East Cambridgeshire District Council is giving qualifying local businesses money left over from Government grants meant for firms struggling with Covid restrictions.

The Council says it ‘welcomes applications from businesses that are seeking to accelerate the growth of their East Cambridgeshire businesses and are in a position to do this during 2022’.

£616,425 was left over from six rounds of ‘Additional Restrictions Grant’ funding. If the council has not spent this by the end of March it will need to return the money to the Government.

Eligible businesses will be able to apply for a one-off grant of up to £30,000. This can be used towards

• purchasing new assets to make the business more efficient
• professional advice including training and development
• repurposing safe working space for employees

and more.

The deadline for applications is 5:00PM on Sunday 12 January 2022.

More information, including details of the eligibility criteria and the link to the application form, at https://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/content/ecdc-business-growth-fund