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Coronavirus funding for frontline charities

Charities across the UK will receive a £750 million package of support to ensure they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus outbreak. As part of a UK-wide package of support, £360 million will be dire

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme information

Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers with a PAYE scheme that was created and started on or before 19 March 2020, will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for t

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) provides a government guarantee of 80% to enable banks to make loans of up to £25m to firms with an annual turnover of between £45m and £500m. 

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund

The Department of Health and Social Care has made £5 million available to support voluntary and community sector (VCS) mental health providers which are experiencing an increase in demand for their services due to coronaviru

Mind

Coronavirus, Covid19

County Durham Community Foundation COVID-19 Fund

CDCF has just launched their COVID-19 Fund to support community groups and organisations through this period of uncertainty. The focus is to offer emergency funding to deal with emerging issues in the community as a result of the

County Durham Community Fund

Coronavirus, Covid19

Covid-19 emergency surplus food grant

Food redistribution organisations across England will benefit from £3.25 million of government funding to help them cut food waste and redistribute up to 14,000 tonnes of surplus stock during the coronavirus outbreak. The

Wrap

Coronavirus, Covid19

Covid-19 support - emergency measures and funding

Arts Council England have announced two new measures. A £160m emergency response package to support individual artists, freelancers and cultural organisations. This will help individu

Arts Council

Coronavirus, Covid19

Crowdfund North East LEP

Match funding is to be distributed by the North East LEP to small businesses through Crowdfunder’s small business support scheme Pay it Forward. Small businesses, employing no more than 10 full-time equivalent employees, wi

Crowdfunder

Coronavirus, Covid19, Crowdfunding

Development Capital Fund

This Development Capital Fund provides a range of funding packages up to £2 million, investing in established small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) looking for capital to help them unlock their growth potential.

North East Fund

Scaleup, EU Exit, Coronavirus, Covid19

Do it differently fund Covid-19 round

The Covid-19 round of the Do It Differently Fund recognises that musicians are having to work in innovative ways due to the restrictions around social distancing. This fund aims to do the following three things: Offers a pac

Help Musicians

Coronavirus, Covid19

Durham County Council COVID-19 Assistance Fund

Community and voluntary groups can now access an additional £1.4 million of funding to help provide much-needed support during the Coronavirus pandemic. In addition, they are providing local councillors with flexibil

Durham County Council

Coronavirus, Covid19

England and Wales Cricket Board Emergency Loan Scheme

The ECB Emergency Loan Scheme aims to support affiliated cricket cubs during the COVID-19 crisis by providing funding to assist clubs to cover any shortfall in essential day-to-day running and maintenance costs until normal recrea

England and Wales Cricket Board

Coronavirus, Covid19

England and Wales Cricket Board Return to Cricket Grant Scheme

The Return to Cricket Grant Scheme aims to provide cricket clubs and leagues with assistance in exceptional circumstances, where other potential sources of financial support are not available, e.g. constitutionally a loan is not a

England and Wales Cricket Board

Coronavirus, Covid19

Fashion and Textile Children's Trust Grants for families financially affected by Coronavirus

These grants can help parents and carers who have worked in the UK fashion or textile industry and whose household income has reduced as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. If you're struggling to make ends meet, these gr

Fashion & Textile Childrens Trust

Coronavirus, Covid19

Fast Start Competition

£40 million of government funding has been made available to support the UK’s next generation of innovative businesses

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus, Covid19

Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund

The Freelands Foundation is committed to supporting artists, organisations, audiences and staff during the Covid-19 crisis. More than ever, these extraordinarily challenging times have shone a light on the transformative

Freelands Foundation

Coronavirus, Covid19

Future Fund

Announced by the Chancellor on 20 April, the Future Fund issues convertible loans to innovative UK companies with good potential, that typically rely on equity investment and are currently affected by Covid-19. The scheme, will he

British Business Bank

Coronavirus, Covid19

Gateshead Business Resilience Fund

If you are a small or medium sized business based in the Gateshead Goes Local catchment area with plans to grow & employ more staff, you may be eligible to access grant funding through the Gateshead Business Resilience Fund.

UMi

Coronavirus, Covid19

Growth Capital Fund

The Growth Capital Fund provides businesses with up to £500,000 of the funding needed to achieve growth - this is via a business loan or venture capital.

North East Fund

Scaleup, EU Exit, Coronavirus, Covid19

GX Grants Scheme

The GX Project builds on the fantastic platform created by the Great Exhibition Of The North to promote the region and boost innovation-led economic growth.

GX Project

Coronavirus, Covid19

How to access Small Business Grant Funding

The Government is providing additional funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

How to apply for a three-month extension to file accounts

Businesses will be given an additional 3 months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19.

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Innovation Fund

The Innovation Fund looks for strong teams with scalable opportunities, and will invest up to £500,000 by way of loans or equity.

North East Fund

Scaleup, Coronavirus, Covid19

Innovation SuperNetwork Grant

Supporting innovation and growth in business across the North East by promoting collaboration and brokering relationships.

Innovation Super Network

Coronavirus, Covid19

John Lewis Partnership Community Support Fund

To support communities across the UK to help those in need in their local communities. Help could include setting up additional local delivery services to support the self-isolating, the vulnerable, the elderly and those lookin

John Lewis Partnership

Coronavirus, Covid19

Local Authority Discretionary Grant Schemes

In response to the Coronavirus, COVID-19, the government announced there would be support for small businesses, and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, delivered through the Small Business Grant Fund and the

Local Authority Support

Coronavirus, Covid19

Local Giving Magic Little Grants

The Magic Little Grants 2020 programme will be awarding over 900 grants to community projects across Great Britain. Successful projects will support and inspire people to participate in sports or exercise with the primary aim of i

Localgiving

Coronavirus, Covid19

LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) Covid-19 Support Packages

The LTA is offering a multi-million pound package of additional funding and measures to support those involved in tennis in Britain through the impact of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Additional support will be made available

LTA

Coronavirus, Covid19

Money Saving Expert

£1m fund to provide grants of £5k-£20k to small charities to support Coronavirus poverty relief

Money Saving Expert

Covid19, Coronavirus

National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All

Across our England funding programmes, we will prioritise applications that are COVID-19 related. This means we will prioritise applications from: Organisations supporting people who are at high risk from COVID-19 Organis

The National Lottery Community Fund

Coronavirus, Covid19

New Package to support online - learning

Disadvantaged children across England are set to receive laptops and tablets as part of a push to make remote education accessible for pupils staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Devices will be ordered for children

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

North East Business Support Fund

This grant can be used to help businesses to grow - from marketing and web design to financial or process improvement.

NBSL

Coronavirus, Covid19

North East Venture Fund

This fund can invest up to £1m at any stage in the business life cycle but is specifically looking for those firms which are engaged in innovation or developing disruptive business models. 

North East Fund

Scaleup, Coronavirus, Covid19

Northumberland County Council COVID-19 Discretionary Grant Fund Scheme

In response to the Coronavirus, COVID-19, the government announced there would be support for small businesses, and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, delivered through the Small Business Grant Fund and the

Northumberland County Council

Coronavirus, Covid19

SAM COVID-19 funding

SAM has set up two new funds.  The first will help North East businesses that are now making PPE for the NHS or other frontline healthcare teams, with match funding grants of up to £10,000. The second will help co

Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM)

Coronavirus, Covid19

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) supports self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19.  The scheme will provide a grant to self-

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Small Loan Fund

The Small Loan Fund backs small companies with big plans. The fund, which can invest up to £100,000 targets trading businesses and start-up enterprises.

North East Fund

EU Exit, Coronavirus, Covid19

Sport England Community Emergency Fund

Sport England has launched a new £20 million Fund to help sports and community organisations delivering physical activities who are experiencing short term financial hardship due to the Coronavirus crisis. Who we'll f

Sport England

Coronavirus, Covid19

Support Adoption for Pets

Pet rescue organisations can apply for funding to help support rescues throughout the short- and medium-term impact of the coronavirus. Priority will be given to organisations whose medium-term survival is at risk. If you are a

Support Adoption for Pets

Coronavirus, Covid19

Support for UK businesses trading internationally

This advice is for UK businesses that export or deliver goods and services abroad and have been impacted by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). It includes: DIT support for UK business trading internationally financ

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

The Bounce Back Loan scheme

The Bounce Back Loan scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to apply for loans of up to £50,000.

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

The Morrisons Foundation Covid-19 Homeless Support Fund

The Morrisons Foundation Trustees have pledged £500,000 towards the Homeless Support Fund. The fund is designed to support charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak and ensure help gets to those who n

Morrisons Foundation

Coronavirus, Covid19

The Prince’s Trust and NatWest Enterprise Relief Fund

The £5million Enterprise Relief Fund will offer grants to 18 to 30-year olds across the UK who are self-employed and/or running their own business. In conjunction with cash grants, the initiative will offer one-to-

Prince's Trust

Coronavirus, Covid19