Grant Application Support for Growing Businesses

Grant funding rounds are competitive by design. Funders receive far more applications than they can support, deadlines are fixed, and scoring panels mark strictly against published criteria. A strong business with a good idea can still lose out simply because the application doesn’t communicate it in the way assessors are trained to score.

Most businesses applying for a grant are doing it for the first time, alongside running the business itself. Getting it right without support usually means late nights, uncertainty about what “good” looks like, and no way to know if the finished application is actually competitive until the result comes back.

✔ Multi-scheme expertise: We’ve supported successful applications across a range of business support grants, not just one scheme, so we know how scoring panels think regardless of which fund is running.

✔ Proven track record: Our clients have a strong record of successful outcomes.

✔ Flexible packages: Support scaled to what you actually need, from a quick compliance check to full end-to-end delivery.

✔ Time savings: We do the heavy lifting on writing and structuring, so you can stay focused on running your business.

✔ Confidence in meeting criteria: Every package is built around the specific scoring criteria of the fund you’re applying to, not generic grant-writing templates.

Level 1: Compliance Check
We review your draft application against the funder’s scoring criteria and flag anything that risks losing marks or disqualifying the submission.
From £375

Level 2: Strengthening
We review and rework your draft, with specific guidance on how to improve scoring against each assessment criterion.
From £750

Level 3: Application Writing
We draft your full application from the ground up, working from your business information to produce a submission-ready document.
From £1,500

Level 4: Full-Service
End-to-end support from your initial expression of interest through to submission, and any follow-up procurement or due diligence steps.
From £3,000

One example of our grant application work: the Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF), which provided Northern Ireland SMEs with between £5,000 and £20,000 in capital to adopt advanced digital technologies. We supported applicants across all four package tiers, from compliance checks through to full-service application delivery.

Getting started:

1. Get in touch to talk through your grant and where you need support.
2. We recommend the right package for your situation and timeline.
3. We get to work, from a compliance check through to full application delivery.

Contact us at grants@flaxandteal.co.uk.