£75 million boost to modernise UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities
Fishing communities across the UK will benefit from better
infrastructure, strengthened supply chains, new jobs and an investment in
skills thanks to a £75
million boost for the sector announced by UK Government.
The
‘Infrastructure’ and ‘Skills and Training’ schemes are the second and third
parts of the £100 million UK Seafood Fund designed to level up coastal
communities across the UK.
Defra will be holding two webinars in January to explain how the funding works
and how to navigate the application process:
Infrastructure fund webinar, Wednesday 12 January, 10.30am-12pmSkills
COVID-19: Additional Business Support
21 December the Chancellor, announced additional support will be available for businesses who have been impacted by the Omicron variant.
Some
of the support available includes:
Businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in
England will be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises,
plus more than £100 million discretionary funding will be made available
for local authorities to support other businesses.Government will also cover the cost of
Invitation to Hedgerows online discussion sessions
The University of Hull Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps project seeks to identify suitable spaces, within existing hedgerows, for trees to be planted. This could help towards meeting government targets for afforestation, without the need for large, mono-crop plantations. The project team are holding a number of online discussion sessions with businesses, environmental organisations and individuals, in order to gather views and opinions about hedgerows
The Mapping the Gaps project will be running online discussion sessions for you to
Innovation & Research Facilitator Job Vacancies
Hull Culture & Leisure Innovate Humber Project have these job opportunities.
INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FACILITATOR
INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FACILITATORSalary details: £25991 – £28672
Ref:HCAL/21/0823Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week):£25991 – £28672Hours:37Location:Central Library, Hull HU1 3TFContract Type:Fixed TermOrganisation:Hull Culture & LeisureClosing date:04
Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund
The Government has announced that organisations seeking
investment for nature projects to tackle climate change, create and restore
habitats, or improve water quality should apply for the second and final round
of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund.
The fund will provide grants of up to £100,000 to
environmental groups, local authorities, businesses and other organisations to
help them develop nature projects in England to a point where they can attract
private investment.
Projects will be designed to provide a return on investment
by capturing the value of the
KeyFund Funding for cultural organisations (grant and loan)
KEyFund are a social investor based in Sheffield that provide blended finance (a mix of loans and grants) to enterprises that make a positive social impact.
Funds available
Through the Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund, they are providing access to investments of up to £150,000 where up to a third may be provided as a grant.
Loans can be used for capital or working capital, but,
grant funding can only be used for capital expenditure (equipment,
HEY LEP Investment Programme Manager takes part in Carbon Trust innovation event
The HEY LEP Investment Programmes Manager, Karen Oliver-Spry, took part in a panel discussion as part of the Carbon Trust‘s ‘Meeting the Net Zero challenge: bringing innovation to industry’ virtual event.
The discussion, which took place on Wednesday, 1st December was entitled ‘How to bring innovation to industry’ and also featured:
• Alexandra Brennan, Head of Sustainability, Johnson Service Group Plc• David Jukes, Project Lead for the South Wales Industrial Cluster• Dr Richard Leese, Industrial Policy, Energy and Climate Change Director at Mineral
Innovate UK New international partnering opportunities
Innovate UK EDGE is here to help you with your innovation and internationalisation challenges so click on opportunities below to start your journey, and if you need them, email them on contact@innovateukedge.ukri.org.
Ukrainian manufacturer
of bricks is looking for investors under financial agreement
BOUA20210223001 | UKRAINE https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/opportunities/BOUA20210223001?utm_source=podalert The brick plant is located in the Southern part of Ukraine, 45 km from the city of Odessa, which serves as the main seaport of Ukraine. The M-15 International Highway (part of the European E-87)
The APC Technology Developer Accelerator Grant Programme (TDAP)
Recently launched is the next Wave of the SME Accelerator Programme for Expressions of Interest and Applications – TDAP Wave 6.
Just to recap what the programme is / does and some blurb
that you may wish to use:-
Open for Expressions of Interest now: the APC’s SME Technology Developer Accelerator ProgrammeApply for up to £135,000 of grant matched funding, backed by the Department for Business Energy &