Business Grants in North East England
The North East offers business funding through the North East Combined Authority, local councils, and the regional Growth Hub. The region is investing heavily in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and digital sectors.
North East Combined Authority
The newly formed North East Mayoral Combined Authority is developing business support programmes across the region. They focus on growth sectors and creating quality employment opportunities.
Newcastle and Gateshead
Newcastle and Gateshead councils provide business support including grants for SMEs, startups, and specific sectors. The area's universities create additional innovation funding opportunities.
Wider Region Support
Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland, and Teesside each have their own grant schemes. The region's focus on clean energy and offshore wind creates sector-specific funding opportunities.
North East Business Grants
216 grants found
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2
Invest support for the development and adoption of sustainable technologies for the manufacturing of medicines.
Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2
UK registered businesses can apply to join a cohort of ambitious businesses to develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector specific support to develop and deliver innovation and growth plans.
Full ADOPT grant: round 10
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector. This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners.
Battery innovation: concept development round three
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification.
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for operational systems
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions that perform, control or coordinate operational activity.
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for decision critical systems
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions that support consequential judgements, recommendations or decisions.
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for assurance and compliance
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions that monitor, test, verify or evidence compliance with requirements, standards or controls.
Gambling harms research grants
Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.
Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus
A funding opportunity to build a Network Plus to accelerate the scale-up of manufacturing innovation, driving growth across aerospace, automotive and wider UK advanced manufacturing frontier industries. Projects can run for up to 60 months, including a 12-month scoping phase followed by a 48-month network phase.
Funding opportunity: Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace
Apply for funding to address manufacturing scale-up challenges for new technologies and processes, accelerating innovation and driving UK business growth in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026B
Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science. Proposals must evidence clear links to the STFC-funded remit and include a subject matter expert in an STFC-funded remit area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in North East