Updated 10 September 2026
Business grants and funding in Northern Ireland
Every scheme open to a business in Northern Ireland today, taken from the funders' own published criteria and re-checked daily. Some are Northern Ireland only; the rest are UK-wide and open to you as well.
65 open today. The 60 largest are below. Whether your business qualifies for any of them depends on your legal form, your size, your age and where you are, which is what the check does.
Which of these can you actually get?
Enter your company number. We read each funder’s own page against your business and tell you which fit, which do not, and why.
Check my businessWhat kind of funding these are
- Grants
- 35
- In-kind and free support
- 15
- Tax reliefs
- 7
- Mixed
- 4
- Equity investment
- 2
- Loans
- 2
A grant is money you keep. A tax relief lowers a bill rather than arriving as cash. In-kind support is training, credits or expert time instead of money. Loans and equity have to be paid back or bought back, and are worth treating as a different decision entirely.
Who can apply
Every one of these has published criteria. Across the 65, the conditions that come up most are that you must:
- be a particular kind of organisation19 of 65
- work in a named sector18 of 65
- be under a headcount limit10 of 65
- put in money of your own7 of 65
Which of them you meet depends on your legal form, size, age and where you are registered. That is what the check reads for you, scheme by scheme, and it quotes the funder’s own sentence beside each answer.
What the money is for
- Innovation and new products 19
- Business growth 15
- Research and development 15
- Premises 11
- Staff training 11
- Equipment 9
- Productivity 7
- Consultancy and professional support 7
How to apply
You apply to the funder, never to us. Every scheme above links straight to its own page, and that page is the only thing that decides whether you get it.
Before you spend an afternoon on a form, three things are worth checking: that you are inside the deadline — 4 of these close within the month; that you have not already started or paid for the work, which a great many grants refuse; and that you can fund the share they expect you to.
Most refusals are not close calls. They are a rule the applicant never saw, in a sentence on the funder’s own page.
Where else to look
The government publishes its own list, free, and you should use it. What is above is wider than that list, because it also holds council schemes, tax reliefs and in-kind support that Find a Grant does not carry — but if you only want a list, start there.
Find a grant, on GOV.UKThe 60 largest open today
Grant
Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Up to£25,000,000
A £50 million capital grant pilot for very large life sciences R&D investments in the UK, aimed at building health resilience, innovation and economic benefit. Only projects costing at least £100 million in total are eligible, and grants are typically pitched at 10-20% of project cost with an overall cap of £25 million per award. Applications are made on a rolling basis via an Expression of Interest, and the pilot runs until 31 March 2028 or until funds are allocated.
Closes 31 March 2028The funder’s page
Grant
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Innovate UK
Up to£20,000,000
A competition offering grants to UK registered organisations that want to build or convert pilot-scale or demonstration-scale manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies and their supply chain. Grant requests must sit between £2.5 million and £20 million, with total eligible project costs above £5 million, and applicants must show they can unlock private co-investment worth at least twice the grant. Projects are expected to start from 1 June 2027 and finish by 31 March 2030.
Closes 4 November 2026The funder’s page
Mixed
Guarantees Pilot for Affordable Credit
Fair4All Finance
Up to£5,000,000
A £25m+ impact investment pilot from Fair4All Finance offering non-bank commercial lenders and community finance providers (CDFIs and Credit Unions) funding guarantees, lending guarantees, junior debt and modest ancillary grants of around £1-5m per lender to expand affordable, small-sum credit. Lenders must be UK-based and meet Fair4All Finance's Affordable Credit Code of Good Practice.
RollingThe funder’s page
Mixed
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
British Business Bank
Up to£5,000,000
A commercial finance fund delivering around £100 million to smaller businesses across Northern Ireland, including rural, coastal and urban areas. It offers debt finance of £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments of up to £5 million, aimed at supporting innovation and growth while embedding ESG and net-zero awareness.
RollingThe funder’s page
Equity
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland - Equity Finance
British Business Bank
Up to£5,000,000
The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland provides equity investments of £250,000 to £5 million to ambitious, growth-focused small and medium-sized businesses based in, or with material operations in, Northern Ireland. It aims to increase the supply and diversity of early-stage finance in the region.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisation
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Up to£4,000,000
AHRC will fund up to two "Showcase Labs" that host national creative research and development infrastructure for the UK screen and performance industries, as part of the CoSTAR Network. Applications must be led by a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding, heading a consortium that includes at least one commercial or industry co-location partner and at least one local or combined authority or equivalent economic development body. Businesses cannot apply directly but can join a bid as a partner or collaborator and receive funding that way; each award covers up to £4 million of full economic cost, with AHRC paying 80% and third party match funding of at least 50% of the requested cost required.
Closes 29 October 2026The funder’s page
Grant
Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers
Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation)
Up to£3,000,000
This is an expression of interest stage to select Flexibility Service Providers for Phase 1 of a Demand Turn Up trial testing whether rebating Final Consumption Levies makes it cheaper to increase electricity demand than to curtail renewable generation. No money is awarded at the EOI stage itself; successful applicants may be invited to a later award stage where grant funding is capped at £3 million per provider, out of a total trial investment of up to £16 million. Applicants must be UK registered businesses or not-for-profits acting as flexibility providers in the Great Britain electricity sector, ready to start live delivery on 1 December 2026.
Closes 16 September 2026The funder’s page
Grant
International Bilateral Fund - Call 3
UK Space Agency
Up to£1,500,000
The UK Space Agency is funding space sector projects that build international partnerships, with grants of up to £1.5m per project. Projects must be led by a UK organisation, must include an international partner, must provide matched contributions, and must start on 1 April 2027 and run for no more than 18 months. Only one application is allowed per lead organisation, and the call closes at 3pm on 4 November 2026.
Closes 4 November 2026The funder’s page
Grant
An Official Oral History of Women Veterans in the UK
Office for Veterans' Affairs (Ministry of Defence)
Up to£250,000
The Office for Veterans' Affairs is funding a single two-year project to record and digitise the oral histories of women who have served in the UK Armed Forces. The chosen organisation must run at least 40 recorded and transcribed interviews, work in partnership with Imperial War Museums to archive the collection, and deliver public engagement outputs. Up to £250,000 is available for one project, and applications close on 22 September 2026.
Closes 22 September 2026The funder’s page
Equity
Co-Fund NI
Clarendon Fund Managers
Up to£250,000
Co-Fund NI is an equity co-investment fund for Northern Ireland SMEs. It invests alongside private investors such as business angels in rounds typically between £150,000 and £1 million, taking up to 50% (typically around 35%) of the round, with an initial investment capped at £250,000.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition
InterTradeIreland
Up to£130,000
An annual investor-readiness competition for early-stage ventures on the island of Ireland, offering a share of an 800,000 euro prize fund across Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer and Deep Tech categories, plus expert feedback and investor exposure, without giving away equity.
RollingThe funder’s page
Loan
NI Small Business Loan Fund
Invest Northern Ireland
Up to£125,000
The NI Small Business Loan Fund offers unsecured loans of £10,000 to £125,000 to small and micro businesses based in Northern Ireland that are in their start-up or growth phase. It is delivered by Ulster Community Finance Ltd and Enterprise Northern Ireland, as part of Invest NI's Access to Finance Strategy.
RollingThe funder’s page
Loan
NI Small Business Loan Fund
Enterprise Northern Ireland
Up to£100,000
The NI Small Business Loan Fund provides business loans to companies and individuals trading for business purposes across Northern Ireland who have been unable to access mainstream finance. It is delivered through a partnership between Enterprise NI and Ulster Community Finance Ltd, and covers costs such as working capital, asset purchases, growth finance, start-up costs and match funding.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Innovation Boost
InterTradeIreland
Up to£56,000
Innovation Boost is a grant from InterTradeIreland that pays for academic expertise and a project manager to help manufacturing and tradable services SMEs on the island of Ireland run new product/service or process-improvement projects. It covers 100% of academic partner costs and 50% of a dedicated project manager's cost, up to £56,000 over 18 months or £39,000 over 12 months.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Business Explorer: Academic and Specialist Support
InterTradeIreland
Up to£50,000
Funded access to an academic or industry specialist to help an SME explore a technical challenge or new idea, and then develop a plan to implement a solution. The specialist is paid directly by InterTradeIreland, so the business receives the support in kind rather than as a cash award.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Innovation Boost: Business to Business Partnerships
InterTradeIreland
Up to£50,000
InterTradeIreland funds collaborative cross-border projects where two or more businesses partner to develop a solution to a problem, a new product, or an improved process. Support of up to £50,000 per partner business is available, with the business providing 50% match funding. An academic partner can also be involved for additional technical support.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Technical Development Incentive
Invest Northern Ireland
Up to£25,000
The Technical Development Incentive (TDI) is a grant from Invest NI that pays 50% of an external provider's costs on innovation projects such as product development, process improvement, IP protection and certification. It is capped at £25,000 and is open only to existing Invest NI clients.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Business Explorer Programme (Explore / Plan)
InterTradeIreland
Up to£20,000
InterTradeIreland's Business Explorer programme gives SMEs specialist one-to-one support, first through an Explore stage and then a Plan stage, working with an academic or industry specialist based in the opposite jurisdiction to investigate a business challenge or new idea and develop a plan to implement the solution.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Dormant Assets for All
The National Lottery Community Fund
Up to£20,000
Grants of £300 to £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, funded by the Dormant Assets Scheme, for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations registered in Northern Ireland. Funds work that strengthens the organisation itself - digital skills, impact measurement, financial management, governance and volunteer management - for projects lasting up to 2 years, rather than funding delivery of services or activities.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland
The National Lottery Community Fund
Up to£20,000
Awards for All Northern Ireland funds community-led projects with grants of £300 to £20,000, lasting up to two years. It is open to voluntary, community, not-for-profit and Community Interest Company applicants (not to individuals, sole traders, or profit-distributing companies) whose project builds relationships, improves shared spaces, supports people at an early stage, or helps with the cost of living.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Investment Programme
Arts & Business NI
Up to£15,000
A recurring match-funding scheme that supports creative partnerships between Northern Ireland businesses and arts or cultural organisations. Successful partnerships can receive up to £15,000, and applications open five times a year.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Workplace Charging Scheme
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), administered by DVLA
Up to£14,000
A voucher-based grant that contributes towards buying and installing electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at workplace sites across the UK. It covers up to 75% of purchase and installation costs, capped at £500 per socket for installations completed on or after 1 April 2026, with a limit of 40 sockets per applicant across all their sites. Applicants apply online, receive a voucher valid for 180 days, and an authorised installer claims the grant once the work is done.
Closes 31 March 2027The funder’s page
Grant
Harnessing Heritage Programme - Project Viability Grants
The Architectural Heritage Fund
Up to£10,000
Grants of up to £10,000 to help not-for-profit organisations in Northern Ireland explore early-stage options for finding a sustainable new use for a disused historic building. Funds viability work rather than the redevelopment itself.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Non-Executive Director Scheme
Invest Northern Ireland
Up to£10,000
Invest NI helps eligible client businesses appoint an experienced independent Non-Executive Director to their board for a two-year engagement. The scheme part-funds the NED's fees to improve strategic decisions, board operations and leadership.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund
Interface (Scottish Government)
Up to£10,000
A voucher-style fund paying up to £10,000 towards the cost of a Scottish academic partner collaborating with a business that is not yet based in Scotland. It supports feasibility studies, early-stage proof of concept and similar collaborative work aimed at encouraging the business to eventually set up a presence in Scotland.
Closes 9 November 2026The funder’s page
Grant
Go Succeed Grant
Go Succeed
Up to£4,000
A capital grant of £1,000 to £4,000 for Northern Ireland businesses that have engaged with the Go Succeed mentoring service, covering up to 50% of eligible capital costs such as specialist equipment or digital tools to address an identified barrier to growth.
Closes 13 October 2026The funder’s page
Grant
Mentoring scheme
Invest Northern Ireland
Up to£4,000
Invest NI clients can get financial support to engage an external business mentor who helps accelerate growth and overcome specific barriers. The grant covers up to £4,000 or 49% of eligible costs, whichever is lower, over a 12 month period.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
The Randal Foundation Small Grant
The Randal Foundation
Up to£3,000
The Randal Foundation, delivered in partnership with Community Foundation Northern Ireland, offers small grants of up to £3,000 to grassroots organisations in Northern Ireland tackling poverty or supporting women and children at risk of immediate harm. Registered charities, community groups, not-for-profit organisations and eligible CICs can apply for project costs through an open call.
Closes 17 September 2026The funder’s page
Grant
SWEF Enterprise Fund Business Grant
Community Foundation Northern Ireland
Up to£2,000
Community Foundation Northern Ireland, in partnership with SWEF Enterprise Fund, offers grants of up to £2,000 to young NI-based entrepreneurs who cannot afford to invest in their own business. The grant is aimed at early-stage sole traders, limited companies and CICs limited by shares, trading less than 2.5 years, and can go towards equipment, prototypes, a website/booking system or training.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlords
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV)
Up to£500
Residential landlords and organisations that own or manage rented homes can claim support towards buying and installing electric vehicle chargepoints at their properties. The grant covers 75% of purchase and installation costs, capped at £500 per socket, for up to 200 sockets a year. Applicants must be registered at Companies House or VAT registered and must use an OZEV-authorised installer.
Closes 31 March 2027The funder’s page
Grant
SWEF Enterprise Fund Start-Up Grant
SWEF Enterprise Fund (delivered by Community Foundation Northern Ireland)
Up to£500
A start-up grant for young people in Northern Ireland who are already taking practical steps to launch a business but cannot afford to invest in it themselves. Grants of up to £500 are available for pre-revenue or very early-revenue businesses, with the possibility of a further top-up to £1,500 after six months of progress. Applications are administered online by Community Foundation Northern Ireland and considered on a rolling basis.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
ApprenticeshipsNI
Department for the Economy
ApprenticeshipsNI helps Northern Ireland employers take on apprentices by having the Department for the Economy pay the training provider's costs for off-the-job training. The employer still pays the apprentice's wages for their contracted hours, including training days.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
Back in Business scheme
Land & Property Services (Department of Finance, Northern Ireland)
A Northern Ireland business rates relief scheme. Businesses that move into a retail unit that had stood empty for 12 months or more get a 50% discount on their business rates for up to two years. It is run by Land & Property Services on behalf of the Department of Finance and applications are open until 31 March 2027.
Closes 31 March 2027The funder’s page
Grant
CITB Northern Ireland Grant Scheme
Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI)
CITB NI offers grant support to Northern Ireland construction businesses that are registered with the board, helping fund training and qualifications. Support covers apprentices, industrial placements, training for existing workers, carding, becoming a trainer or assessor, travel and accommodation for courses unavailable locally, and short courses such as first aid and site safety. Applications are made online and must be submitted within three months of training starting.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
DATUM Programme
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)
DATUM offers hands-on support to manufacturing SMEs in Northern Ireland and Ireland's border counties to help them adopt digital tools such as automation and modernise how they produce. The stated aims are to move firms from digital readiness to actual implementation, cut risk, build capability and improve competitiveness. Interested manufacturers submit an expression of interest and then have a 45-minute onboarding call to check eligibility and next steps.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
DfC Employer Services
Department for Communities (DfC)
The Department for Communities offers Northern Ireland employers free recruitment support rather than cash. This includes a dedicated account manager, help promoting and managing vacancies through JobApplyNI, interview and sifting support, bespoke recruitment events and signposting to other government programmes. Large and public sector employers contact Employer Services directly, while smaller employers go through their local Jobs & Benefits office.
RollingThe funder’s page
Mixed
Exhibitions and trade missions
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland runs a programme of overseas trade missions and exhibitions that businesses can join to meet buyers and explore new markets. Alongside practical help such as market insight, meeting arrangement and market research, Invest NI says it can offer financial support for return visits between events and for additional in-market visits during missions. Support is only open to existing Invest NI clients, and each event on the trade calendar has its own additional eligibility criteria.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Extended Reality (XR) Hub
North West Regional College
A free, in-kind support service in Northern Ireland giving businesses access to XR/AR/VR equipment, facilities and expertise, for software training, product development and process improvement.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Farm Resilience Programme
Royal Countryside Fund
A free business and environmental training programme for farm businesses, run by the Royal Countryside Fund in a set of pilot areas across the UK. Participating farms get a tailored business health check and three practical workshops covering their finances, operations and future planning, at no cost.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Feasibility Study Support
Employee Ownership Ireland
Funded, one-to-one advice for Northern Ireland company owners weighing up employee ownership as an exit or succession strategy. An adviser spends up to three days working through exit plans, ownership structures and, if it looks viable, produces a feasibility study - all at no cost to the business.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Get Exporting: Cross-Border
InterTradeIreland
A practical export-readiness programme from InterTradeIreland for smaller manufacturers and tradable-services businesses in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland who want to start selling across the border. It combines workshops, digital content and one-to-one advisor guidance rather than a cash award.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Go Succeed Business Support Service
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council
Go Succeed is Northern Ireland's enterprise support service, promoted locally by Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council. It offers free one-to-one mentoring and business advice through three strands: Start for people with a business idea, Grow for existing businesses wanting to expand or innovate, and Scale for businesses with the potential to reach £1m+ turnover within three years. The page describes advisory support, workshops and resources rather than any stated cash award.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Grant for R&D
Invest Northern Ireland
Grant funding and advisory support from Invest Northern Ireland to help its client businesses plan, test and deliver R&D projects. Covers eligible R&D costs such as labour, materials, IP, equipment, trials, consultancy and subcontracting, and can be paired with Project Definition support of up to £100,000 for early-stage feasibility work.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks
Great British Energy
A capital grant fund of up to £300 million to expand UK manufacturing capacity for components that are in short supply in the offshore wind and electricity networks sectors. Grants must pay for building new manufacturing facilities or extending existing ones in the UK, and the finished project must mainly produce one or more of the listed 'Critical Components'. Applications are assessed in rounds, with the window closing on 10 December 2026 unless the budget runs out sooner.
Closes 10 December 2026The funder’s page
Tax relief
Hardship Rate Relief
Land & Property Services (LPS), Department of Finance
A Northern Ireland business rates relief that helps a non-domestic property recover from a temporary financial or other crisis caused by an exceptional, unforeseeable event outside the normal risks of trading. Land & Property Services assesses each application individually rather than using a fixed formula.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
ICT Advisory Services
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland offers ICT advice and, for its existing customers, financial assistance towards one-off software costs for Management Information Systems plus associated setup, configuration and training, following a project appraisal.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Imagine It
Women in Business
A free one-day bootcamp from Women in Business, run at locations across Northern Ireland, to help people develop a business idea, build confidence and take practical first steps into self-employment. It also suits people already trading but not yet making much money.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
Industrial Derating
Land & Property Services (Department of Finance)
A business rates relief for Northern Ireland manufacturers. Qualifying factory premises pay only 30% of the normal occupied business rate, a 70% reduction, applied to the parts of the property used in the industrial process.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme
Invest Northern Ireland
A subsidised partnership that links a Northern Ireland business with a graduate and a university or college to deliver an innovation or strategic change project. Both technical and management KTP strands are offered, with projects usually running for around two years. Invest NI states the subsidy covers 67% of costs for SMEs and 50% for large companies; no specific award values or deadlines are given on the page.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
InnovateUs
Northern Ireland Regional Colleges
InnovateUs is fully funded training for small Northern Ireland businesses that helps staff build the skills to run innovation activity and drive business growth, delivered through local further education colleges. It is backed by the Department for the Economy and aims to build ongoing partnerships between small businesses and colleges.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
Innovate UK
Innovate UK is offering grant funding to UK-registered SMEs developing advanced connectivity technologies, semiconductors (including AI hardware) or solutions that combine the two. Applicants must already be working with one of Innovate UK's selected investor partners, who must lead or catalyse a private investment alongside the grant. Total project costs must fall between £250,000 and £1 million for industrial research, or £500,000 and £2 million for experimental development, with projects lasting 6 to 18 months.
Closes 14 October 2026The funder’s page
In-kind support
Leader Programme
Invest Northern Ireland
The Leader Programme gives the leaders of Invest NI client SMEs access to a business mentor and an executive coach, plus peer networking with other SME leaders, to help develop a strategic growth action plan. It is aimed at the managing director, CEO or owner-manager of an SME that already is, or could become, an Invest NI client.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Management Information System Grant
Invest Northern Ireland
Financial support from Invest Northern Ireland for its client businesses to implement Management Information Systems, covering one-off software costs and associated setup, configuration and training, aimed at improving ICT sophistication, innovation and productivity.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Marine Environment and Fisheries Fund 2026/27
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
DAERA's Marine Environment and Fisheries Fund 2026/27 is open for applications from Northern Ireland's sea fisheries and aquaculture industry, across six themed funding streams covering vessel investment, innovation, environment and conservation, aquaculture development, processing and marketing, and fishing ports infrastructure. Funded projects must be completed and a final claim submitted by 31 March 2027.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Music Export Growth Scheme
Department for Business and Trade
MEGS offers match-funded grants to UK-based music businesses, typically management companies or record labels that qualify as SMEs, to run marketing and promotion campaigns abroad, usually tied to international touring. It is aimed at acts that have already had commercial success in the UK and are trying to break into overseas markets. Grants cover no more than half of eligible costs and cannot pay for any activity in the UK. Applications go through the delivery partner, BPI.
Closes 31 March 2027The funder’s page
Tax relief
Non-Domestic Vacant Rating
Land & Property Services (Department of Finance)
A business rates relief for vacant, unfurnished non-domestic properties in Northern Ireland that are not used for storage. Properties with a Net Annual Value under £2,000 pay no vacant rates at all; larger properties get a three-month rates-free period when they become vacant, followed by rates at 50% of the normal occupied rate.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
On Farm Business Support
Rural Support
On Farm Business Support offers free, confidential, one-to-one mentoring from an experienced agricultural business mentor to help farmers and farming families in Northern Ireland deal with financial or business difficulties, review realistic options for the future, and plan next steps.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Production Funding
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen tops up the budgets of feature films, TV drama, factual and entertainment programmes, animation and interactive content projects that are almost fully financed. It favours commercially viable productions that bring economic benefit and jobs to Northern Ireland's screen industry.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Protect Your Intellectual Property - Financial Assistance
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest NI offers financial assistance to help eligible businesses carry out an Intellectual Asset Management Audit and protect patents, trademarks, design registrations and licensing agreements. This support is only available to businesses that are already Invest NI clients.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
R&D Tax Relief: Enhanced R&D Intensive Support for Northern Ireland SMEs (NI ERIS)
HM Revenue & Customs
Loss-making, R&D-intensive small and medium companies with a registered office in Northern Ireland can claim an enhanced R&D tax relief (NI ERIS) instead of the standard merged-scheme credit, with fewer restrictions on overseas R&D spend. The extra benefit counts as de minimis State aid and is capped over a rolling 3-year period; eligible companies can opt out in specific circumstances.
RollingThe funder’s page