You can only complete this grant application form after you have completed the initial registration form and received the diagnostic summary.
All applicants will be required to provide detailed proposals including milestones and expected outcomes. Applications will be processed and assessed through a scoring matrix, which details the threshold criteria that proposals must meet as a minimum in order to be considered. The grants are strictly limited to one application per business. Businesses that submit more than one application will be automatically rejected.
Supporting evidence including a copy of a recent bank statement and proof that the business is active and trading will need to be provided by uploading them to the application form when requested. Please do not begin the application process until you have these to hand.
Before you make your application make sure you are aware:
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businesses must register on the scheme and complete a diagnostic to be eligible to apply for this grant.
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project proposals are permitted for market visits only – these must be completed (with reporting and evidence provided) by 14 February 2025.
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only businesses that already export are eligible to apply for a match-funded grant.
- businesses that submit a grant application without having completed the above registration form and diagnostic tool will be automatically rejected.
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the grants are strictly limited to one application per business - any additional application received from the same business will be automatically rejected.
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supporting evidence including a copy of a recent bank statement and proof that the business is active and trading will need to be provided by uploading them to the application form when requested - please do not begin the application process until you have these to hand.
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project proposals must obtain best value for money and adhere to terms as outlined.
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awarded projects will be required to provide reporting (supported with evidence) on the project spend (including match-funding) and the outputs and outcomes that their grant has achieved as well as indications of what any related longer-term programme has achieved (and/or anticipated to achieve) – view the UK Government’s definitions of UKSPF output and outcome indicators
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your grant proposal must be capital or revenue spend (it cannot be a mix of both), we will advise whether your project constitutes capital or revenue if awarded.