Cheshire East Council

Grants and Finance

Current and Planned Business Support Grant Programmes

Our current and planned business support grant programmes are detailed below. To find out more about the live grants, please click on the links provided or contact our team.


UPDATE: Transition Year (2025-26) Funding

Further details on the proposals are expected to be published in May 2025. Register to be kept updated when any new programmes are announced.

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Rural Capital Grant

SCHEME CLOSED

Grant funding (capital grants) for small scale investment in micro and small enterprises in rural areas 



SCHEME CLOSED

Open in Crewe



OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

We’re offering grants for businesses that take on empty commercial premises in the town centre to help them with the costs of fitting them out and buying essential equipment.

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Flexible Work Space Project

SCHEME CLOSED

The scheme is offering grants from £25,000 up to £100,000 to landlords/leaseholders to refurbish vacant or under-utilised property into flexible co-working spaces.



SCHEME CLOSED

Sustainable Inclusive Growth

SCHEME CLOSED

 The Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Programme Grant Scheme is now closed as we have awarded  all the funding. 



SCHEME CLOSED

Get in touch with our team

For more information or to chat with one of our advisers, please get in touch:

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The 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. Further information on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund can be found at: UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Cheshire East Council (CEC) is the lead authority for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in Cheshire East. It has overall accountability for how the Fund is administered in the borough.


A summary of Cheshire Easts approved investment plan can be found at: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

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