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Please note, none are currently open for new applicants at this moment in time.

    Applicant data

    • Only businesses located in the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire regions are eligible for funding.
    • Only SME businesses are eligible. Please see SME definition here
    • For more information please read these documents: I4M Eligibility and I4M Scope
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    Guidance
    • Only businesses located in the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire regions are eligible for funding.
    • Only SME businesses are eligible. Please see SME definition here

    Academic partner details

    If a university delivery partner has been identified, please include details below:

    Service provider details

    If a service provider has been identified, please include details below:

    Training provider details

    If a training provider has been identified, please include details below:
    This can either be a direct link to the course page, or alternatively a downloadable PDF version of the course (for example, via WeTransfer or a similar service).

    Previous project impact

    This section is for applicants who have received I4M funding previously. If you are a first-time applicant, please progress through to the next section.
    If you are a previous beneficiary, this section is mandatory to take your application through to triage.
    Any exclusions will delay project assessment.
    When considering if your projects are materially different, consider the outcomes delivered and exploitation routes.
    To evidence a materially different proposal, consider the ways that the new project leverages past results to deliver greater value and broader benefits

    Project scope

    Describe how your project fits the scope of the funds, what makes it innovative, and how it addresses challenges in machinery for manufacturing. If your project is not in scope, it will not be eligible for funding.
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    Outcomes and impact

    Describe the direct and indirect impact the project may have on your business. Where possible, your responses should be quantifiable. Think about:
    • How you will grow your business and increase long term competitiveness as a result of the project
    • sales, exports, productivity, etc.
    • machinery industry and supply chain growth
    • the regional economy
    • jobs, such as safeguarding, creating, changing, or displacing them

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    Terms & Conditions

    All participant organisations and individuals will be subject to the I4M standard terms and conditions. Please confirm you have accepted the standard terms & conditions. If there is a need for any subcontractors in the project you hereby confirm that they will be on no less onerous terms than the standard T&Cs.



    Minimal financial assistance

    This competition provides funding in line with the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Further information about the Subsidy requirements can be found within the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk).

    Further Information

    If you are unsure about your obligations under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 or the State aid rules, you should take independent legal advice. We are unable to advise on individual eligibility or legal obligations. You must not do anything which could cause a breach of Subsidy Control legislation applicable in the United Kingdom. This aims to regulate any advantage granted by a public sector body which threatens to, or distorts competition in the United Kingdom or any other country or countries. By signing below you confirm that you understand the above to be your responsibility to comply with and declare you are eligible to receive I4M funds.




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