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Grants, funded offers and free support for start-ups, SMEs and charities. Details last checked 30 October 2026.
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Free Supported Cyber Essentials Certification
Supported Cyber Essentials provided free for registered charities with a turnover under £2 million. You pay only the Marking Only fee, from £319 + VAT.
Secure Innovation Security Reviews
A government-funded security review for innovative businesses with fewer than 250 staff. £2,500 is funded and you contribute £500.
NCSC Cyber Action Toolkit
Free, personalised step-by-step cyber security actions for sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations.
Cyber Resilience Centre membership
Free Core Membership with guidance, tools and resources from your regional, police-led Cyber Resilience Centre.
Free Cyber Essentials readiness check
Ten quick questions to see how ready you are for Cyber Essentials, plus a free downloadable readiness checklist.
Closed schemes
These schemes are no longer open. They’re listed for reference, so you can see what has been available before and look out for future rounds.
Funded Cyber Essentials Programme
Free support to achieve Cyber Essentials for small charities supporting vulnerable people and for legal aid law firms. Not currently accepting new applications or expressions of interest.
Northern Ireland Cyber Essentials Funded Programme 24/25
Funded Cyber Essentials for micro and small businesses in Northern Ireland. The 2024/25 programme is closed.
Cyber Essentials Funding for SMEs (Scotland)
Up to £1,000 towards new or lapsed Cyber Essentials certification for SMEs based or registered in Scotland, funded by the Scottish Government. Applications are now closed.
SCVO Cyber Essentials Fund
Grants of up to £1,000 towards Cyber Essentials for charities and third sector organisations in Scotland, with Scottish Government support. The 2018 and 2019 rounds have closed.
Help to Grow: Digital
Discounts of up to £5,000 (half the cost) on approved software, plus free impartial advice for SMEs. Closed to new applications on 2 February 2023.
Cyber Local 2025–2026
Grants of £25,000 to £150,000 for regional projects that grow cyber security skills and the local cyber sector, open to businesses, charities and other organisations. The competition closed on 30 April 2025.
Sheffield Productivity and Digitisation project 2025–26
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund productivity and digitisation grants that ran in Sheffield from April 2025 to March 2026. A new round is running now but its budget is almost fully committed, so check with Sheffield City Council.
South Yorkshire Business Productivity Grant 2026/27
Grants of up to 50% for productivity and digital innovation projects in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. The 2026/27 funding is fully allocated and no new applications are being accepted.
Digital Innovation for Growth
Free support and workshops to help SMEs in the Sheffield City Region use digital technology to grow. The project closed on 30 June 2023.
Greater Manchester Cyber Foundry
Free cyber security strategy support, workshops and technical help for Greater Manchester SMEs, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The project ended in May 2023.
Lancashire Cyber Foundry
A £2.1 million programme, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, that helped Lancashire SMEs defend against cyber attacks, innovate and grow. It is now a past project.
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