Foundational Economy Innovation Fund Scale Up Phase
Funds FEIF testing grantees scaling everyday-economy innovation projects through follow-on grants.
Eligibility · Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Greater Manchester Combined Authority administers the Foundational Economy Innovation Fund as a phased grant route for innovation projects in the everyday economy. The captured page says FEIF supports projects that drive innovation and improve productivity and working conditions in adult social care, early education and childcare, and retail, leisure and hospitality.
The scale-up phase is the follow-on FEIF phase. Each testing phase grantee is invited to apply for the scale-up phase, with a larger grant to spend over 18 months; Round 2 records 21 projects securing up to GBP 60,000 after testing.
The source confirms a company path because Round 1 backed entrepreneurs, businesses and organisations, and the project archive lists companies and social enterprises among recipients. Scale-up is narrower than testing because it is available to testing-phase grantees, not a standalone first application route.
The captured source reports previous rounds and projects but does not publish a current application form, deadline, scoring rubric, or open call. This row is therefore recorded as between cycles, with the testing phase stored as the prerequisite path.
Scale-up of FEIF-tested projects that improve productivity and working conditions in everyday-economy sectors, including digital service tools, care technology, food and waste projects, and service-productivity systems.
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