Did you know that there are grants available for businesses across the North East open NOW – from support with capital expenditure and creation of jobs, to setting up apprenticeships and installing EV charging points – that you could apply for?
Did you know that there are grants available for businesses across the North East open NOW – from support with capital expenditure and creation of jobs, to setting up apprenticeships and installing EV charging points – that you could apply for?Find out more below and contact us for further information:
- Durham Business Growth Programme
Grants from £10,000 – £200,000 for eligible businesses investing more than £25,000 in County Durham. Grants of up to £10,000 are also available to support third party consultancy costs. - Business Growth Fund
This fund offers discretionary grants from £20,000 up to £300,000 for businesses investing in Northumberland, North Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland local authority areas. - Northumberland Small Business Service
This service can offer grant support from £10,000 to £300,000 to small businesses in rural areas of Northumberland who are investing in capital expenditure. - North of Tyne Inward Investment Fund
Supporting new inward investors into Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland local authority areas. This fund can offer grant support of between £100,000 and £1m on eligible projects. (Investments must be linked to job outputs) - Made Smarter Adoption
Support and funding opportunities for small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses in the North East LEP and Tees Valley LEP areas.- Grants of up to £3.5k available for expert technical advice
- Grants of up to £20k available for purchases of new software and/or equipment (up to 50% of the overall cost)
- RTC North
Grant funding to support innovation and new ideas for businesses e.g. from expansion, developing new products/services, leadership development and getting help with strategic planning and skills. Must be based in the NELEP area, have an annual turnover of less than £50m, operate in an ERDF eligible sector and have fewer than 250 employees. - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grants (Workplace Charging Scheme)
This grant is for small and medium-sized businesses to provide money off the cost of wider building and installation work that’s needed to install multiple charge point sockets. The grant covers 75% of the cost of the work, up to a maximum of £15,000. You can get up to £350 per chargepoint socket installed and up to £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure.
- Tees Valley Apprenticeship Grant (£500 – £3000 per apprentice)
This grant supports SMEs who create Apprenticeships in sectors facing high demand and growth from employers as identified in the Tees Valley Strategic Economic Plan, e.g. Advanced Manufacturing Process, Chemicals and Energy, Logistics, Health and Biologics, Digital and Creative, Business and Professional Services, Construction, Health Care, Culture and Leisure and Education.