Lincolnshire County Council launches a new fund.

A new fund will be made available to small business that have been impacted by COVID-19, being unable to fully trade and have not benefited from government support schemes.

Lincolnshire County Council plans to introduce 4 news grant schemes, subject to budget approval of the full council this Friday (19 February).

Business Recovery Fund

• To be made available to all small business that have not been able to access other government grants to date.
• Launches for applications noon 23 February until midnight 25 February.
• Application criteria available now

Digital Voucher Fund

• To be made available to business improving digitisation
• Expression of interest window will open 8 March until 12 March.
• Application criteria available 1 March

Invest for the Future Grant

• To be made available for businesses to contribute towards business expansion.
• Expression of interest window will open 15 March until 26 March.
• Application criteria available 8 March

Rural Business Grant

• To be made available for business with projects specifically in rural areas.
• Expression of interest window will open 8 March until 17 March.
• Application criteria available 1 March

As far as we are aware, Lincolnshire County Council are the only one’s running their own grant schemes to support businesses that have not been covered by the government’s initiatives. If any other schemes come to our attention we will provide an update, but please let us know if you are aware of any so we can look into them further.

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