Regional Growth Fund

The main Regional Growth Fund is not currently opened for applications. The results of round four of the Fund are expected to be announced in July 2013.

The LEP recently launched its own £20m Business Growth Programme, funded through the Government's Regional Growth Fund, in February 2013. To be eligible, projects must create jobs and recipients will be expected to provide match finance.

For full application guidance click here

Other ways to obtain RGF

A number of commercial banks and other national organisations have received government funding through the Regional Growth Fund to support small businesses:

CDFA wholesale loan fund

Angel CoFund

HSBC Assisted Asset Purchase Scheme

NatWest Regional Growth Fund programme

RBS Regional Growth Fund programme

Santander’s Mezzanine Scheme

NEN/ Barclays - Start-up Edge

For a full list of Regional Growth Fund programmes operating across the UK, click here