THE DEPARTMENT FOR ENTERPRISE – DELIVERING A DIVERSE ECONOMY WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO WORK, LIVE AND INVEST

The Accessibility Grant (Appendix 11 of the Financial Assistance Scheme) offers financial support to businesses wishing to make adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2017.
The Equality Act 2017, which replaced the Disability Discrimination Act 2006, imposes an obligation on businesses to make adjustments to its services that allows disabled people to access services as close as reasonably possible as non-disabled people.
The support available includes:
The total grant available is capped at a maximum of £7,500 per applicant and will cover businesses in all sectors with physical premises. Find out more here.
The business
Assessment criteria
The following criteria is considered when an application is assessed:
All applicants must provide a fully completed and signed application form which will include;
The following should be supplied in addition to the application form:
The Department reserves the right to request further information.
It is suggested that the applicant speak to their Business Development Manager before applying to ensure that the proposed project is within recognised accessibility standards.