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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Infrastructure
A program that provides funding for infrastructure projects in communities and municipalities
START Program
The START Program is a grant program that provides funding to startups in Massachusetts.
CDFI-CDC Capital Matching Program
The CDFI-CDC Capital Matching Program is a grant program that provides capital to small businesses in Massachusetts.
Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program
The Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program is a grant program that provides technical assistance to small businesses in Massachusetts.
Collaborative Research Matching Grant Program
The Collaborative Research Matching Grant Program is a grant program that supports collaborative research projects between industry and academia in Massachusetts.
MassTech R &D Fund
Supports large-scale, long-term projects that have the potential to spur innovation, promote cluster development, and grow jobs by investing in critical research & development (R&D) infrastructure.
Innovation Institute
Funding to assist in supporting the ecosystem for innovation and industry cluster growth across Massachusetts.
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)
Offsets international business development and related marketing costs for small businesses. The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is a grant program that helps small businesses in Massachusetts to expand their exports and enter new markets.
Empower Digital Grant Program
The Empower Digital Grant is a match grant awarded to small businesses in Massachusetts that seek to improve their business’s digital capabilities. The Empower Digital Grant Program is a grant program that provides funding to small businesses in Massachusetts to support their digital transformation.
Biz-M-Power Crowdfunding Program
The Biz-M-Power crowdfunding matching grant program offers small businesses in Massachusetts financial assistance with their acquisition, expansion, improvement or lease of a facility, purchase or lease of equipment, or with meeting other capital needs for the business.
Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)
EDIP seeks to create new jobs and help businesses grow. Growth is encouraged by offering credits to lower taxes in exchange for job creation. The Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) is a tax incentive program designed to foster job creation and stimulate business growth in Massachusetts.
CDFI & CDC Capital Match Program
Administered by MGCC, this program seeks to spur job creation across the Commonwealth, support entrepreneurship and small business recovery, sustainability, resilience and growth by lowering the barriers to capital access faced by small businesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about US manufacturing grants