Further opportunities are being explored across Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, the West Midlands, South Yorkshire, the Liverpool City Region, the North East, the Glasgow City Region, and the Cardiff Capital Region.
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard said the accelerator would help realise the potential of the Runway Park innovation district in the Don Valley Corridor, where Boeing, Rolls-Royce and McLaren all have a presence.
He said: “We can grow the industries of the future and create more good jobs, giving people across South Yorkshire the chance to stay near and go far.”
Bev Craig, who succeeded Mr Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor, welcomed the programme as “a welcome step” towards addressing “complex infrastructure, remediation or delivery challenges”.