<p /> There are currently 26 growth hubs across England. 13 new growth hubs will launch by March 2016, when there will be a growth hub available in every 39 LEP area. Details of the countryâs growth hubs can be found on the LEP network website. The first growth hub was created in Greater Manchester in November 2011, followed by Cumbria in 2013. 15 Wave 2 City areas received funding to help establish growth hubs during 2014-15 and all areas outside London will receive funding during 2015-16 as part of their Local Growth Deal. Details of growth deal funding can be found on the GOV.UK website. LEP Area Growth Deals 2015-16 Black Country Â£400,000 Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Â£350,000 Cheshire & Warrington Â£350,000 Coast to Capital Â£450,000 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Â£250,000 Coventry and Warwickshire Â£400,000 Cumbria Â£300,000 D2N2 Â£525,000 Dorset Â£250,000 Enterprise M3 Â£350,000 Gloucester & Gloucestershire Â£250,000 Greater Birmingham & Solihull Â£625,000 Greater Cambridge & Peterborough Â£300,000 Greater Lincoln & Lincolnshire Â£300,000 Greater Manchester Â£625,000 Heart of the South West Â£400,000 Leicester & Leicestershire Â£250,000 Hertfordshire Â£350,000 Humber Â£250,000 Lancashire Â£400,000 Leeds City Region Â£625,000 Liverpool City Region Â£550,000 London New Anglia Â£350,000 Northamptonshire Â£250,000 North East Â£500,000 Oxford & Oxfordshire Â£250,000 Sheffield City Region Â£500,000 Solent Â£250,000 South East Â£800,000 South East Midlands Â£300,000 Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Â£250,000 Swindon & Wiltshire Â£250,000 Tees Valley Â£300,000 Thames Valley Berkshire Â£250,000 The Marches Â£250,000 West of England Â£400,000 Worcestershire Â£250,000 York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Â£300,000