Purpose of a Funding COIN

A space dedicated to helping companies in the Black Country get access to funding for any related projects
Provides businesses with information about possible funding, who is offering it and links to where it can be found
Allow local companies to further explore environmentally friendly economic opportunities both locally and globally

Manufacturing Growth Programme

Specialist Manufacturing Growth Managers will provide support to businesses in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, parts of the East Midlands and South East.

Ateta

ATETA, the European Regional Development Funded SME support programme from the Birmingham Energy Institute has been designed to help organisations overcome their obstacles and unlock business opportunities.

ARLI

ARLI offers funded advice and technical support to eligible SMEs across three Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas - Greater Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire - on developing innovative low-carbon products and processes.

EnTRESS

EnTRESS supports Black Country and Stoke & Staffordshire small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the adoption of environmental technologies and resource efficiency processes.

MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SERVICES (MSS)

The Manufacturing Support Services (MSS) team was created to work directly with SME’s, drawing on the extensive resources of the MTC to address your practical, technical and strategic manufacturing challenges.

Business grants expanded to support independent retailers and low carbon initiatives

City of Wolverhampton Council has expanded its Relight Business Programme grant to support independent retailers and help businesses across the city invest in low carbon and other environmental measures.

Proposal for the Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration innovation competition - Stream 1

Stream 1 would be for technologies currently at TRL 6/7– aiming to demonstrate the capability of first-of-a-kind energy storage facilities through actual demonstrations in operational environments.

Proposal for the Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration innovation competition - Steam 2

The Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration innovation competition aims to accelerate commercialisation of innovative longer duration energy storage projects at different technology readiness levels, through first-of-a-kind (FOAK) full-system prototypes or actual demonstrations.