Below are a selection of current funding and grant opportunities.

Heritage Lottery Fund New Small Grants Programme

Company: 
Heritage Lottery Fund
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
31/07/2012

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced the launch of a new £1 million small grants programme for people to get involved in their heritage. Called ‘All Our Stories’, the programme will provide grants of £3,000 to £10,000 grants to support charities, community groups and heritage organisations running local history projects.

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£1.8m In Feasibility Projects For Convergence In A Digital Landscape | Challenge 1

Company: 
Technology Strategy Board | Nesta
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
23/05/2012

The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1.8m in feasibility projects that address the converged nature of the digital landscape in a fresh programme will be delivered in three parts during 2012.

£300k Digital Innovation Contest - TV and Film

Company: 
IC Tomorrow
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
18/05/2012

An exciting new £300k contest run by IC Tomorrow will provide participants with  the opportunity to innovate with some of the TV and film industries' key players. 

The six business challenges,  which have been defined as genuine commercial opportunities by eight major organisations from the digital content and media sector, are:

£1bn Available in Round 3 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF)

Company: 
BIS
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
13/06/2012

The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now a £2.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2015. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment to create economic growth and sustainable employment. It aims particularly to help those areas and communities which were dependent on the public sector to make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity.

How to apply
The application process for the Regional Growth Fund is now open.

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Financial Support for Yorkshire & Humber Companies

Company: 
NAMTEC
Location: 
Yorkshire & Humber
Type: 
Grant

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has approved The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) to source companies that are looking for funding to support a new development in their business, offering up to 50% of eligible costs.

For more information, see attached flier.

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Research and Development Grant

Company: 
Technology Strategy Board
Type: 
Grant

A new Technology Strategy Board scheme is offering funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the strategically important areas of science, engineering and technology, from which successful new products, processes and services could emerge.