The Dairy UK guide to sourcing
the finance, equipment, products, training and knowledge
for innovation
The Dairy UK guide to sourcing
the finance, equipment, products, training and knowledge
for innovation
The Grant for Research and
Development
This is a grant which helps with the costs of an R&D project, which could
include: staff pay, materials, sub-contracting and capital equipment. It is
administered for the DTI by the nine English Regional Development Agencies
(see next entry for contact details) and there are four types available:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1074469930
Micro Project Grant
This helps with the development of a low-cost prototype of a product of process,
to be completed and ready for commercialisation within 12 months. It can
be for any amount between £2,500 and £20,000 and is for 50% of
the project costs.
To be eligible you must be planning to set up, or be currently running, a business in England with fewer than 10 full time employees and an annual turnover of no more than €2m or an annual balance sheet total of no more than €2m.
Research Project Grant
This grant helps to investigate the technological and commercial feasibility
of turning innovative technology into a new product, process or service. The
projects should take place between 6 and 18 months. The grant can be between
£20,000 and £75,000 and is for 60% of the project costs (although
the rate is 70% in Tier 1 Assisted Areas and 65% in Tier 2 Assisted Areas).
To be eligible you must be planning to set up, or be currently running, a business in England with fewer than 50 full-time employees and an annual turnover of no more than €10m or an annual balance sheet of no more than €10m.
Development Project Grant
This is a grant to help with the development of a pre-production prototype
of a new product or process involving a significant technological advance.
The project should take between 6 and 36 months to complete. The grant can
be between £20,000 and £200,000 and is for 35% of the project
costs (although the rate is 45% in Tier 1 Assisted Areas and 40% in Tier
2 Assisted Areas).
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To be eligible you must be planning to set up, or be currently running, a business in England with fewer than 250 full-time employees and an annual turnover of no more than €50m or an annual balance sheet of no more than €43m.
Exceptional Development Project Grant
This is a grant that helps with the development of a new technology that is
of strategic importance to UK industry and the project must have the potential
to deliver significant benefits for industrial productivity of quality of
life. A grant of up to £500,000 is available, covering up to 35% of
the project costs. The project should take between 6 and 36 months to complete.
To be eligible you must be planning to set up, or be currently running, a business
in England with fewer than 250 full-time employees and an annual turnover of
no more than €50m or an annual balance sheet of no more than €43m.
The Grant for Research and Development is discretionary and there is no
guarantee you will be offered a grant, even if your business and project
is eligible. If you decide to apply for any of the grants listed above, you
should contact your local RDA (see below) or Business
Link (phone: 0845 600 9006) where an adviser can confirm your
eligibility and help you to prepare and submit an application.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk
Please also see the EUREKA section on page 19 to find out how the scheme might be used as a potential source of funding for collaboration with European organisations.
Regional Development
Agencies
In addition to the grants that are available throughout England, further
schemes are run on a local level by Regional Development Agencies. To see
which schemes are run by your local RDA please contact the relevant body
using the following information:
http://www.englandsrdas.com/home.aspx
East of England Development Agency
http://www.eeda.org.uk2 target=
The Business Centre, Station Road, Histon, Cambs CB4 9LQ
Phone: 01223 713900
East Midlands Development Agency
http://www.emda.org.uk/
Apex Court, City Link, Nottingham NG2 4LA
Phone: 0115 988 8300
London Development Agency
http://www.lda.gov.uk/
Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8AA
Phone: 020 7593 8700
One North East
http://www.onenortheast.com/
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NY
Phone: 0191 229 6200
North West Development Agency
http://www.nwda.co.uk/
PO Box 37, Renaissance House, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1XB
Phone: 01925 400100
South East England Development Agency
http://www.seeda.co.uk /
Cross Lanes, Guildford GU1 1YA
Phone: 01483 484 200
South West of England Regional Development Agency
http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/
Sterling House, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QA
Phone: 01392 214747
Advantage West Midlands
http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/
3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Aston Science Park, Birmingham B7 4BN
Phone: 0121 380 3500
Yorkshire Forward
http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/
Victoria House, 2 Victoria Place, Leeds LS11 5AE
Phone: 0113 3949 600
Agriculture Development Scheme
http://www.defra.gov.uk/funding/schemes/ads.htm#1
It is a scheme that provides project grants to farmers and growers in England
to improve their competitiveness through better marketing. Projects will need
to be about the organisation, promotion, coordination or facilitation of the
marketing of agricultural products, including non-food crops such as bio-fuels.
Marketing Grants & Consumers Branch, Defra, Area 4C, Nobel House, 17
Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR
E-mail: ads.mailbox@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7238 1205
Fax: 020 7238 5728