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
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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C6
Funding for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Innovation Challenges to help transform gas and electricity networks.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C6
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the round 5 challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6 (AKT 6)
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of a £2.5 million fund to run collaborative innovation projects with businesses
Creative Industries Clusters round 2 (invite only)
Apply for funding to deliver a new Creative Industries Cluster as part of the second round of commissioning to address a clear challenge in a defined geographic region, sub-sector, or both, while focusing on creating new products, services, or experiences with strong commercial potential.
Regional Creatives Fund
A grant scheme providing funding and pro-bono support to broaden access to creative industry careers, build skills, and support underserved communities across the UK.
CfI: Earlier identification of UK children with SEN
Organisations can apply for a share of £2.5m inclusive of VAT to develop innovations that enable earlier, fairer, more reliable identification of special educational needs (SEN) in contexts where existing market solutions underperform or do not operate. This phase 1 competition focuses on developing, testing, and rolling out innovations that can be integrated into education settings for children and young people.
NatWest Accelerator Pitch (Wolverhampton Competition)
A pitch competition providing cash grants to help UK limited companies showcase their success and fund business growth plans.
ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 10
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.
FCC Community Action Fund
Grants for not-for-profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D and Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), located within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment waste facility.
Small Grants Programme
Grants for UK registered nonprofit organisations to support projects focused on Education and Heritage Conservation.
Enterprise Fellowships
Flagship deep tech accelerator programme equipping researchers and recent graduates with skills, coaching, mentoring, and 12 months of funding to turn engineering innovations into spinouts and startups without taking fees, equity, or IP claims.
Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2027
Grant funding opportunity for invited applicants who have undergone a successful statement of interest (SoI) stage and are based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in North East