# Sourced North East

> Verified directory of grants, loans and funding open to businesses in North East England (Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham, Tees Valley). Every listing links to its official source and carries a last-checked date. Unclear details are marked 'check with funder'. Suppliers directory and tenders feed coming soon.

Last updated: 2026-10-15

## Key pages
- [All grants](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/)
- [FAQ](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/faq/)
- [How we verify](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/about/)
- [Sponsors](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/sponsors/)

## Schemes
- [North of Tyne Business Support Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/north-of-tyne-business-support-fund/): NBSL (North East CA, UKSPF); Up to 50% of eligible spend on projects costing £3,000–£8,000 (up to £4,000); status: open; official source: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/north-of-tyne-business-support-fund
- [Sunderland Business Support Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/sunderland-business-support-fund/): NBSL (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority); £3,000–£6,000 grants covering up to 40% of eligible spend; status: open; official source: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/sunderland-business-support-fund
- [BIPC Citylife Business Support](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/bipc-citylife-business-support/): Business & IP Centre North East; Up to 12 hours of expert support, fully funded; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://www.hithrive.co/citylife
- [Business Growth Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/business-growth-fund-neca/): North East CA, delivered by UMi (UKSPF); £20,000–£300,000 discretionary grants (per Invest North East England); status: check-with-funder; official source: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/get-involved/funding-opportunities
- [Grants and loans for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in County Durham](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/county-durham-retail-hospitality-leisure-grants/): Durham County Council; Targeted Business Improvement Grant, Property Reuse interest-free loan, Meanwhile Uses Grant. Amounts: check with funder; status: open; official source: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/grants-and-loans-for-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-businesses-in-county-durham
- [SWEF Enterprise Fund: Start-up Grant](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/swef-enterprise-fund-start-up-grant/): Community Foundation North East; Up to £500; status: rolling; official source: https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/apply/
- [SWEF Enterprise Fund: Business Development Grant](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/swef-enterprise-fund-business-development-grant/): Community Foundation North East; Up to £2,000; status: rolling; official source: https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/apply/
- [SWEF Business Grant (County Durham & Tees Valley)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/swef-business-grant-point-north/): Point North; £500 start-up grant or £2,000 business grant; status: rolling; official source: https://pointnorth.org.uk/grants/swef-business-grant/
- [North East Accelerate Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/north-east-accelerate-fund/): North East Fund, managed by Mercia Ventures; Initial £50,000–£350,000, up to £1m in total; status: open; official source: https://www.northeastfund.org/funds/accelerate-fund/
- [North East Elevate Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/north-east-elevate-fund/): North East Fund, managed by FW Capital; Loans from £50,000, up to £1m for established businesses; status: open; official source: https://www.northeastfund.org/news/new-business-finance-funds-launched/
- [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Smaller Loans](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/npif-ii-nel-smaller-loans/): NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II); £25,000–£100,000 (per Review North); status: open; official source: https://growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/finance-and-funding
- [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Debt Finance](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/npif-ii-nel-debt-finance/): NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II); £100,000–£2m (per Review North); status: open; official source: https://www.reviewnorth.co.uk/p/the-major-investment-funds-backing-north-east-companies
- [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Maven Equity Finance](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/npif-ii-maven-equity-finance/): Maven Capital Partners (British Business Bank NPIF II); Up to £5m (per Review North). Check with funder.; status: open; official source: https://www.reviewnorth.co.uk/p/the-major-investment-funds-backing-north-east-companies
- [Finance Durham](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/finance-durham/): Durham County Council, managed by Maven; Investment range: check with funder (from £150,000 per Review North); status: open; official source: https://growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/finance-and-funding
- [Northumberland Small Business Service (North East Rural Growth Programme)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/northumberland-small-business-service/): Advance Northumberland; Fully funded adviser support. Start-up grants up to £2,000 and test-the-market grants up to £500 (per tender specification). Check with funder.; status: open; official source: https://northumberlandsmallbusiness.co.uk/
- [Culture and Creative Investment Programme](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/culture-creative-investment-programme/): North East CA with Creative UK; Combined finance and support package. Amounts: check with funder; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/get-involved/funding-opportunities
- [Made Smarter Adoption North East](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/made-smarter-adoption-north-east/): Made Smarter with North East Growth Hub and Tees Valley CA; Up to £3,500 for technical advice. Up to £20,000 (max 50% of cost) for software or equipment; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/business/business-growth-support/made-smarter-adoption-north-east/
- [Shop Front Improvement Scheme: North Shields](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/north-shields-shop-front-improvement-scheme/): North Tyneside Council; 100% grants up to £2,500; status: closing-soon; official source: https://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/business-support
- [Durham Business Growth (productivity support)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/durham-business-growth/): Business Durham / Durham County Council; One-to-one engagement, action plans and productivity interventions (no cash amount); status: open; official source: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/durham-business-growth
- [Durham Business Growth Grant](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/durham-business-growth-grant-umi/): UMi; Previously £10,000–£200,000 (per Invest North East England); status: closed; official source: https://durhamgrowthgrant.weareumi.co.uk/
- [Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/innovate-uk-efficient-structured-controllable-ai/): Innovate UK; Share of up to £1.66m. Projects £50,000–£150,000, up to 70% of costs covered; status: open; official source: https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/efficient-structured-and-controllable-ai-systems/
- [BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst (operational, decision-critical, assurance and compliance strands)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/innovate-uk-bridgeai-deployment-catalyst/): Innovate UK; Share of up to £5m per strand; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/search
- [Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete, Round 2](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/innovate-uk-growth-cohorts-low-carbon-concrete/): Innovate UK; Funding and support. Amounts: check with funder; status: upcoming; official source: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/search
- [Innovate UK Innovation Loans](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/innovate-uk-innovation-loans/): Innovate UK; Check with funder; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/guidance-for-applicants/guidance-for-specific-funds/
- [Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/knowledge-transfer-partnerships/): Innovate UK; Check with funder; status: rolling; official source: https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/guidance-for-applicants/guidance-for-specific-funds/
- [Start Up Loans](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/start-up-loans/): Start Up Loans Company (British Business Bank); £500–£25,000 per owner (up to £100,000 per business), fixed 7.5% a year, 1–5 year term, 12 months' free mentoring; status: open; official source: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/business-guidance/guidance-articles/finance/start-up-loan
- [Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/life-sciences-innovative-manufacturing-fund/): Office for Life Sciences; Up to £520m fund. Intervention rate up to 25%; status: open; official source: https://find-lb.find-a-grant-support.service.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/grants/life-sciences-innovative-manufacturing-fund-lsimf-1
- [Tees Valley Export Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/tees-valley-export-fund/): Tees Valley Combined Authority (UKSPF); £3,000–£10,000, 25% match funding; status: closed; official source: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/news/final-call-for-latest-round-of-transformational-export-funding-to-take-your-company-global/
- [Tees Valley Investment Zone Innovation Vouchers](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/tees-valley-investment-zone-innovation-vouchers/): Teesside University / Tees Valley CA; Exploration up to £50,000. Acceleration up to £300,000; status: closed; official source: https://www.tees.ac.uk/docs/docrepo/business/iz%20innovation%20vouchers%20application%20guidance.pdf
- [North East Early Stage Equity Fund](https://northeastsourced.co.uk/grants/north-east-early-stage-equity-fund/): North East Fund, managed by Mercia Regional Ventures; £35m fund. Deal sizes: check with funder; status: check-with-funder; official source: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025740-2026