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Great Ideas Innovation Grant

Mayor's Business Innovation Fund programme for York and North Yorkshire SMEs to develop new products, services, or technology adoption with expert support, then pitch for discretionary revenue grants to implement investment-ready innovation projects. Relevant to retail, hospitality, professional services, and other trading businesses with a defined innovation proposal.

Published opportunity

Funding
Up to £60,000 innovation grants (discretionary; revenue funding)
Location
York and North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Deadline
No fixed deadline published
Provider
GOV.UK
Current Ventra listing

Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Who can apply
Businesses based in York and North Yorkshire with an innovation project to develop, test, or commercialise. Participation in the programme is required before pitching for grant funding.
Funding organisation
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Location
York and North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Opens
May 2026
Location
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority area only (not West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Hull, or other Yorkshire regions). Must complete programme support and pitch process; grants are not automatic. Competitive awards for investment-ready innovation projects.

A practical route

What to do next.

  1. 01
    Check the current terms

    Open the provider page and confirm the deadline, location and business-size rules have not changed.

  2. 02
    Compare it with your profile

    Use Ventra’s free matcher to see where this opportunity sits alongside other live routes and why it may fit.

  3. 03
    Prepare the evidence the provider requests

    The exact documents vary. Use the official application guidance as the final checklist before you submit.

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