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.

62grants 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

62 grants found

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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) / UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences

Funding opportunity for doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences. Builds on STFC's previous investment to provide students with skills and training for careers in academia or industry. Harmonised under the UK Research and Innovation Doctoral Focal Awards scheme.

Up to £2,100,000UK Wide16 Sept 2026
AI & Data ScienceGrants & Funding
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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility (RAC19)

Apply for computing resources on the STFC DiRAC High Performance Computing (HPC) facility: Resource Allocation Committee (RAC) 19th opportunity. DiRAC offers computing resources on four systems: Data Intensive Service at Cambridge, Data Intensive Service at Leicester, Extreme Scaling Service at Edinburgh, and Memory Intensive Service at Durham. Successful awards will begin on 1 April 2027. Short proposals can be for up to one year and thematic proposals can be for up to three years.

Up to 80% of available resourcesUK Wide17 Sept 2026
TechnologyGrants & Funding
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC

Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) focused on driving adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) security by design technology. The aim is to build critical mass towards commercialisation of CHERI technologies.

Up to £7,700,000UK Wide17 Sept 2026
TechnologyGrants & Funding
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Innovate UK

Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

Innovate UK will invest up to £33 million to support the development and production readiness of quantum computing hardware device technologies, solving critical system development challenges in hardware and associated software required for universal fault tolerant quantum computing platforms.

Between £1,000,000 and £3,500,000UK Wide18 Sept 2026
TechnologyGrants & Funding
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Innovate UK

Funding opportunity: Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.

Up to £33,000,000UK Wide18 Sept 2026
TechnologyGrants & Funding
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

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.

Up to 80% of FEC (Total fund £9,000,000)UK Wide23 Sept 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (invite only)

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure (equipment, resources or both). The funding seeks to improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research that aligns with national priorities, including those within the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) strategy and EPSRC Strategic Delivery Plan.

From £400,000UK Wide8 Oct 2026
TechnologyGrants & Funding
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Medical Research Council (MRC)

UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions across any stage of the developmental pathway, from prototype development, through pre-clinical refinement, to early-phase clinical studies (up to phase 2a).

No funding limit (Total fund: £10,000,000)UK Wide4 Nov 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Medical Research Council (MRC)

UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions across any stage of the developmental pathway, from prototype development, through pre-clinical refinement, to early-phase clinical studies (up to phase 2a).

VariesUK Wide18 Nov 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
upcoming
Medical Research Council (MRC)

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.

Up to £60,000,000UK Wide19 Nov 2026
Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

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.

From £8,000 to £450,000UK Wide29 Mar 2027
Grants & Funding
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Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

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.

From £300 to £350UK Wide31 Mar 2027
TechnologyGreen & Sustainability

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about business grants in Yorkshire & Humber