Through our Strength in Places Programmes we aim to provide a variety of funding schemes to support the machinery community and create impact within the sector.
I4M gives businesses in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester access to the expertise of four universities and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). I4M provides up to £50k free support to accelerate the development of the next generation of machinery and create new jobs and growth in this sector.
The programme is administered by NPL with expertise provided by NPL and partners at the University of Manchester, University of Huddersfield, University of Salford, University of Leeds.
I4M is currently closed.
The AMPI Innovation Fund will invest in collaborative projects that increase the development and commercialisation of advanced machinery, related technologies, and know-how, along with a broader benefit to wider manufacturing sectors due to improved availability of advanced machinery and expertise.
This fund is open to UK registered businesses with significant, technical operations in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester regions only. The Innovation Fund is administered by UKRI and will open for applications on 20 May 2024.
Innovation for machinery and the Innovation Fund are government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund.