Open grants that pay for growth, from government, councils and other public funders. 8 open today, soonest deadline first.
Tamworth Borough Council
Capital grants for Tamworth businesses that have completed a listed Staffordshire growth programme, to fund equipment, software, technology and other investment that helps them grow and improve productivity.
Up to £1,000
Closes 30 Nov 2026 (18 days left)
Tamworth only
Bristol City Council
Grants to help small businesses, sole traders, charities and community groups start trading from a vacant commercial property in Bristol's city centre or designated high streets.
£2,500 to £10,000
Closes 30 Nov 2026 (18 days left)
Bristol only
Innovate UK (UKRI)
Grant funding for UK SMEs developing advanced materials innovations, conditional on aligned private investment from a selected investor partner. Suits micro, small and medium UK businesses with an investor partner's backing.
Amount varies
Closes 19 Jan 2027
UK-wide
Innovate UK (delivered with Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Advanced Propulsion Centre UK)
Grant funding for UK zero emission vehicle manufacturing scale-up projects at pilot or demonstration scale. Projects must request between £2.5 million and £20 million and be matched by at least twice the grant in private investment.
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Closes 27 Jan 2027
UK-wide
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Innovate UK
Collaborative grant funding for projects that scale interoperable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional EV charging to deliver electricity grid flexibility by 2030. Suits consortia spanning transport and energy sectors.
Amount varies
Closes 27 Jan 2027
UK-wide
InterTradeIreland
Contributes towards the cost of a dedicated full-time or part-time sales resource to grow sales and exports in the cross-border market. Suits eligible manufacturing and tradable services SMEs in Northern Ireland or Ireland.
Up to £17,250
No closing date stated
Northern Ireland
North East BIC
Grants covering 40% of innovative projects costing between £5,000 and £25,000 for trading businesses in Sunderland working from commercial premises. The project must be new to the business or marketplace and create at least one job.
Amount varies
No closing date stated
Sunderland only
Grants for small and medium-sized businesses in South Yorkshire to improve productivity and drive digital innovation through capital or revenue spending, such as software, digital equipment and manufacturing machinery.
£2,500 to £12,499
No closing date stated
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield only