Funding can be used for one-off items such as, but not limited to:

• machinery
• equipment
• website construction
• marketing materials
• consultancy support

To receive support through the programme, your business must:

• be a SME*
• be registered to an address in Bromsgrove, Malvern, Redditch, Wychavon or the Wyre Forest Districts
• be trading for less than 3 years
• be below the Subsidy Control threshold of £315,000 over the previous 3 years, including the value of the support received 

*The definition of an SME eligible for grant funding is as follows:

• has fewer than 250 employees;
• has either (a) an annual turnover not exceeding €50 million or (b) an annual balance sheet total not exceeding €43 million
• 25% or more of the capital or the voting rights are not owned by one enterprise, or jointly by several enterprises falling outside this definition of an SME
• does not own more than 25% of the capital or voting rights in an enterprise falling outside of this definition of SME

Excluded sectors not eligible for support include:

• Primary agriculture 
• Schools
• Public sector funded organisations

To apply, please submit an expression of interest via email at grants@worcestershire.gov.uk. You will then receive guidance on the full application processes and a link to the online application portal.

All grant applications are subject to a competitive process and are evaluated against programme and eligibility criteria by a grant appraisal panel.

Latest status on grant applications:

• Wyre Forest District – open for new applications for both capital and revenue expenditure
• Redditch Borough Council – open for new applications for both capital and revenue expenditure
• Bromsgrove District Council –open for new applications for capital expenditure only
• Malvern Hills District Council – open for new applications for both capital and revenue expenditure
• Wychavon District Council – open for new applications for both capital and revenue expenditure

Please note, that the funding is limited and is awarded on a first-come-served basis

For more information, please email: grants@worcestershire.gov.uk.

This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The programme is managed and delivered by Worcestershire County Council on behalf of Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Wychavon District Council and Wyre Forest District Council.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit GOV.UK - UK Shared Prosperity Fund Prospectus