Grants, funding and business support in Lancashire

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Padiham Gable Art Phase 2: paid mural commission for one or two town-centre gables in Burnleycloses 23 Oct 2026 · Burnley · with Mid Pennine Arts / Burnley Borough Council: Padiham Gable Art Phase 2 mural commission
Lancaster Community Fund: grants up to £1,000 for Lancaster District volunteer groupsmax award £1,000 · closes 1 Nov 2026 · Lancaster · with Lancaster District CVS: Lancaster Community Fund (up to £1,000)
BIBAs Foundation grants up to £2,000 for Lancashire young people aged 16-24max award £2,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with The BIBAs Foundation grants for individuals aged 16-24 (Community Foundation for Lancashire)
BIBAs Foundation grants up to £5,000 for Lancashire groups supporting 16-24 year oldsmax award £5,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with The BIBAs Foundation grants for groups (Community Foundation for Lancashire)
The BIBAs Foundationaward £2,000–£36,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Community Foundation for Lancashire: open grants
The BIBAs Foundation – Individualsaward £2,000–£22,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Community Foundation for Lancashire: open grants
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust main grants: expressions of interest by 11 December for Cumbria and Lancaster youth charitiescloses 11 Dec 2026 · Lancaster · with Francis C Scott Charitable Trust: Main Grants (Cumbria and Lancaster District, under-25s)
Walney Extension Community Fund: £500-£50k for community projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £500–£50,000 · closes 8 Jan 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund (Orsted, Cumbria and Lancashire coast; via Grantscape)
Walney Extension Skills Fund: £10k-£100k for STEM and skills projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 24 Mar 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund: The Skills Fund (STEM and skills projects, £10k-£100k)
Start-up grants up to GBP2,000 for 18-30saward £500–£2,000 · open all year · with SWEF Enterprise Fund (Lancashire): start-up grants up to GBP2,000 for 18-30s
fhundednon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Business Support Hubnon-cash support · open all year · with Lancaster City Council: Business Support Hub
Access to finance - Greater Manchester and Lancashirenon-cash support · with GOV.UK Finance and Support for Your Business finder
Apprenticeship Recruitment & Trainingnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Blackpool Growth Business Academyaward from £100,000 · Blackpool · with Blackpool Growth Business Academy (Blackpool Council: fully funded coaching and mentoring)
Business Support HelpdeskA conversation with an experienced helpdesk adviser; details of local, regional and national support; information on sector support programmes; signposting to other relevant support. · with Boost Business Lancashire: Business Support Helpdesk
Digital Skillsnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Fully funded net zero support for Lancashire businessesnon-cash support · with Chamber Low Carbon: fully funded net zero support for Lancashire businesses (East Lancashire Chamber)
Global Business Supportnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Global Business Support (key account management)
Health Innovation in the NHSnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Lancashire Cyber Security Services for SMEsCyber Security Health Check (one-to-one cyber discussion to review current cyber security posture and direct towards needed support); Website Vulnerability Assessment; Network Vulnerability Assessment (Internal); Network Vulnerability Assessment (External); Microsoft 365 Assessment against CIS benchmarks; Cyber Policy and Continuity Reviews; Internet Discovery of publicly available information that could be exploited by cyber criminals · with Lancashire Cyber Security Services for SMEs (North West Cyber Resilience Centre via Boost)
Lancashire Micro-Providers programmeGuidance on starting a micro-provider business, networking opportunities, and signposting to essential resources. · with Lancashire Micro-Providers programme (Lancashire County Council / Boost)
Lancaster Business & Skills Support Hubnon-cash support · Lancaster · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Low Carbon Supportnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Specialist business advice for social enterprisesmax award £400 · with Selnet: specialist business advice for social enterprises (Lancashire)
Watchtower Lancashiremax award £300,000 · total pot £1m · with North West Aerospace Alliance: Watchtower Lancashire (AEM business support programme)
2-Work Burtons Chambersnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Altitudenon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Artist development for emerging dance artistsnon-cash support · with Ludus Dance (Lancaster): artist development for emerging dance artists
Artist Development ProgrammeProfessional mentoring support for writing new plays; peer support within a community of creative writing practice; work with dramaturgs and directors to further develop work. · with Blackpool Grand Theatre: Artist Development Programme
Associate Artist programme and BLAST FEST for theatre makersCash award (amount determined annually); rehearsal space (Mon 1 June to Thu 4 June 2026); 15 minute BLASTFEST sharing slot on Thursday 4 June 2026; production photography; show pack for future programmers, co-producers and investors; budget and cashflow templates; marketing plan template; audience vox pops; audience feedback · with The Dukes (Lancaster): Associate Artist programme and BLAST FEST for theatre makers
Business Start-Up and Growth Grants 2026/27max award £5,000 · with Hyndburn Borough Council: Business Start-Up (up to GBP2k) and Growth (up to GBP5k) Grants 2026/27
Centre for SME and Enterprise Developmentnon-cash support · with University of Lancashire (formerly UCLan): Centre for SME and Enterprise Development (free SME membership)
Community Payback — Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner: grant fundingnon-cash support · with Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner: grant funding (Community, CSP-sponsored and MP-sponsored grants)
Digital Boostnon-cash support · with Digital Boost free mentoring
Digital Innovation Supportnon-cash support · with Lancaster University Cyber Foundry: Digital Innovation Support (fully funded prototyping for SMEs)
Fully funded support for Lancashire manufacturersAccess to AMRC's key capabilities and resources to innovate, adopt new technologies and decarbonise · with AMRC North West: fully funded support for Lancashire manufacturers (UKSPF)
Lancashire early-stage investment initiative and fhunded Angelsnon-cash support · with fhunded: Lancashire early-stage investment initiative and fhunded Angels
Low carbon technology commercialisation supportnon-cash support · with RedCAT: low carbon technology commercialisation support (Lancashire Centre for Alternative Technologies)
Rural and library touring for performing companiesTouring slots across rural and library venues in the Spring and Autumn seasons · with Spot On Lancashire: rural and library touring for performing companies
STUDIOS — Abingdon Studiosmax award £125 · with Abingdon Studios (Blackpool): artist and freelance opportunities
Supplier registration for local businessesnon-cash support · with Eden Project Morecambe: supplier registration for local businesses
Wyred Up Business Support Programmenon-cash support · with Wyred Up Business Support Programme (Wyre Council, delivered by The Small Business Academy)
Burnley Start-up SupportWorkshops: Start-up Essentials, Marketing Essentials, Financial Essentials · open all year · Burnley · with Burnley Start-up Support (Burnley Council via Boost)
Advanced Manufacturing Skills Bootcampsaward £360–£1,080 · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
AI & Data trainingnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Creative Leadership & Management Bootcampaward £360–£750 · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
Employer Hub at Lancaster & Morecambe Collegenon-cash support · Lancaster · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
INCUBATE paid professional development for Blackpool creativesnon-cash support · Blackpool · with The Old Electric (Blackpool): INCUBATE paid professional development for Blackpool creatives
The Academy — Super Slow Waynon-cash support · with Super Slow Way (Pennine Lancashire): open calls and commissions (news)

Open across the North West 80

Film Exhibition Fundnon-cash support · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Film Hub North: film exhibitor funding (Film Exhibition Fund, Pitch Pot, Bursary Fund)
Film Exhibition Fund round 3: up to £10k for independent cinemas, film festivals and film societies in the Northmax award £10,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Film Hub North: Film Exhibition Fund round 3 (up to £10k for independent film exhibition in the North)
Blackpool Creative Market: £350 commission to run a festive family workshop (apply by 25 Oct 2026)award £350 · closes 25 Oct 2026 · with Aunty Social / Blackpool Creative Market: artist workshop callout (£350, 5 Dec 2026)
Strategic Legal Fundaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Tree Councilaward £10,000–£40,000 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund: £3k-£5k for debut feature writers in the Northaward £3,000–£5,000 · closes 11 Nov 2026 · with BFI NETWORK
GBE Community Fund: up to £40k feasibility, £100k development or £3m capital for community energy projects (closes 12 Nov)max award £3,000,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Great British Energy: GBE Community Fund (feasibility, development and capital grants for community energy)
Access Funding Scheme for High-end TV Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Crew 2026 - 2027free training (ScreenSkills funded) · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)
School Trips Grant — Clore Duffield Foundationaward £3,000–£6,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Clore Duffield Foundation
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Bursariesaward £100–£2,000 · closes 3 Dec 2026 · with Museum Development North: MD North grants (Open Grants, Learning and Engagement Grant, CPD Bursary)
IBIC biotech knowledge exchange grants: up to £60k for north-west business-university projects (next deadline 10 Dec)max award £60,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with IBIC: knowledge exchange grants with north-west biotech businesses
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fundaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 18 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Get Fishing Fundaward £750–£1,000 · closes 31 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Great Northern Read Award: £2,500 and literary agent mentoring for unpublished northern novelists (closes 11 Jan)max award £2,500 · closes 11 Jan 2027 · with New Writing North: Great Northern Read Award 2027 (Johnson & Alcock)
Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2027max award £3,000 · closes 11 Jan 2027 · with New Writing North: Northern Writers' Awards (all awards and submission windows)
EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation call: up to €2m for cross-border mobility projectscloses 28 Jan 2027 · with EIT Urban Mobility - Strategic Innovation Open Call
Pitch Pot: rolling micro-grants of up to £3k for film screenings and events in the Northmax award £3,000 · closes 12 Feb 2027 · with Film Hub North: Pitch Pot micro-grants for film exhibitors (up to £3k, rolling)
Open Grantsaward £5,000–£7,500 · closes 12 Mar 2027 · with Museum Development North: MD North grants (Open Grants, Learning and Engagement Grant, CPD Bursary)
Awards for Young Writers 2027award £150–£500 · closes 15 Mar 2027 · with New Writing North: Northern Writers' Awards (all awards and submission windows)
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)award £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £45m · closes 31 Mar 2035 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Arts and Humanities Research Council IAAaward £5,000–£50,000 · open all year · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Baltic Ventures Angelsaward from £10,000 · open all year · with Baltic Ventures
DSW Ventures Seed Investmentaward £100,000–£1,000,000 · open all year · with DSW Ventures (Daresbury-linked seed VC)
Eco-I NWopen all year · with Eco-I NW (Lancaster University low-carbon R&D support)
Equity Finance, Up to £5 million (North West)max award £5,000,000 · open all year · with Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (British Business Bank)

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UK-wide 644

The Elephant Trust Main Fundaward £2,000–£5,000 · closes 18 Oct 2026 · with The Elephant Trust
Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Careaward £200,000–£9,600,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)
Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&Dcloses 20 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
Funding opportunity: International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciencesmax award £3,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AImax award £602,500 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Water Efficiency Lab 2: £150,000 to £1.5m for water-saving innovationmax award £150,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Ofwat Innovation Fund - Water Efficiency Lab 2
Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomyaward £300,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £4m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
Funding competition Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilotaward £200,000–£750,000 · total pot £5m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
Funding competition Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7award £200,000 · total pot £30m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
Henry Smith Foundationaward £25,000–£250,000 · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund: Innovation Challenges - Discovery, autumn 2026award £200,000 · total pot £30m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)
Research Infrastructure Renewalaward £300,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £8m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
Funding opportunity: Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stageaward £25,000,000 · closes 22 Oct 2026 · with Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1award £100,000–£1,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England
Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residency: £3,400 grant and six-month mentored residency for UK artistsaward £3,400 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residency
Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
PPL Momentum Music Fund: £5,000 to £15,000 for UK artists and bands at a career tipping pointaward £5,000–£15,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with PPL Momentum Music Fund (PRS Foundation)
Funding opportunity: High performance compute resources for EPSRC communitiesaward £5,000,000–£20,000,000 · total pot £26.25m · closes 27 Oct 2026 · with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding opportunity: Pre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I Consortiummax award £2,000,000 · closes 27 Oct 2026 · with Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
iX Challenge: Alternative leak repair materials and methods for canal leakage and seepage repairscloses 27 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
iX Challenge: Identifying leaks and seepage in canal infrastructurecloses 27 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortiummax award £2,000,000 · closes 27 Oct 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Armed Forces Covenant Fundcloses 28 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grantsaward £500–£10,000 · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with British Academy funding
CfI: counter UAS demonstrations in prison environmentsaward £40,000–£80,000 · total pot £900,000 · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesaward £200,000–£500,000 · total pot £3m · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
European Innovation Council: Pathfinder, Transition, and Accelerator 2026non-cash support · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Robotics & AI)
Funding competition Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosisaward £1,500,000–£4,000,000 · total pot £25.4m · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
Funding competition National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1award £500,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £12m · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) - Researcher-ledmax award £500,000 · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
AI-enhanced x-ray imaging for bomb disposalmax award £60,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with HMGCC Co-Creation
Music Creators Growth Fund: £10,000 to £20,000 for artists, bands and producersaward £10,000–£20,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England - Music Creators Growth Fund
PRS Foundation Early Career Promoter Fund: up to £3,500 for independent music promoters in Englandmax award £3,500 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with PRS Foundation Early Career Promoter Fund
UK Defence Innovation: Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2award £150,000–£350,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)
Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2027: £5,000 to £25,000 for projects celebrating the Windrush generationaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Windrush Day Grant Scheme (MHCLG, run by Near Neighbours)
BBC Children's Northern Star Project: about £17,000 to develop a children's drama idea (closes 30 Oct)max award £17,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with BBC Children's (Salford) with DR, NPO, NRK and VRT: The Northern Star Project development opportunity
Clore School Choirs and Singing Programmeaward £50,000–£100,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Clore Duffield Foundation
Commercial cooking air quality trialaward £7,000–£10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Connected Places Catapult - Open Calls
eBay Grants Support Business Growth and Young Talentaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants
eBay Up & Running Grants: £10,000 for young eBay sellers and youth employersmax award £10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants (Young Entrepreneur Edition)

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International, open to UK applicants 97

CELTIC-NEXT call for projects – Autumn 2026closes 26 Oct 2026 · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
Eureka call for disaster resilience, response and recovery projects – 2026non-cash support · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
EIC STEP Scale Up Defencenon-cash support · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with European Innovation Council (EISMEA)
STEP Scale Up — European Innovation Councilnon-cash support · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with European Innovation Council (EISMEA)
Eurogia2030 – Call 31 — EUREKA Networkcloses 29 Oct 2026 · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
EIT Food Proof-of-Concept co-financing: up to €60,000 for a pilot with a corporate clientnon-cash support · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with EIT Food - Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
Innovation Projectscloses 30 Oct 2026 · with EIT Culture & Creativity Innovation Projects (commercialisation grants)
NLnet open-source grants (Restack and CodeSupply): €5,000 to €50,000closes 3 Nov 2026 · with NLnet / NGI open calls (Restack and CodeSupply)
The Arctic Region — ESA Space Solutions — business funding callsnon-cash support · closes 5 Nov 2026 · with ESA Space Solutions — business funding calls
FIERCE 2nd Open Call: up to €50,000 in services for space-data green innovationnon-cash support · closes 9 Nov 2026 · with FIERCE - Open Call for Financing (space-enabled green innovation)

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Contracts in Lancashire and the North West 24

Provision of a Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) Delivery Agent for Domestic Energy Initiatives 2026closes 22 Oct 2026 · Blackpool · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Provision of a Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) Delivery Partner for Domestic Energy Initiatives 2026contract value £778,000 · closes 22 Oct 2026 · Blackburn · with Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project(NTP) - Schemes 1, 2 Traffic Signals Packagecloses 23 Oct 2026 · with KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED
Hastings Road Development — Lancaster City Councilcloses 23 Oct 2026 · Lancaster · with Lancaster City Council
Science and Industry Museum Wonderlab Group 2 Interactives Makers 2contract value £155,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Science Museum Group
Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) - C26888contract value £13,800,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Nuclear Waste Services Limited

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How many opportunities are open for businesses and organisations in Lancashire?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 871 live opportunities a business based in Lancashire can apply for: 500 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 253 programmes, advice and support, 118 training offers. 50 are only for Lancashire, 80 are open across the North West and 741 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

The Elephant Trust Main Fund (closes 18 Oct 2026)
Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Care (closes 20 Oct 2026)
Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D (closes 20 Oct 2026)

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Funding and support in Lancashire