Covid-19 support for businesses


Norfolk and Suffolk Businesses:


Recovery plan: The Norfolk and Suffolk Covid-19 Economic Recovery Restart Plan brings together commitments and actions from local authority, private sector, third sector and education organisations to outline the key activities in place to help our region’s economy restart after the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more here.

The Business Resilience and Recovery Scheme has been established to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and during the economic recovery. It will provide grants to support short-term business resilience projects and longer-term recovery and diversification projects.

Typical projects which would be supported include:

  • Support for the manufacture of products to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak
  • Support for Coronavirus related research and development
  • Development of new technology or innovation and productivity improvements
  • Short term manufacturing diversification, for example to support production of PPE
  • Longer term development for future recovery and diversification
  • Identification and mobilisation into new markets

To read the scheme criteria, click here

The Business Resilience & Recovery Scheme has awarded under £4.4m to 113 projects, generating nearly £6.8m of private match funding.
Figures: January 2021

Information for businesses: Get the latest information for businesses from the Government here. Government support for businesses is outlined on this page.

Free business advice: New Anglia Growth Hub provides free advice and support to companies in Norfolk and Suffolk. Call 0300 333 6536 or email growthhub@newanglia.co.uk to find out how the team can help you firm.


Cambridgeshire Businesses:

Business grants

The District Councils are responsible for administering the Local Restriction Support Grants and Additional Restrictions Grants. For more information visit their respective pages below:

Other funding sources

In addition to the above, Combined Authority Growth Hub can signpost businesses to relevant funding streams and grant providers through their 1-2-1 advice session, both in terms of Covid and non-Covid related funding provision.