Grant Fundraising
Unlock the potential of grant funding to grow your business. Explore government grants, innovation grants, startup funding opportunities, and SME support schemes designed to fuel business success. Discuss available UK and international grants, eligibility criteria, and expert strategies for crafting winning grant applications and compelling proposals. Share experiences, resources, and success stories to help navigate the complex world of business grants and non-repayable funding. Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, grant writers, and funding experts to maximise your chances of securing financial support for your business.
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We’re excited to share some fantastic updates with you all. Over the past few months, thousands of you have explored our grants, and we’ve been quietly working behind the scenes to make the experience even better! We’ve added even more grants to our database and increased the level of detail for each one, making it easier for you to find exactly what you need. What’s more, we’ve built an in-house solution to help you discover these opportunities faster! Over the coming weeks, you can expect a lot more grants to be uploaded as soon as they drop. Stay tuned!
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The Ministry of Justice is thrilled to announce the upcoming Online Support and Advice Grant (OSAG Legal Support), aimed at enhancing access to online legal support and advice. This initiative is especially designed for litigants in person, supporters of litigants in person, and not-for-profit organisations. Through a singular digital service or tool, this grant seeks to provide comprehensive assistance across civil, family, and tribunal (CFT) matters, ensuring users can effectively navigate the justice system and prepare for court proceedings as needed. Core Details: Purpose:…
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The Public Engagement Reaction Awards offer a unique opportunity for UK-based organizations to secure quick-response funds of up to £10,000. These grants are designed to support timely and impactful projects in the realms of science, technology, and public engagement, particularly those associated with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Ideal for a broad spectrum of applicants, including academic researchers, schools, community groups, and more, these awards are focused on fostering projects that respond to recent discoveries, societal impacts, and changes in national curricula or government policies related to STFC science and technology. Key Info…
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Opening Date: NOW Closing Date: 01 October 2025 Grant Amount: €5,000 - €50,000 Estimated Total Funding: - Estimated Number of Awards: - Learn More or Apply: [Visit Enterprise Ireland Website] Eligible Applicants: For-profit organisations Public sector entities R&D and Higher Education institutions Locations: Global Categories: Energy Climate Environment Overview: The Energy Monitoring and Tracking Systems (EM & T) grant, funded under the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund, aims to assist companies in implementing energy monitoring and tracking systems for c…
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Opening Date: NOW! Closing Date: 31 January 2025 Rolling Deadline Grant Amount: €150,000 Estimated Total Funding: - Estimated Number of Awards: - Apply Now: Click Here to Apply! Eligible Applicants: For-profit organisations Not-for-profit organisations (including NGOs) Public sector entities R&D and Higher Education institutions Locations: Global Ireland Categories: Research Development Innovation Overview: The Agile Innovation Fund is designed to support the development of innovative new or significantly enhanced products, services, or processes. This fund…
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📣 Funding opportunity The SEMIconductors Manufacture Scaleup CR&D competition is an opportunity for UK registered organisations to apply for a share of up to £12 million to produce innovative solutions to improve and develop the manufacturing capabilities of the UK semiconductor industry. https://bit.ly/3ttDZBw
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Opening Date: 1 April 2010, 12:01 am Closing Date: 31 March 2025, 11:59 pm Overview We're excited to highlight the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) and Waterborne Freight Grant (WFG) programs, key initiatives designed to promote environmentally friendly freight transportation. What is MSRS? MSRS assists companies in covering the operating costs associated with running rail or inland water freight transport, particularly when these modes are costlier than road transport. This initiative aims to reduce the environmental impact of freight movement. Summary of MSRS Bidding Frequency: 4 times per financial year on specific dates. Crite…
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The Innovate UK Net Zero Living Digital competition, opening on January 2, 2024, is designed for UK registered small and micro businesses. It offers a share of up to £2 million for developing data-driven digital applications that contribute to achieving net zero. The competition encourages innovative approaches using multiple databases or synthetic data to create products or services aligned with the net zero agenda. Projects can range from new products to innovative business models. The funding available is between £25,000 and £50,000 per project. This competition is part of the Net Zero Living and Telecoms Technology Missions Fund programmes and closes on January 24, 20…
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The National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator, run by Connected Places Catapult, is a program inviting SMEs to develop innovative solutions for road hazard protection in England. The two-stage program offers funding of £15K - £30K in Stage 1 and up to £60K in Stage 2 for selected SMEs. The focus is on addressing challenges such as data gathering about road hazards, streamlining hazard responses, improving driver notifications, testing hazard detection technology, and influencing driver behavior to reduce unsafe practices. For more details and to apply, visit National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator.
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The HMGCC Challenge, in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, is seeking innovative solutions to develop technology for reading eSIMs in mobile phones to enhance national security officer safety. The project, lasting 12 weeks, offers up to £60,000 for single organisations and £120,000 per consortium, focusing on developing a device capable of reading and displaying IMSI numbers from eSIMs without extracting other data, to comply with data protection regulations. For more details and to apply, visit HMGCC Challenge: eSIM Reader for Officer Safety.
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Horizon Europe funding, managed by the Department for Business, Trade, and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, supports groundbreaking research and innovation across Europe. It's open to all types of organizations and focuses on three pillars: Excellent Science, Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, and Innovative Europe. Funding aims to address significant challenges like climate change and food security. Consortia and single organizations can apply, with support available for various sectors including health, digital, and energy. For more information and application details, visit Horizon Europe Funding on GOV.UK.
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Innovate UK offers a range of financial supports to help innovative UK businesses succeed. This includes grants between £25,000 and £10 million, innovation loans from £100,000 to £1 million, and expert advice. The funding covers various industries and stages, from startups to established businesses. Themed opportunities align with the Industrial Strategy’s grand challenge areas, while others are open to any type of innovation or technology project. Unlock the potential of your innovative ideas with Innovate UK! Offering grants up to £10 million and loans up to £1 million, this is your chance to bring new technologies and ideas to life. Whether you're a startup or a l…
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The Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) offer financial support to communities and local economies impacted by the construction of HS2 between London and Crewe. These grants aim to enhance community quality of life, environment, and local business growth. Eligible groups include non-profits, charities, community groups, and social enterprises. CEF focuses on environmental and community projects, while BLEF supports local economic development initiatives. The funds offer grants ranging from £10,000 to £250,000. Attention community groups and businesses! The CEF and BLEF grants are here to support projects mitigating the impa…
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Funding of up to £50,000 is available to academics keen to become part of a growing cohort of specialists helping to forge closer ties between universities, industry and the Catapult Network. https://cp.catapult.org.uk/opportunity/join-the-researchers-in-residence-scheme/ The opportunity Researchers in Residence is designed to allow academics to work alongside Catapults on a project or activity in an area of strategic importance, as well as to increase the exchange of knowledge between academia, industry and the Catapult Network. Acceptance onto the Researchers in Residence pro…
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Hey there! Quick question: does anyone have the inside scoop on grants for startups in the transport industry? I'm currently knee-deep in a transport startup venture and would be incredibly grateful for any leads or insights you might have. Your wisdom could make a huge difference!
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🧠✨ Rewire Your Mind for Business Success ✨🧠 Discover the transformative power of aligning your mindset with your business goals! On 22nd November 2023, I am hosting a live event in the heart of Cambridge for business owners who are looking for growth. This event is for you if you want to harmonise your internal growth with your business objectives to achieve success. It is for you if you want to get clear on how to grow your business and who you need to be, to make that happen! It’s a great time to prepare for 2024 and details of what I will be covering are in the link below. 🔑 Essential Insights: - Decode the relationship between your beliefs a…
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Early stage founders, We are now in the 🚨last 10 DAYS🚨 to apply for Block Dojo’s programme. We’re seeking ambitious founders at Idea/ pre-MVP/ early MVP stages with innovative startup ideas across sectors and industries. This is an opportunity to boost your growth and get investment-ready to pitch to our network of Angels, VCs, and Family Offices for your first Pre Seed cheques. Imagine us as your hands-on startup growth hub for 12 weeks 🎯 https://airtable.com/appOwX9lYF9mPmTWa/shrJiZ7qB1yqNnxVN
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Digital Catapult is launching the Hydrogen Sensor Accelerator as part of the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative 🚀 🔗 Apply now to boost the readiness of your product: https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/open-calls/opportunity/hydrogen-sensor-accelerator-open-call/?utm_source=owned_linkedin&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_campaign=hii_open_call
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📣 NEW OPPORTUNITY: Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events is now available from Innovate UK! These European event travel awards enable businesses to discover funding opportunities, join collaborative research groups and form consortiums with partners that can support with developing new tech for a global marketplace🌍. We are offering places at events throughout Europe for a range of industries including agriculture, transport and sustainability conferences with events in many more sectors coming soon. Apply now: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/travel-support-now-available/
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Innovate UK is hosting the next Create Growth Programme: Investor Roundtable discussion dedicated to the East Midlands region. This is a unique opportunity to engage with investors, key stakeholders and creative businesses in the region to gain an understanding of potential barriers to investment, regional strengths and opportunities. Find out more and register here 👉 https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/c4ad6c53-5b4e-4a9c-8a86-4a9460e00ac1/summary
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🛣 Apply to the National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator and receive up to £90K to push the boundaries of your technology. 💡 https://highways-news.com/90k-grants-available-to-boost-road-safety/
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