1,500,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programmeUK-wide

Innovate UK Business Growth

Innovate UK, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, RTC North

National business growth and scaling service giving one-to-one support from innovation and growth specialists and scaleup directors to ambitious small and medium-sized innovation-focused businesses.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

Scale-up Leaders Academy

Entrepreneurs' Forum

A six-month programme run by the Entrepreneurs' Forum to help ambitious business owners and their leadership teams grow sustainably, with peer support and a clear strategic plan. It is accredited by the ScaleUp Institute as a 'One to Watch' programme.

Amount
Course fee £4,000 + VAT. Partial funding up to 50% may be available depending on the location of your business.
Area
Partial funding may depend on the location of your business; the text does not name the areas.Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedGrantEngland-wide

IP Advance Grant Funding

Innovate UK Business Growth

Grant of 100% of eligible costs, up to £15,000, for businesses on Innovate UK Business Growth advisory support to access Catapults and RTOs for innovation and growth. Also covers an IP Audit scheme where the business pays a share.

Amount
Up to £15,000
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedAcceleratorUK-wide

UK Space Agency Accelerator - Geo

UK Space Agency

Accelerator programme for growth-stage entrepreneurs in the space sector or related industries with market traction of around £500k in funding raised or annualised sales, seeking to scale up.

Amount
Free to take part (fully funded by the UK Space Agency); no direct funding or investment
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedAcceleratorUK-wide

UK Space Agency Accelerator - Leo

UK Space Agency

Accelerator programme for mid-stage entrepreneurs in the space sector or related industries with proof of concept, seeking to progress and drive growth.

Amount
Free to take part (fully funded by the UK Space Agency)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

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