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The Regional Attraction Fund is now closed for applications. For general information on the fund and an expression of interest form for future opportunities, see below.
The Regional Attraction Fund assists companies with ambitious, market-driven strategies for growth within the Northwest region’s TV, film, games, interactive and mobile content sectors.
To date, the Fund has made direct awards to over 44 companies, helped to support over 145 jobs and leveraged over £15 million of additional turnover within the sector.
The Regional Attraction Fund provides two strands of support: Company Development and Product Development.
The Company Development strand of the Fund provides grant support of between £5,000 and £100,000 for high-growth companies looking to develop their infrastructure, to access new markets and to significantly expand the scope of their operations.
The Product Development strand of the Fund provides recoupable investments of between £1,000 and £25,000 for the ring-fenced development of both linear and interactive media content. This can include, inter alia, broadcast TV, computer games, electronic publishing, e-learning, mobile content and web-based applications.
Companies are not precluded from seeking support from both strands of the Fund providing they meet the respective eligibility criteria.
The Regional Attraction Fund is a Northwest Vision and Media initiative delivered in partnership with the Northwest Development Agency.
New Findings on Digital Content Sector in the Northwest
Northwest Vision and Media recently commissioned the Burns Owens Partnership (BOP) to undertake research on the digital content sector in the Northwest, to help us understand and develop support interventions for this high growth sector. Read the report here.
Applications for the Regional Attraction Fund are now closed. To express your interest in the fund, please fill out the form below. The Production, Trade and Investment team at Northwest Vision and Media will use this information to contact you when the fund reopens, and new guidelines/application documents become available.
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