Innovate UK have announced a further £8m of funding to support projects in the creative and digital sector. The DCMS Create Growth Competition 4 launched last week providing a package of targeted support to high growth creative businesses to scale, build investor networks and reach full potential, harnessing innovation to drive growth.
In addition to the national competition, CGN2 will be continuing to deliver bespoke business support throughout 2025/26 with a further £425k secured from Government to build on our hugely successful programme which has helped to further boost our amazing creative and digital cluster – a jewel in the crown of our region’s economic success and future potential. Watch out for further information and events coming soon.
Unlike previous competitions, the latest competition is split into two rounds for smaller projects (between £20-50k and fully funded) and larger projects (between £50-200k with match funding required).
Projects must be able to deliver within a 3-6 month time scale commencing in October and ending no later than 31st March 2026.
Crucially, applications are only eligible to businesses based in existing Create Growth regions including CGN2 so click on the links below to find out more. Previously, businesses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with 12 of our brilliant businesses benefiting from over £340k funding in Competition 3 alone!
The closing date for applications is Thursday 29th May.
Join us for the next Application Day happening on April 30th 2025.
Good Application Guide – Innovate UK Business Connect