Business Grants in the West Midlands
The West Midlands offers strong business support through the West Midlands Combined Authority, local councils, and the regional Growth Hub. The region's automotive, advanced manufacturing, and professional services sectors are particular strengths.
West Midlands Combined Authority
WMCA runs business support programmes across the seven metropolitan districts. Their schemes support business growth, innovation, skills development, and the transition to net zero.
Birmingham Business Support
Birmingham City Council and partners provide various grant schemes for city businesses. Enterprise zones and the city's university partnerships create additional funding opportunities.
Wider Region Grants
Surrounding areas including Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire have their own grant programmes through local councils and the LEP structure.
West Midlands Business Grants
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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9
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.
Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage
Apply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche, and conduct independent research within a host laboratory. Your fellowship will last three years.
Canada-G7-Nordic call for proposals on quantum technologies
Apply for funding to establish world-leading research partnerships with collaborators in Canada, the US, Germany, Japan, and the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway). Proposals must include researchers from both the UK and Canada and may also involve researchers from other eligible countries participating in this funding opportunity.
NextGen Fund
Offers emerging creatives grants to help young people invest in themselves, develop their skills, bring their creative ideas to life, and support early-stage musicians and music-adjacent creatives.
Partner Awards 2026/27
Funding provided by Unlimited in partnership with regional organisations to support disabled artists in creating ambitious new work.
Design Generators round two
Apply for funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition.
Funding opportunity: Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of electrochemical ultra long duration energy storage demonstration projects in the UK.
£10 Million Hospitality Grant Scheme
A grant scheme providing funding to back entrepreneurs starting new hospitality ventures, bring vacant premises back into use, support training programmes for young people, and help rural and neighbourhood community venues such as pubs, restaurants, and cafes to adapt, grow, and diversify services.
Comic Relief Community Fund (England)
Provides grants to grassroots, community-led organisations in England to drive change in their local communities, drawing on the lived experience of beneficiaries. Focuses on tackling homelessness, cost of living concerns, early childhood development, and preventing violence against women and girls, refugees, or asylum seekers.
One Stop Community Partnership
A grant programme inviting local community groups operating within two miles of a One Stop store to apply for funding to support projects such as tackling food poverty, supporting vulnerable or elderly people, low-income families, youth sports, and environmental improvements.
Farmer Collaboration Fund
Supports farmers, land managers and growers to manage land productively and sustainably while funding the costs of running collaboration groups and accessing expert advice.
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in West Midlands