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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Holiday Grants
Offers one-off grants for schools, youth groups, and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips. Supports fun, enriching experiences for children facing financial hardship, systemic inequity, or disability.
UK Obesity Research Institute
Director-led applications to investigate mechanistic biomedical drivers of obesity and related cardiometabolic disease and deliver transformative impact in obesity research. The director, supported by a leadership team, will lead the design and delivery of a collaborative institute focusing on key barriers to unlock understanding of the causes and consequences of obesity to enable targeted prevention and treatment.
Aldi Sports Fund
A grant scheme supporting community and grassroots sports organisations across Great Britain to help cover essential costs such as equipment, coaching, kit, and facility hire.
Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science
Apply for funding to strengthen conservation and heritage science infrastructure by building sustainable national capability, improving access to nationally significant facilities and addressing unmet user demand. Projects should expand collaboration with industry to accelerate technology development, commercialisation and knowledge exchange.
MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round five: outline application
Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges. MRC CoREs will be funded for up to 14 years, with an initial seven-year award based on 80% FEC funding.
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Scheme
A grant scheme by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to award multiple competed general grants across probation regions. It supports services for people with shared protected characteristics or experiences, aiming to promote rehabilitation and desistance, reduce reoffending, and improve probation engagement.
Workplace Charging Scheme
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a government grant providing support for eligible organisations—including businesses, charities, public sector bodies, and small accommodation businesses—to install Electric Vehicle (EV) chargepoints. The scheme is available in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It covers up to 75% of the total purchase and installation costs, capped at a maximum of £350 per socket, for a total limit of 40 sockets across all sites per applicant. The objective is to support the development of EV infrastructure in the workplace.
England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)
Supports the establishment of new woodlands, administered by the Forestry Commission.
Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for renters and flat owners
The grant provides electric vehicle (EV) drivers who are renters or own a flat with support towards the costs of the purchase and installation of EV charge points.
Electric vehicle chargepoint and infrastructure grants for landlords
Grants for landlords to install electric vehicle chargepoints and supporting infrastructure in rental and leasehold properties.
Trees, woodlands and forestry - Woodland Creation Planning Grant
The Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) offers funding of up to £30,500 for the production of a UKFS-compliant woodland creation design plan. Landowners, land managers and public bodies can apply.
Made Smarter - Manufacturing grants and funding
Made Smarter South East is a government-funded programme to drive growth amongst the South East's manufacturing SMEs and makers. It launched in April 2025 and the pilot runs to 31 March 2026 and has a budget of £1.55m.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in North West