New Grants Added This Week – 11th February 2024 to 18th February 2024

New Grants Added This Week – 11th February 2024 to 18th February 2024

There were 50 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £756,500.

The amounts available range from £1,500 to £300,000.

Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets Development, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff and Starting a Business.

Money is available for the following business types: Large Business, Medium Business, Micro Business, Research Organisation, Small Business and Start-ups.

Top 10 Funding Opportunities:

Competition: Small, Lightweight Trace Explosives Detector

This competition is seeking to fund two proposals for the development of novel, lightweight, bioassay systems for the detection of trace explosives.

EIT Health Flagships Call 2024 (February 2024)

This call will support activities that relate to one of European Institute of Innovation and Technology Health’s two priority areas; new models to deliver healthcare and digital transformation of healthcare. Existing Partners, start-ups, healthcare providers, research bodies, payors, policy bodies, institutions and municipalities may apply.

EIT Health Flagships Call 2024 (September 2024)

This call will support activities that relate to one of European Institute of Innovation and Technology Health’s two priority areas; new models to deliver healthcare and digital transformation of healthcare. Existing Partners, start-ups, healthcare providers, research bodies, payors, policy bodies, institutions and municipalities may apply.

NBIC 5th Proof of Concept Award

This scheme will fund collaborative projects that establish the feasibility of a concept, idea or technology from any application sector which is aimed at preventing, detecting, managing or engineering biofilms.

EIT Food Accelerator Network – Research and Development

The programme aims to enable AgriFoodTech startups to accelerate, further validate their technology and advance their investment and commercial readiness to achieve a successful market adoption. Funding is available to help AgriFoodTech startups to validate their technologies as well as for travel to networking events and meeting.

EIT Food Accelerator Network – Business Growth

The programme aims to enable AgriFoodTech startups to accelerate, further validate their technology and advance their investment and commercial readiness to achieve a successful market adoption. Funding is available to help AgriFoodTech startups to validate their technologies as well as for travel to networking events and meeting.

Small and Micro Rural Business Grant Scheme – Energy Efficient Equipment

This scheme is providing capital funding for rural micro and small businesses to help them grow and diversify, with a view to supporting the rural economy. Eligible projects can include, but are not limited to, the diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture, the purchase of equipment for food processing and net zero infrastructure.

Small and Micro Rural Business Grant Scheme – Purchasing Capital Equipment

This scheme is providing capital funding for rural micro and small businesses to help them grow and diversify, with a view to supporting the rural economy. Eligible projects can include, but are not limited to, the diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture, the purchase of equipment for food processing and net zero infrastructure.

Small and Micro Rural Business Grant Scheme – Building Acquisition and Renovation

This scheme is providing capital funding for rural micro and small businesses to help them grow and diversify, with a view to supporting the rural economy. Eligible projects can include, but are not limited to, the diversification of farm businesses outside of agriculture, the purchase of equipment for food processing and net zero infrastructure.

Interest Free Loan Fund (February 2024)

The purpose of East Lothian Investments is to develop, grow and modernise the economy of East Lothian and create employment opportunities.