Manufacturing Business Grants
UK manufacturing has access to significant grant funding for modernisation and growth. Made Smarter, regional growth programmes, and capital investment schemes support manufacturers to increase productivity and adopt new technologies.
Made Smarter Programme
Made Smarter provides grants for manufacturers to adopt digital technologies including robotics, AI, additive manufacturing, and Industrial IoT. Regional hubs offer support alongside grant funding.
Capital Equipment Grants
Various regional programmes offer capital grants for manufacturing equipment. These typically fund 20-50% of machinery costs and require job creation or productivity targets.
Energy Efficiency Support
Manufacturing businesses can access grants for energy efficiency improvements, decarbonisation projects, and renewable energy adoption. These reduce costs while meeting sustainability targets.
US Manufacturing Grants
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California State Trade Export Program
Helps small businesses to begin exporting or grow their existing export sales by providing reimbursable Export Vouchers and implementing STEP Events.
GoGreen Business Energy Financing
Helps small and medium-sized businesses upgrade outdated equipment to more energy-efficient models.
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
This is a one-year funding opportunity for organizations to execute state/regional programs that increase the number of SBIR (innovation)/STTR (research and development) proposals; increase the number of SBIR/STTR awards; and better prepare SBIR/STTR awardees for commercial success.
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneur Training Program (VFPETP)
This funding opportunity is for current Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneur Training Program (VFPETP) recipient organizations only, with an initial 12-month period and two option years of 12 months each.
Capital Readiness Program
Technical assistance to support growth and scalability of minority and underserved entrepreneurs.
Research and National Technical Assistance (RNTA)
The RNTA program funds research, evaluation, and national technical assistance projects that promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories.
Build to Scale (B2S)
The Build to Scale (B2S) Program builds regional economies through scalable startups and includes three competitions supporting entrepreneurship, acceleration of company growth, and increased access to risk capital across regional economies.
Recompete Pilot Program
Provides flexible grant investments to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term, comprehensive economic development and job creation.
Good Jobs Challenge
The Good Jobs Challenge is a workforce program that aims to accelerate local economic growth and rebuild regional economies so they are more resilient to future challenges, while placing American workers into jobs.
Build to Scale Program
The Build to Scale Program provides funding to support entrepreneurship and innovation
Grants for community organizations
Grants for community organizations that support small businesses
Grants for Community Organizations
SBA offers grants to community organizations that promote entrepreneurship, including those that support veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about US manufacturing grants