Business Grants in North West England
The North West offers extensive business funding through the Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region combined authorities, Lancashire LEP, and local councils. The region's strong manufacturing, digital, and life sciences sectors have dedicated support programmes.
Greater Manchester Funding
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Business Growth Hub provide grants and support for businesses across the 10 GM boroughs. Programmes focus on growth, innovation, skills, and the green economy transition.
Liverpool City Region Support
The Liverpool City Region Growth Hub offers business advice and can connect you with grant funding. The combined authority runs various programmes supporting sectors including manufacturing, digital, and visitor economy.
Lancashire and Cheshire Grants
Lancashire and Cheshire have their own grant programmes through local councils and the LEP. These often focus on rural business support, manufacturing, and creating local employment opportunities.
North West Business Grants
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LYVA Labs ADAPT
A programme providing Liverpool City Region businesses with expert innovation support, feasibility support, and grant funding to refine, validate, and develop new products, services, and business opportunities.
Innovation Sprint Funding Call
A grant offering up to £25,000 to help small, innovation-driven organisations accelerate promising health technology concepts into viable, testable projects that tackle health inequalities or address real-world health and care challenges.
LYVA LABS Incubator Programme
An early-stage incubator program for Liverpool City Region-based businesses providing support, up to £25K investment on day one through an Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA), 1:1 commercial mentoring, grant writing support, cohort learning sessions, and a demo day for follow-on investment.
AI for Good
AI for Good is a free programme supporting ten local entrepreneurs in building businesses that tackle real problems in the Liverpool City Region, specifically addressing transport and destinations, health and social care, education and skills, or social mobility.
Stepping Forward Foster Carer Scheme
Funding and support scheme for foster carers to provide a stable, supportive family home for children transitioning from residential care.
Young Creative Producers Programme (YCPP)
A programme funded through Arts Council England to support young people aged 16-25 through paid placements, training, mentoring, and accredited learning opportunities with local cultural organisations in Oldham.
£300,000 Community Resilience Fund Launched to Support Local Communities Across Cumbria
A grant programme providing small grants to community organisations with an existing community resilience plan to help them prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and local challenges.
Hobin's Community Fund
Provides grant funding to community groups and organisations to help them make a sustainable positive impact across north Manchester in the areas of supporting young people, improving green spaces, and health and wellbeing
Your Neighbourhood Fund
A fund designed to help residents come together, build stronger communities, and make local areas better by supporting community-led projects that draw on community knowledge, celebrate diversity, and solve local challenges.
BridgeAI
BridgeAI offers comprehensive funding and support solutions to businesses in priority sectors, facilitating the adoption of AI through a range of offerings.
Leadership for Growth
The Leadership for Growth programme is designed to develop the capabilities of aspiring managers and leaders within scale‑up potential SMEs across Liverpool City Region.
Access to finance - Greater Manchester and Lancashire
Access to finance is a scheme for businesses who need help raising finance for growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in North West