How do I find grants from my council?
Start with the postcode, because the council follows the local authority boundary, not the nearest big town. Then open the council's business pages and the growth hub. GOV.UK Find a Grant does not hold every local fund. A scheme for the neighbouring district stops at the boundary even if you shop there.
Also asked as: council business grants · local authority funding · district council grant
Why does Find Grants miss some of them?
Because many are a PDF on a council site and never reach a national feed. The catalogue says when it is not a live feed. The council page wins.
Schemes named here
- Leicester high street grantLeicester City Council · £500–£8,000 · A business · Up to 30 · Retail, Hospitality · Closes 27 Nov 2026
- Nottingham City growth grantNottingham City Council · £1,000–£10,000 · A business · Up to 49 · Retail, Hospitality, Professional services, Digital and creative · Closes 2 Nov 2026
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128 answers on this site. Find Grants checks which UK grants a business can get from a postcode or a place. Looking is free. If you want the application written, the fee is £99 for that one application, shown before you pay. Find Grants does not take a percentage of the grant, does not file the form, and is not part of GOV.UK. Confirm every scheme on the funder's own site.