The Business and Local Economy Fund – HS2 Community and Business Funds

The Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) has been created to support local economies that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of Phase One of HS2 from London to West Midlands and Phase 2a from the West Midlands to Crewe.

Applications will be invited for capital or revenue funding from £10,000 up to a maximum of £250,000. Through this funding, we are looking to fund interventions that will have a positive impact on local economies (this may include a number of small schemes that are brought together in a package of interventions).

Note: We want to assure potential applicants that rigorous management of the funding available will ensure that money is available throughout the construction period for each Phase, and there will be no advantages of submitting early or disadvantages of submitting them later during the construction period.