Open 4 Funding uniquely enables you to provide an enhanced support service for local businesses, community groups, adult learners or public sector bodies without having to commit additional resources or staff time.

End-users are given free access to an easy to navigate online tool so they can search for themselves through all the funding opportunities available to them.

The portal provides comprehensive coverage of all available funding opportunities, including European Union, national Government programmes, regional schemes and local initiatives, and is kept fully up to date by an in-house research team.

It also includes a number of proactive features that offer users additional value. They can set up automatic email alerts so they are first to know when relevant new or updated funds are added, as well as signing up to weekly newsletters packed with the latest funding announcements.

Users access the websites via an email-based registration process, giving you vital intelligence on who is using the service. Full monthly statistical breakdowns are also provided to help evaluate the portal’s impact and help you demonstrate its value for money.

The Open 4 Funding suite incorporates the following portals:

• Open 4 Business - businesses can search through all grants, loans, venture capital schemes and other funds available locally from the EU, government, regional agencies and local authorities
• Open 4 Community - charities, voluntary groups and community organisations can search through all government grants, Lottery programmes, charitable trust funds and other opportunities available locally
• Open 4 Learning - adult learners can search for grants, bursaries and scholarships offered by the government, colleges, universities and charitable trusts to help them gain new qualifications and skills
• Open 4 Public Sector - councils, schools, hospitals, the police and emergency services can search for external funding opportunities provided by the EU, the government and many others