Following the First Minister’s announcement on Friday 29 January the discretionary grant will have a second round of funding to further assist businesses affected by the national restrictions. This is to provide financial support from 25th January until the end of March 2021. This round of funding will be open for application from week commencing the 8th February, we will update this page with the guidance and application form as soon as it is available.
You can still apply for support for the first round of funding which was to provide financial support from 4 December – 25 January 2021. If you have already applied, it can take up to 30 working days to process your application, please do not apply again. The first round will close for applications at 5pm on Friday 5th February. Do NOT use this form for the second round of funding.
Please note, businesses that are eligible for the Restrictions Business Fund NDR Grant or ERF Sector Specific Support Grant are not eligible for this discretionary grant. Full details of the eligibility criteria and what you will need to complete your application are included in the guidance notes (.pdf).
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