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.
South African Manufacturing Grants
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Bakubung Fund
The NEF/BPM Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund is a funding partnership between Bakubung Platinum Mine and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) valued at a total R3 000 000 for the benefit of businesses located in Ledig, Mahobieskraal and Phatsima villages in the North West province.
Rural, Township and Community Development Fund
Rural, Township, and Community Development Fund was designed to promote sustainable change in social and economic relations and support the goals of growth and development in the rural economy, through financing of sustainable enterprises.
uMnotho Fund
This Fund is designed to improve access to BEE capital and has five products: Acquisition Finance, Project Finance, Expansion Finance, Capital Markets Fund, and Liquidity and Warehousing.
iMbewu Fund
This Fund is designed to support black entrepreneurs wishing to start new businesses as well support existing black-owned enterprises with expansion capital.
Women Empowerment Fund
The NEF Women Empowerment Fund is aimed at accelerating the provision of funding to businesses owned by black women.
Alternative Energy Solutions Funding
The dtic and the NEF have established the Alternative Energy Fund to help black business install green energy solutions.
UIF II
To contribute towards sustainable job creation and retention by supporting job creating transactions while providing concessionary funding.
KHOEBO INNOVATION PROMOTION PROGRAM
To offer capital and business support to SMME’s during the early stages of commercialization.
GRO-E YOUTH SCHEME
To encourage youth entrepreneurship and employment creation, thereby expanding South African production capacity.
Partnership Programmes
Partnership programmes for businesses
Crisis Funding
Funding for businesses in crisis
Industry Sector Funding
Funding for entrepreneurs starting new enterprises or supporting companies that want to extend existing operations
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about South African manufacturing grants