Regional Grants

Business Grants in Yorkshire & Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber region offers business funding through West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire combined authorities, local councils, and the regional Growth Hub. Key sectors include advanced manufacturing, digital, and healthcare.

145grants available
From councils, growth hubs & national bodies

West Yorkshire Funding

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority runs business support programmes for Leeds, Bradford, and surrounding areas. The AD:VENTURE programme and other schemes support SME growth and innovation.

South Yorkshire Support

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority provides business grants and support across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley. Programmes focus on growth, skills, and sector development.

Humber Region Grants

The Humber region including Hull and East Riding has its own business support through local councils and the LEP. Energy and offshore sectors receive particular attention given the region's strategic importance.

Yorkshire & Humber Business Grants

145 grants found

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UK Games Fund / DCMS / UKGTF

UK Games Fund (Content Fund)

Commercial games-for-entertainment content grants designed to support UK-based games development studios, drive growth, build talent, and develop skills across the creative sectors.

Between £100,000 and £250,000UK WideRolling
Creative & HeritageGrants & Funding
open
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage (Ultra-LDES) Challenge

A challenge providing grants to support the development of next-generation energy storage technologies, including advanced batteries and underground hydrogen storage, capable of supplying clean electricity for 100 hours or more.

Up to £28,000,000 (total challenge pool; studies competition up to £3,000,000)UK WideRolling
Clean EnergyGrants & Funding
upcoming
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Pre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development

Funding to support the development of an open-source hardware security research platform to strengthen the UK’s capability to design, test and assure secure hardware.

Up to £240,000UK WideRolling
TechnologyGrants & Funding
rolling
Addington Fund

Addington Fund Emergency Forage and Bedding Support

Emergency support providing forage and bedding to help farmers whose livestock are suffering the effects of extreme weather events or emergency situations beyond their control.

VariesUK WideRolling
Agriculture & FoodGrants & Funding
open
Rural Payments Agency

Capital Grants 2026

Capital Grants are 3-year agreements offering capital items to achieve specific environmental benefits across six groups: boundaries, trees and orchards; improved water quality; improved air quality; improved natural flood management; assessments; and improvements.

VariesUK WideRolling
Agriculture & FoodGrants & Funding
open
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence by presenting and developing a strong independent research vision and leading a project team.

VariesUK WideRolling
TechnologyGrants & Funding
open
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA)

Pump-priming awards supported by BBSRC and FAPESP for BBSRC-supported researchers and consortia of academics to collaborate with Brazilian counterparts.

Up to £35,000UK WideRolling
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
open
Arts Council England (with UK Government and National Lottery support)

Sector Bodies Programme (Music Growth Package)

Supports music industry sector bodies to deliver activities that help the specific subsectors of the music industry they represent to develop their workforce and/or grow their businesses.

Between £20,000 and £100,000UK WideRolling
Creative & HeritageGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, STFC

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) are open to businesses, research organisations, and graduates to work on an innovation project. Partnerships last between 12 and 36 months, with funding provided to support the total cost of the project.

VariesUK WideRolling
Grants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million, to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

Up to £150,000,000UK WideRolling
Transport & AutomotiveGrants & Funding
open
Construction Industry Training Board

Apprenticeship grants

Grants provided by CITB for registered construction employers who directly employ apprentices on approved Level 2 and above construction apprenticeship standards. The grant covers off-the-job attendance and achievement of the apprenticeship.

Between £600 and £8,500UK WideRolling
Construction & PropertyGrants & Funding
upcoming
UK Research and Innovation

Pre-announcement: Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada, or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface.

Up to £1,575,000UK WideRolling
EnvironmentGrants & Funding

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about business grants in Yorkshire & Humber