What is match funding on a UK grant?
Match funding is the share of the project you pay yourself, or that another funder has already agreed. A grant that says 50% means the funder may pay half of the eligible costs, not half of your turnover. If you cannot show the other half, do not start the application.
Also asked as: match funding explained · do I have to put money in · grant intervention rate
Can another grant be the match?
Sometimes. Some funders refuse public money as match, and some allow it. The scheme guidance decides. Two grants for the same invoice is a common reason applications fail.
Is volunteer time match?
Only if that scheme says so, and only at the rate it publishes. Do not price your own time as cash unless the guidance allows it.
Where does Find Grants show this?
On the scheme page, under what you put in. That line is copied from the listing. Confirm the percentage on the funder's page before you spend.
Schemes named here
- UK Net Zero SME grantUK government · £5,000–£100,000 · A business · Up to 249 · Manufacturing, Energy and environment, Hospitality, Agriculture · Closes 31 Mar 2027
- Innovate UK Smart grantInnovate UK · £25,000–£2,000,000 · A business · Up to 249 · Manufacturing, Digital and creative, Energy and environment, Professional services, Health and care · Closes 20 Jan 2027
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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.