Grants, loans, investment and support programmes for businesses in Leeds, Yorkshire and the North of England. Leeds and West Yorkshire come first. Pick your area to see only what is open to you.
Open to businesses across England or the UK.
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.
Innovate UK
Innovate UK competition to fund projects that develop, validate or evaluate diagnostic technologies for earlier detection of cancer, particularly less common cancers. Funding is a grant; projects can be led by businesses but the text covers research organisations too.
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative industrial research to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.
ESA Business Applications
A BASS open call to test whether a space-enabled service is technically feasible and commercially viable, and whether there is demand for it.
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).
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.
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.
Department for Transport
Fully funded proof-of-concept grants for innovative ideas that improve the transport system, typically taking an idea from TRL 2 to TRL 4. Open to SMEs, universities and large businesses with a UK registered office.
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.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Funding to validate the business and investment case for manufacturing projects at pilot, demonstration or full industrial scale.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Early-stage R&D funding and mentoring for SMEs, start-ups, spinouts and mature organisations to develop investment and market-ready technology.