Business Grants in South East England
The South East offers business funding through various county councils, LEPs, and enterprise zones. The region has particular strengths in technology, life sciences, and professional services.
Thames Valley and Oxfordshire
The Thames Valley and Oxfordshire are home to significant tech and life sciences clusters. Oxford's universities create innovation funding opportunities, while various council schemes support SME growth.
Sussex and Brighton
Brighton and Hove plus the wider Sussex area has strong creative and digital sectors. Local councils and the Coast to Capital LEP provide business support and grant funding.
Kent and Surrey
Kent and Surrey councils offer business support including grants for SMEs and specific sectors. Enterprise zones in Kent provide additional incentives for certain business types.
South East Business Grants
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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.
The Good Business Fund
A grant offered to charities and social enterprises that are passionate about making a positive impact.
Community Climate Action
A programme offering awards and support for early-stage social entrepreneurs taking practical action on climate change within their communities.
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling
Pump-priming funding to explore, test and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining, with the potential to transform UK critical mineral value chains.
Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation
Apply for funding to establish a Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) to address strategic regulatory science priorities through sustained programmes of research.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in South East