Updated: List of 'Live programmes' updated.
Regional Growth Fund (RGF) money is still available through RGF programmes.
RGF programmes are schemes run by national or local organisations that have been awarded RGF cash to offer grants and/or loans to eligible businesses.
RGF programmes have been allocated £1.7 billion in rounds 1 to 6, and to date have supported over 9,400 small and medium businesses.
Eligibility
To be eligible businesses must:
be based in England
want to strengthen or grow their business
create or protect jobs
be investing private capital
be unable to find funding elsewhere for the application
be state aid compliant
Please note each Regional Growth Fund programme will have specific criteria for applications. You will need to check this when you apply.
‘Live’ programmes
Nationwide
Beneficiary
Programme
CDFA Wholesale Loan Fund
CDFA wholesale loan fund
University of Sheffield
Civil Nuclear Sharing in Growth: Supplier Development & Manufacturing Research
Close Brothers Limited
Close Brothers Asset Purchase Programme
Fredericks Foundation
Community Microenterprise Hubs (Loans & Mentoring)
Creative England
Creative Industries Growth Programme
Five Arrows Leasing
FALG Assisted Asset Purchase Scheme
Finance for Industry
FFI Finance Release Programme
HSBC
HSBC Asset Finance Scheme
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Customers
NatWest Growth Fund
Grow Offshore Wind (Grant Thornton)
Offshore Wind Manufacturing Supply Chain Programme
Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS SME Growth Fund
Sharing in Growth UK Ltd
Sharing in Growth Supplier Development Scheme
UK Steel Enterprise Limited
UK Steel Enterprise Grant Scheme for England
East Midlands
Beneficiary
Programme
Derby Employment Taskforce
Derby Enterprise Growth Fund
North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC)
Developing the UK’s Leading Food Manufacturing Cluster in Greater Lincolnshire
Derbyshire County Council
Global Derbyshire” Small Business Support Programme
University of Lincoln
The Lincoln Growth Fund
East Midlands Business Ltd
Unlocking Investment for Growth
East of England
Beneficiary
Programme
Cambridgeshire County Council
Eastern England Agri-Tech Growth Initiative
Suffolk County Council
New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
North East
Beneficiary
Programme
Let’s Grow Programme
Let’s Grow Programme
NELEP Programme
North East Investment Fund
NEPIC - NE England Process Industry Cluster
SME Business Acceleration
North West
Beneficiary
Programme
Regenerate Pennine Lancashire
Accelerating Business Growth in Lancashire
Burnley Borough Council
Aerospace Supply Chain Logistics Park
University of Chester
Catalyst for Growth
GAMMA
The GAMMA Programme
Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Liverpool City Region Business Expansion Programme
Liverpool City Region LEP
Liverpool City Region Small Business Support Fund
St Helens Chamber Ltd
St Helens Jobs and Growth Fund
Economic Solutions Ltd
The Textiles Alliance - Supporting jobs and growth in UK Textiles
University of Manchester
LEP Regional Growth Fund Programme
Lancaster University
Wave Two Growth Hubs (W2GH)
South East
Beneficiary
Programme
East Sussex County Council
East Sussex Invest
Eastleigh Borough Council
Future Solent Green Growth Programme
Solent LEP (Solent Futures)
Solent Futures SME Programme Fund
Isle of Wight (IoW) Marine Business Partnership
Isle of Wight Marine SME Business Expansion Programme
South West
Beneficiary
Programme
University of the West of England
Innovation for Growth Programme (I4G)
West Midlands
Beneficiary
Programme
Stoke on Trent City Council
Innovative Growth in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire (IGISS)
Herefordshire Council
The Marches and Worcestershire Redundant Building Grant Programme
Worcestershire County Council
Worcestershire Expansion Programme
Yorkshire and The Humber
Beneficiary
Programme
Leeds City Region LEP
Leeds City Region
York North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership
York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Business Grant Programme
Other funding
Visit the government’s Business finance support finder for more information on what is available.
Contacts
Contact the respective programme lead directly if you are interested in any of the live programmes listed on this page. They can tell you whether you are eligible and suitable for their programme.
Contact the BIS RFG Team (growthfund@bis.gsi.gov.uk) if you experience any difficulties making contact with the programmes.