Businesses can apply for grants ranging from £5,000 to £40,000 to help cover up to half the total cost of a project.

To be eligible, projects must be completed by 28 March 2025.

This round will close for applications at midnight on 24 February 2025.

Grants will be considered that; facilitate growth, promote innovation and increase productivity, together with the creation of high skilled, high waged jobs in Dorset businesses.

Eligible activity could include, but is not limited to, investment in new production methods; new machinery; staff training programmes / up-skilling staff; net zero innovation.

Businesses who have received funding in previous rounds can apply again for this round of funding.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund – Dorset Council

Before you apply

Before you apply we recommend reading the following documents:

• grant scheme document

• application questions

• frequently asked questions

Businesses must provide 100% match funding in cash and are required to contact our business support partner WSX enterprise (Dorset Growth Hub) prior to making an application. Following a discussion with WSX each business will be given a unique reference number which must be quoted in the application.

Grants will be considered if they facilitate growth, promote innovation and increase productivity, together with the creation of high skilled, high waged jobs in Dorset businesses. Eligible activity could include, but is not limited to:

• investment in new production methods

• new machinery

• staff training programmes/up-skilling staff

• net zero innovation

Businesses who have received funding in previous rounds can apply again for this round of funding.