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Open 4 Business Portal

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Carlisle City Council is providing local businesses with free access to its local business support and grant portal provided by Open4Business. This is tailored for the Carlisle area and includes local, regional and national schemes.

Business can also search for funding relevant to their size and sector. To use the portal, you will first need to register with Open4Business.

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IUK Announces Circular Fashion Programme: Recycling and Sorting Demonstrator Competition

Digital & Technology

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Grants are available for UK-based business-led projects for the demonstration of innovative technologies, services and processes in the UK’s fashion and textile sector.

Administered by Innovate UK (IUK), this competition will fund a research and development activity demonstrator for new technologies, services, processes and business models addressing recycling and sorting challenges within the fashion and textile sectors and their direct supply chains.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 11 January 2023 (11:00 GMT).

New Unrestricted Grants from Co-op Foundation

Community

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Funding for organisations helping to build strong and inclusive communities and engaging meaningfully with young people across the UK.

As part of its ‘Building Communities of the Future Together’ Strategy 2022-27, Co-op Foundation is preparing to launch the Future Communities Fund to support charitable organisations building communities.

The scheme will open on 25 November 2022 and close at midday on 23 December 2022.

Launch of £1m Challenge for Innovations to Transform Learning in the UK

Education, Employment and Training

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This £1 million prize fund will support and reward individuals with bold ideas that have the potential to transform education and learning in the UK.

The Big Education Challenge has been established to fund innovative ideas with the potential to transform education and learning in the UK. The aim is to offer both young and experienced innovators the support needed to bring their ideas to life.

Entries must be submitted by midnight on 8 February 2023.

Charities Aid Foundation Offering Unrestricted Grants Programme

Health & Social Welfare

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Funding to build capacity and resilience for organisations promoting social equity.

Grants of £5,000 to £50,000 are on offer to UK charitable organisations addressing social injustice or working towards social equity to build a fairer society for all.

The deadline to apply is 23 November 2022.

Fund for Green Tech Start-ups Invites New Applications

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Support is available for 'cleantech' start-up businesses from across the country that seek to utilise technology to restore environmental balance and biodiversity, and to tackle global warming.

Through the GreenTech Fund, Simmons & Simmons wants to tackle the climate crisis by encouraging innovative solutions from around the world. The Fund is seeking emerging green tech start-ups that are focused on using technology to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

The deadline to apply is 15 January 2023.

Teacher Development Fund – Deadline Reminder

Education, Employment and Training

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Funding to support the delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom.

Groups have two weeks left to apply for Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF)'s programme promoting partnership working between arts-based organisations and primary schools in the UK.

The deadline to apply is 22 November 2022 at 12 noon.

CLA Charitable Trust Announces Application Deadlines for 2023

Health & Social Welfare

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Applications are invited from community organisations in England and Wales for projects that demonstrate the wellbeing and environmental benefits of the countryside.

Funding is available to charitable organisations working to help those who are disabled or disadvantaged to visit and participate in learning experiences about the countryside in England and Wales.

The first 2023 deadline for applications is 6 February, to be followed by deadlines on 26 April and 31 August.

England’s Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Opens to New Bids

Energy, Environment & Climate

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A fund designed to encourage collaboration and peer-to-peer learning for the protection and enhancement of local landscapes in England is open to new applications.

The seventh round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund for farmers and landowners in England is now open.

The deadline for applications is 25 January 2023 (23:59 GMT).

Fifth Round of Youth Music Incubator Fund Opens for Applications

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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A national funding programme designed to support the creation of music career opportunities for young people aged 18-25 is accepting applications.

Funding is available to businesses, collectives and not-for-profits working in Great Britain's music industries to help create sustainable, meaningful career opportunities for young people aged 18-25, especially those who are currently underrepresented in the sector.

The deadline for applications to Round Five of the Incubator Fund is 2 December 2022 (17:00 GMT).

Global Start Up Energy Transition Award Opens for 2023

Energy, Environment & Climate

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National and international start-up companies working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change are being supported through this programme.

The Start Up Energy Transition Award is an international competition for start-ups and young companies worldwide that are working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change.

The deadline to apply is 16 January 2023.

IUK Announces Future Flight: Closing the Skills Gaps Competition

Transport, Infrastructure & Communications

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UK registered organisations can apply for funding to develop upskilling initiatives that tackle the immediate skills gaps of the UK aviation industry.

The Innovate UK (IUK) Future Flight Challenge is investing in projects to close aviation industry skills gaps. The aim of this competition is to create and deliver course content and materials that will support skills, talent and training across the future flight sector.

The competition opens on 21 November 2022. The deadline for applications is 1 February 2023.

Lloyd’s of London Foundation Seeking Charity Partnerships

Community

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Funding to promote community resilience across the UK.

Registered charities in the UK can now apply to the latest grants programme from Lloyd’s of London Foundation, an independent charity founded and funded by Lloyd’s.

The deadline to apply is 23.59 on 11 December 2022.

Comic Relief Community Fund Reopens to Applications

Community

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Funding for organisations and projects which harness lived experience of communities to bring local benefit.

Administered by Groundwork UK, the Comic Relief Community Fund exists to support work across England that aligns with four strategic themes.

The deadline to apply is 30 November 2022.

Social Action Fund for Schools Opens 1 November

Education, Employment and Training

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Grants available to schools in England to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities.

The Ormiston Trust is a grant-giving trust that primarily supports schools and organisations that provide direct assistance to children, young people, and families across England.

The fund will open to applications on 1 November 2022 with a deadline of 16 December 2022.

Competition Launched to Improve Rail Passenger Experience at UK Stations

Transport, Infrastructure & Communications

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UK organisations from all sectors can access support for innovations that improve passenger experience at railway stations.

The Station Innovation Zone Competition is part of Connected Places Catapult’s Station Innovation Zone programme. The programme’s vision is to use trials to pave the way towards the ‘station of the future’. Connected Places Catapult aims to do this working with innovators to develop solutions that improve a passenger’s experience when travelling through stations and that enable more efficient, safer use of rail assets.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 13 November 2022.

National Lottery Community Fund Outlines Cost-of-Living Support Strategy

Cost of Living

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The funder has given details on plans for responding to communities in need in the coming months.

In light of the emerging economic crisis, the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has sent out a message to community organisations across the UK working to support beneficiaries during this time, ensuring its commitment to flexible and responsive support.

New Fund Offers Support for UK Initiatives to Address E-Waste

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub have launched a £500,000 fund to boost innovation in tackling electronic waste.

Funding is available to UK organisations to support innovative approaches to tackling e-waste, with a focus on small electrical devices.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 14 December 2022 (17:00 GMT).

Armed Forces Families Fund Supporting Partners of Serving Personnel

Support & Resources

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Funding to find creative ways to reduce the challenges of service life for spouses.

Armed Forces Covenant Trust has partnered with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the new Supporting Partners: Innovation programme, which is offering one-year grants of £20,000 to £50,000.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on 12 December 2022.

Upcoming IUK Competition - Innovative Technologies for Nucleic Acid Medicines Manufacturing

Digital & Technology

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UK registered organisations can apply for grants to fund industrial research projects focused on manufacturing innovation for nucleic acid medicines.

This Innovate UK (IUK) competition aims to improve the resource efficiency, productivity and scalability for the manufacture of nucleic acid medicines in the UK. This will be achieved by stimulating the development and implementation of innovative technologies. This must allow for growth at scale including, but not limited to, emerging products targeting large patient populations.

The competition opens on 7 November 2022. The deadline for applications is 21 December 2022 (11:00 GMT).

Applications Invited for BBC Children in Need’s Project Grants

Children & Young People

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Funding to support activity costs of groups working to support children and young people.

Alongside its new Core Grants programme, BBC Children in Need will also continue to offer funding for defined projects with a focus on children and young people.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

IUK Announces Competition for Digitalisation and Automation of Medicines R&D and Manufacture

Digital & Technology

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UK organisations can apply for grants to support digitalised and automated technology innovation and implementation for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

This Innovate UK (IUK) competition aims to encourage the development and implementation of innovative digital and automated data collection technologies. These technologies should measurably increase the speed and resource efficiency of pharmaceutical process development and manufacturing productivity.

The competition opens on 7 November 2022. The deadline for applications is 21 December 2022.

Uber Launches Fund for Black-owned Restaurant Businesses

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Uber is delivering financial support to help Black-owned restaurants that are recovering from the pandemic and/or struggling with the energy price hike.

The Uber Black Business Fund aims to help Black-owned businesses in the restaurant industry that are experiencing financial pressures. Evidence shows that Black-owned businesses in particular are facing disproportionate challenges in accessing the finance they need.

Applications will close on Friday 25 November 2022 (23.59 GMT).

BBC Children in Need Offering Grants for Core Costs

Children & Young People

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Funding to support essential organisational costs of groups working to support children and young people.

As part of its new grant-making Strategy 2022-25, BBC Children in Need has launched a grants stream for core costs, now accepting applications.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation

Cost of Living

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Grants to support registered charities and good causes in local communities across the UK to alleviate poverty, improve health and save lives.

The Charitable Foundation makes donations to registered charities, recommended by members and colleagues, who support beneficiaries such as children, those seriously ill, the elderly, homeless and disabled people in the UK.

Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The deadlines for application each year are: 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.

Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility Supply Chain Competition Launched by IUK

Transport, Infrastructure & Communications

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UK registered organisations can access funding for projects to develop technologies and capabilities in the Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) supply chain.

Through this competition, Innovate UK (IUK) will invest in projects to develop Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) technologies, products and services into commercial offerings to exploit early and medium term commercial markets in the UK and abroad.

The deadline for applications is 11 January 2023.

Education Trust Capacity Fund Opens Second Funding Round for 2022

Education, Employment and Training

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An £86 million grants programme to support trust growth and development across England has opened a new application round.

The Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) will award funding to support trust growth and development across England.

Applications for the second 2022-23 funding window are now open until the deadline of 16 December 2022.

IUK Launches Railway Construction Innovation Phase 1 Competition

Transport, Infrastructure & Communications

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UK registered organisations can apply for grants for feasibility studies with projects to propose, deliver and demonstrate innovation in railway construction.

Through this competition, Innovate UK (IUK) is investing in projects to propose, deliver and demonstrate innovation in railway construction. The aim is to support initial feasibility studies outlining how applicants would deliver a demonstration of innovation in railway construction to the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) site facility.

The deadline to apply is 14 December 2022.

€1m Global Change Award Addresses Fashion Industry's Environmental Impact

Energy, Environment & Climate

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This global innovation challenge takes on one of the biggest challenges facing today’s fashion industry – to create fashion for a growing population, while reducing its impact on the environment.

Fashion retailer H&M’s Global Change Award aims to find, support and scale disruptive ideas that can protect the planet and turn the fashion and textile industry into a ‘planet positive’ one. The programme is supporting innovators who can transform fashion and change the way it is seen, worn, and made.

The deadline for applications is 8 December 2022.

Applications Invited for Let Teachers SHINE Programme

Education, Employment and Training

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Funding for practising teachers with innovative ideas to help disadvantaged children in the North of England succeed in school.

The Let Teachers SHINE competition aims to support innovative teaching that gets great results in English, maths and science with a focus on new ideas and fresh approaches.

The deadline to apply is 23.59 on 16 January 2023.

Applications Open for Community Gardens Award

Community

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Funding to support the development and expansion of gardening projects carried out by local communities.

Delivered by the National Garden Scheme, the Community Gardens Award provides grants of £500 to £5,000 for the creation of a garden or a similar project (such as an allotment) with horticultural focus for the benefit of the local community.

Applications are accepted until 31 January 2023.

New Round of Funding for Entrepreneurs Setting up Rural Firms

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Funding is being offered to help entrepreneurs start new businesses in rural areas of the UK.

Forest Holidays has once again partnered with the Prince’s Countryside Fund to launch a new round of the Rural Start-Up Fund. The aim is to support new business ventures in rural areas of the UK. The scheme is intended to help entrepreneurs overcome the challenges associated with setting up and working rurally.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 9 November 2022 (12:00 GMT).

Condition Improvement Fund 2023-24 Opens to Applications

Education, Employment and Training

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Capital funding is available for academies, sixth-form colleges and non-diocesan voluntary aided (VA) schools in England to transform facilities, improve school buildings and create more good school places.

The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) is provided by the Department for Education. The funding is intended to improve school buildings and expand academies and sixth-form colleges rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

The deadline for applications is 7 December 2022 (12 noon).

Launch of £20m Green Home Finance Accelerator

Energy, Environment & Climate

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The Government has launched a new fund to boost the choice of affordable green finance products for homeowners to help them reduce energy consumption.

The Green Home Finance Accelerator will provide grant funding to support UK finance providers and other organisations to design, develop and pilot a diverse range of innovative finance propositions which encourage domestic energy efficiency and low carbon heating retrofit.

The competition is open for Discovery Phase applications until 14 December 2022.

Business Grants

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Following the success of the Business Growth Grant pilot scheme, we have approved a new round of grant funding to support Small-and Medium Enterprises (SME) looking to occupy vacant properties within the City Centre.

This grant fund will provide up to £2,500 (£5,000 for particularly strong cases) for businesses occupying vacant space in Carlisle City Centre. The award of the grant is subject to an appraisal process.

eBay UK Launches Circular Fashion Innovators Fund

Digital & Technology

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Funding is being offered to help UK-based small firms specialising in pre-loved fashion to access new technology and deliver innovative solutions.

eBay UK has announced a partnership with the British Fashion Council to launch the Circular Fashion Innovators Fund, supporting small businesses specialising in circular fashion solutions.

The deadline for applications to be submitted is 3 November 2022.

Government Launches LRF Innovation Fund to Support Data and Digital Technology

Digital & Technology

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England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) can apply now for funding to support projects that embrace future digital trends, and utilise data, technologies, and equipment to improve their ability to prevent, prepare, respond and recover from emergencies.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is inviting the 38 Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) based in England to submit an expression to the new LRF Innovation Fund.

Expressions of Interest are currently being accepted with a closing date of 11 November 2022.

Launch of the UK Energy Markets Financing Scheme

Energy, Environment & Climate

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A loan scheme designed to help UK energy companies and financial markets dealing with the effects of high and volatile energy prices has opened to applications.

The Government has launched a new scheme to address the liquidity requirements faced by energy firms operating in the UK’s wholesale gas and electricity markets. The Energy Markets Financing Scheme provides resilience to firms, and the economy, reducing the eventual cost for businesses and consumers.

The deadline for applications is 27 January 2023.

NatWest Partners with Black Seed to Support UK Black Entrepreneurs

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Support is being provided to help Black entrepreneurs in the UK set up and succeed in business.

NatWest Bank and Black Seed, a venture capital seed fund dedicated to Black founders in the UK, are working together to support over 10,000 Black entrepreneurs to ‘fast-track’ their businesses.

The deadline to register for free tickets to the start-up weekend in Brixton is 23 October 2022.

Round 6 of Local Digital Fund Opens to Bids from England’s Councils

Digital & Technology

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The Government is inviting local authorities in England to submit proposals for projects that solve a common local government issue.

The Local Digital Fund aims to help England’s councils transform their digital services in line with the Local Digital Declaration.

Applications to Round 6 must be submitted by the deadline of Thursday 24 November 2022.

New Fund Offers Grants to Improve On-the-Go Recycling Points in Great Britain

Energy, Environment & Climate

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A new grant programme designed to support delivery of ambitious, large-scale projects that will transform recycling in public spaces is inviting applications.

Funding is available to support four new projects in Great Britain to introduce or improve public recycling points in areas of coverage that include waterways, such as coastline, riverways, canals, docks or wetlands.

The deadline for applications is 15 December 2022.

Entries Open for 2023 Green Alley Award for Europe's Eco-entrepreneurs

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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This business competition will support, fund and promote green economy start-up companies and eco-entrepreneurs from across Europe.

The Green Alley Award is a start-up competition focused on the green economy, dealing specifically with the challenges of the throwaway society, the scarcity of resources and the recovery of raw materials. It is targeted at 'green' entrepreneurs from across Europe with business ideas for the circular economy and new ways of improving waste and recycling industries.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 November 2022.

Grants for Securing a Fairer Future Now Available

Health & Social Welfare

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Funding to address systemic inequity whilst building the power and capacity of people and organisations.

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, one of the largest grant-making institutions in the UK, has reopened its Fairer Future funding stream with revised priorities.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Zero Emission Propulsion - IUK Announces New Collaborative R&D Competition

Energy, Environment & Climate

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UK registered businesses can lead applications for funding to carry out net zero propulsion innovative projects.

Forming part of the Future Economy Net Zero programme, this Innovate UK (IUK) competition will focus on net zero propulsion technologies for the transport sector. It supports the Government’s drive for zero emission transport and systems as part of the net zero commitment for 2050.

Applications are accepted from 17 October 2022 until 7 December 2022.

Deadline approaching for Electrical Safety Fund

Health & Social Welfare

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Charities, community safety organisations, and other not-for-profit organisations across the United Kingdom have until 23 October to apply for funding to support electrical safety projects and activities.

In response to the cost-of-living crisis and the likelihood of electricity safety being compromised by financial issues, Electrical Safety First is offering grants of up £5,000 for fire and rescue services, community safety groups, trading standards authorities, and other not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver projects addressing electrical safety.

The deadline for applications is 23 October 2022 (midnight). 

LGBT+ Consortium Seeking Applications from Small Groups

Community

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Funding to support the work of smaller targeted, intersectional voluntary organisations.

With less than a month until the deadline, the LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund has opened a ‘Really Small Grants Programme’ to attract smaller grassroots applicants.

The deadline to apply is 30 October 2022.

Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Opens New Phase

Energy, Environment & Climate

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A new phase of funding for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures will open to applications on 12 October.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to provide grants to public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures.

Phase 3b will open to applications on 12 October 2022 at 2pm. The deadline for applications will be the 31 October 2022.

abrdn Financial Fairness Trust

Cost of Living

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Grants are available for strategic work, including policy work, campaigning and research, which has the potential to improve financial wellbeing at a national scale in the UK, especially for those on low-to-middle incomes.

The funding is intended for strategic work, including policy work, campaigning and research, which has the potential to improve financial wellbeing at a national scale.

The next deadline for applications is 4 February 2023 (13:00).

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