Grants for small businesses and startups in North West
427 open, rolling and forthcoming grant schemes for small businesses and startups in North West, from 39 funders. Each listing shows the deadline, award size, where it applies and a link to the funder's original guidance.
Last verified 5 Oct 2026, 22:10 BST. Always check the funder's own guidance before applying.
- Open now
- 425
- Forthcoming
- 2
- Closing in 30 days
- 13
- Specific to North West
- 16
The rest are open across the UK or a wider area that includes North West.
The 15 schemes closing soonest
| Grant name | Status | Award amount | Deadline | Location | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFarming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5Innovate UK | Open | £1m – £3m | Closes 14 Oct 2026 · 5d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IInvestor Partnerships – ACT and SemiconductorsInnovate UK | Open | £250k – £1m | Closes 14 Oct 2026 · 5d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IKnowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3Innovate UK | Open | Amount not specified | Closes 14 Oct 2026 · 5d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IMedicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1Innovate UK | Open | £50k – £100k | Closes 14 Oct 2026 · 5d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IEngineering Biology Access to Infrastructure PilotInnovate UK | Open | £200k – £750k | Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 12d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7Innovate UK | Open | Up to £200k | Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 12d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7Innovate UK | Open | Up to £200k | Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 12d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IAdvancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosisInnovate UK | Open | £1.5m – £4m | Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 19d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| INational Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1Innovate UK | Open | £500k – £1m | Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 19d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| DSustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant SchemeDepartment for Education (DfE) | Open | £10k – £1m | Closes 2 Nov 2026 · 24d left | East Midlands, North East, North West +3 | 4 days ago |
| IEngineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3Innovate UK | Open | £750k – £2.5m | Closes 3 Nov 2026 · 25d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IDRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5Innovate UK | Open | £2.5m – £20m | Closes 4 Nov 2026 · 26d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IFuture Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academicInnovate UK | Open | £100k – £3m | Closes 4 Nov 2026 · 26d left | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IFrontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1Innovate UK | Open | £150k – £250k | Closes 11 Nov 2026 | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
| IEfficient, Structured and Controllable AI SystemsInnovate UK | Forthcoming | £50k – £150k | Closes 18 Nov 2026 | UK-wide | 4 days ago |
Funders with the most open schemes
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs203 open
- Rural Payments Agency152 open
- Innovate UK24 open
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade5 open
- Historic England4 open
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)2 open
- British Business Bank (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)2 open
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2 open
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