Grant for Research and Development (GRD)
Grants of £5,000 - £500,000 to research and develop new technology based products
Technological innovation is key for many businesses to improve productivity and competitiveness and to stimulate business growth in the region.
BERR's Grant for Research and Development (GRD) is a scheme to help individuals or small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) improve their competitiveness by developing new products or processes. An SME is a company of less than 250 employees group wide. You should check your SME status by referring to the SME Self Declaration booklet below.
The grants are offered, at the discretion of government, to help businesses carry out research and development work that will lead to technologically innovative products or processes that the company can exploit in the marketplace. Applications can be made at anytime to meet your business need.
Project proposals are assessed against selection criteria which include:
- technological innovation
- level of technical risks
- commercial prospects
- need for the grant and business impact.
Not all applicants will be offered a grant.
Please note that GRD is a notified scheme and does not count towards de-minimis calculations.
For further information, please follow the links below.
Types of Grant Available:
There are four types of grand aimed at supporting companies at different stages if research and development:
- Micro Projects
- Research Projects
- Development Projects
- Exceptional Development Projects
How to Apply
Information on how to make an application for the Grant for Research and Development Scheme
How to Claim
Information on how to make a claim for project costs for a live Grant for Research and Development project
Offers Made to Date
View the progress One NorthEast has made since becoming responsible for the Grant for Research and Development in April 2005
DTI Grant for Research and Development North East Awards 2007
See the highlights of the Grant for Research and Development 2007 Awards Dinner, hosted by One NorthEast.
Grant for R & D - Information Leaflet [pdf]
(153 KB)
Grant for R & D - Registration of Interest Form [doc]
(973 KB)
SME Self Declaration [pdf]
(1.16 MB)
