Northern Ireland · equipment and premises
Grants and funding for equipment and premises in Northern Ireland.
Capital grants and loans for machinery, technology, energy upgrades and buildings.
A business in Northern Ireland can use 16 schemes for equipment and premises, and 14 are taking applications today. 5 are specific to Northern Ireland, from British Business Bank, Invest Northern Ireland, Armagh City, NI Councils and DAERA / TRPSI Programme; the other 11 are UK-wide.
Specific to Northern Ireland (5)
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI)
British Business Bank (delivered by Whiterock Finance and Clarendon Fund Managers) · Open now · Loan (repayable)
NI Small Business Loan Fund III
Invest Northern Ireland (Access to Finance); fund managed by Ulster Community Finance Ltd with Enterprise Northern Ireland · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Business Internal Improvement Grant Scheme
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Closing soon · Closes 20 Nov 2026
Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF) — Northern Ireland
NI Councils (Newry, Mourne & Down lead) / UKSPF · Closed
Rural Business Development Grant Scheme (RBDGS) — Northern Ireland
DAERA / TRPSI Programme · Closed
UK-wide, open to businesses in Northern Ireland (11)
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Office for Life Sciences · Open now
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund
Innovate UK / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Open now · Closes 27 Jan 2027
Growth Guarantee Scheme
British Business Bank (on behalf of the Department for Business & Trade) · Open now · Loan guarantee
EV chargepoint grant for residential landlords
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) · Open now
Workplace Charging Scheme
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), administered by DVLA · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2027
Architectural Heritage Fund — Loans
The Architectural Heritage Fund · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Annual Investment Allowance (AIA)
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks
Great British Energy · Open now · Closes 10 Dec 2026
Full expensing and 50% first-year allowance (companies)
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
40% first-year allowance (plant and machinery bought from 1 January 2026)
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Research and Development Allowance (RDA)
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Which of these is your business owed?
Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.
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