Funding

UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)

The fund has been designed to support the UK Government's mission to proactively kickstart economic growth, help those being left behind and boost community cohesion across the UK. Brentwood Borough Council’s UKSPF allocation for 2025‐2026 is £327,146 and must be spent by 31 March 2026.

For more information, view the UKSPF Prospectus.

Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone Shopfront Improvement Scheme

Grants of up to £2000 are available for shop front and accessibility improvements. A total of £20,000 will be distributed to town centre businesses in Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone in 2025. This scheme is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Who is eligible

The grant is available to anyone who owns or rents commercial premises in (including registered charities) in these areas:

• Brentwood town centre (including Brentwood High Street, Kings Road, Ongar Road, Coptfold Road, St Thomas Road, Moores Place, Crown Street and Ingrave Road)
• Shenfield high street (Hutton Road, Shenfield Road)
• Ingatestone high street

What can be funded

The grant can contribute towards expenditure including:

• replacement shop front, windows and doors
• reinstatement of traditionally styled shop fronts, sash windows and doors
• painting of existing shop fronts and upper floors (including render)
• replacement gutter and downpipes
• replacement signage
• external lighting schemes
• repair and reinstatement of all or any part of a shop front fixture that is visible from the street, including the first and second floors of premises where they are used for commercial activities
• accessibility improvements such as nosing on steps, widening of doorways, ramps for doorways or removal of steps, handrails, portable ramps, power assisted doors, disabled access signs, doorbells and training staff to assist disabled customers
• professional fees

You should note that if your improvements require planning permission or listed building consent, you will need to get these before you apply for a grant.

The scheme will not support: 

• improvements to residential property, including residential property located above commercial premises
• retrospective applications, such as, for work already completed or underway structural repairs including re-roofing
• internal repairs and alterations 
• external security features 

This grant scheme opens on 1 July. Grant funding is limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Applications will close when the funding is fully allocated.

Works must be completed by 31 January 2026.

View the full guidance notes (PDF)

Brentwood Connected Business Improvement District Small Grant

Brentwood Connected Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a small grant scheme for 2024 that will see up to £20,000 distributed for local project delivery.

Organisations can apply for up to £2,500 per annum for projects that deliver creative and innovative initiatives or events that will have a positive impact within the BID area. Funding of up to £5,000 will be considered for large scale community projects that are delivered across Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone.

Applications can be submitted per quarter and will be scored by a panel of members from the Brentwood Business Partnership (BBP). Please read the full criteria and scoring matrix before applying.

UKSPF Culture and Sport Grant Programme 2025/2026 

This programme is now closed. Organisations were able to apply for grants to support culture and sport projects delivered by 31 March 2026, to improve health, wellbeing and inclusion in Brentwood. Enquiries should be made to ukspf@brentwood.gov.uk.