Each County Councillor in Devon has a Locality Budget allocation of £10,000 that they can use in this financial year (until March 2027) to support local projects. County Councillors can use their Locality Budget to support projects that benefit the local community and support the priorities of the County Council’s Strategic Plan which are: Applications […]
Business & economy
New grants and loan schemes and the latest news on funding opportunities for businesses in Devon.
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Growth Hub
Entrepreneurs, new-starts and growing businesses in Devon can access a wide range of support and advice from the Growth Hub. If you are looking for help to develop your business – including help with finding funding – you can use the online resources available on the Growth Hub website and get in touch with the […]
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Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund
The Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund (FCGF) is now open for applications. This is a new multi-year fund with a budget of £360m to support fishing and seafood businesses and coastal communities across the UK. The aim of the FCGF is to modernise the fishing and seafood sector, build resilience, and support coastal regeneration. For […]
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Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund
Manufacturers seeking investments in large-scale projects to manufacture medicines and medical diagnostic products can apply for a capital grant from the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund. Your project must have a total cost of at least £8m. The fund is open to applications for MHRA-licenced medicines, medical and diagnostic devices registered with the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare […]
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UK Games Fund
The Department for Culture Media and Sport makes grants available through the UK Games Fund for small businesses and start-ups that are developing high‑quality, playable games. There are separate grants available within the UK Games Fund: Starter FundGrants up to £20,000 for solo developers working with contractors or at the beginning of their professional games-development […]
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Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure
Large-scale funding is available for collaborative, business-led projects to develop innovative clean maritime technologies that help to reduce carbon emissions. The funding comes from the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) fund which is divided across three strands: The funding is for: Proposals must build, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime technologies focussed on on-vessel […]
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Seafarers’ Charity
Charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply to the Seafarers’ Charity for funding to support the safety and wellbeing of seafarers. The focus is on the merchant navy (including Royal Fleet Auxiliary) and fishers, with funding available for initiatives that improve the lives of seafarers through: Grants are available through three separate programmes: Main Grant Programme […]
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StartSmart
StartSmart is a new business support programme designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up businesses across East Devon. The programme includes: Grants up to £2,500 are available to help with set-up costs for entrepreneurs who are ready to launch their business in the next 3 months and new starts that have commenced trading in the […]
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AgriScale: Accelerating Agri-tech Manufacturing
Agri-tech innovators can apply for funding for collaborative projects to advance product performance and reliability, and to develop or advance manufacturing and supply chain capability. The aim is to help get products to market, and to scale-up production in order to improve productivity and sustainability in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and aquaculture. The type of products […]
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Open Horizons
Women-led tech start-up businesses can apply to be part of the Open Horizons network – a collaborative European programme to support deep-tech and digital innovation. The programme is part of Horizon Europe, the EU research fund which is open to the UK as an associate country. Businesses that are selected to participate in Open Horizons […]