Is there a grant for a shopfront?
Sometimes, and only from the council or the combined authority for that street. There is no UK-wide shopfront grant. A high-street scheme in Leicester, for example, does not cover a shop in another city. Ask the council for the address, and treat a closed round as closed.
Also asked as: shop front grant · high street funding · empty shop grant
Does a new shop count?
Only if that local scheme says so. Many want an existing unit, a quote, and works that have not already been ordered.
Schemes named here
- Leicester high street grantLeicester City Council · £500–£8,000 · A business · Up to 30 · Retail, Hospitality · Closes 27 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.