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.

220grants 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

220 grants found

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Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) / Innovate UK

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter

Grants to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness.

Between £50,000 and £250,000UK Wide1 Dec 2026
Grants & Funding
open
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites

Apply for funding to research the development of novel data-intensive approaches for capturing engagement data from unticketed cultural, heritage, and sporting events, activities and locations, demonstrated through a deployable tool in at least one Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sector.

Between £1,100,000 and £1,320,000UK Wide1 Dec 2026
Creative & HeritageGrants & Funding
open
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Funding opportunity: Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy

Apply for funding to research the long-term impact and legacy of major sporting and cultural events in the UK, focusing on running a live experimental evaluation of a major event that fills gaps in existing methodologies.

Between £1,100,000 and £1,320,000UK Wide1 Dec 2026
Creative & HeritageGrants & Funding
upcoming
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineering

Apply for funding for ambitious and exploratory projects bringing together AI and domain expertise. Projects will have the potential to unlock new opportunities for applying artificial intelligence (AI) to important research challenges in priority science and engineering disciplines.

Up to £250,000UK Wide1 Dec 2026
AI & Data ScienceGrants & Funding
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Innovate UK

Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2

Invest support for the development and adoption of sustainable technologies for the manufacturing of medicines.

Up to £7,000,000UK Wide2 Dec 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2

UK registered businesses can apply to join a cohort of ambitious businesses to develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector specific support to develop and deliver innovation and growth plans.

Up to £11,500,000UK Wide2 Dec 2026
Construction & PropertyGrants & Funding
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Innovate UK, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Full ADOPT grant: round 10

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. This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Up to £5,000,000UK Wide2 Dec 2026
Agriculture & FoodGrants & Funding
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Innovate UK

Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners.

Up to £8,000,000UK Wide2 Dec 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

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.

Up to £25,000,000UK Wide2 Dec 2026
Battery TechnologyGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

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.

Up to £5,000,000UK Wide8 Dec 2026
AI & Data ScienceGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

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.

Up to £5,000,000UK Wide8 Dec 2026
AI & Data ScienceGrants & Funding
open
Innovate UK

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.

Up to £5,000,000UK Wide8 Dec 2026
AI & Data ScienceGrants & Funding
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