Open across the North West 1
- EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation call: up to €2m for cross-border mobility projectscloses 28 Jan 2027 · with EIT Urban Mobility - Strategic Innovation Open Call
UK-wide 17
- Water Efficiency Lab 2: £150,000 to £1.5m for water-saving innovationmax award £150,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Ofwat Innovation Fund - Water Efficiency Lab 2
- Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortiummax award £2,000,000 · closes 27 Oct 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Commercial cooking air quality trialaward £7,000–£10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Connected Places Catapult - Open Calls
- Funding opportunity: Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hubaward £5,900,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Housing, place and the built environment for an ageing populationcloses 8 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlordsmax award £500 · closes 31 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
- Short course grantsaward £120–£500 · closes 31 Mar 2027 · with CITB Grants Scheme
- Boiler Upgrade Schemeaward £5,000–£7,500 · closes 30 Dec 2029 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
- Green Buy-to-Let Mortgage for Limited Companyopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
- Green Commercial Mortgageopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
- Green Pension Loans (SIPP & SSAS)open all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
- Green Residential Investment Loan for Professional Landlordsopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
- Handelsbanken UK Sustainable LoansLower interest rates · open all year · with Handelsbanken UK Sustainable Loans (lower rate for climate purposes)
- Apprenticeship grantsaward £600–£3,500 · with CITB Grants Scheme
- EPSRC Clean Energy ICURe Discover - January 2027award £2,500 · closes 14 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
- Geovationaward £20,000 · with Geovation (OS/HM Land Registry accelerator)
- Access to Hartree Centre Training Portalnon-cash support · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Robotics & AI)
International, open to UK applicants 2
- Eurogia2030 – Call 31 — EUREKA Networkcloses 29 Oct 2026 · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
- WoodStock Grants Open Call 1: up to €50,000 for underused wood in constructioncloses 15 Dec 2026 · with WoodStock Grants (New European Bauhaus, wood construction)
Contracts in Cumbria and the North West 6
- James Rennie School at Bishop Harvey Goodwin School, Carlisle - Consultancy Servicescontract value £150,000 · closes 19 Oct 2026 · Cumberland · with Cumberland Council
- A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project(NTP) - Schemes 1, 2 Traffic Signals Packagecloses 23 Oct 2026 · with KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED
- Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant Appointment 2026-2028contract value £200,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · Cumberland · with Cumberland Council
- A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project(NTP) - Carleton Underpass Structure (Precast Concrete Beams)closes 5 Nov 2026 · with KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED
- Jigsaw Homes Group - Window and door replacement program 2027-2030contract value £10,833,334 · closes 6 Nov 2026 · with Jigsaw Homes Group
- Dynamic Purchasing System for Retrofit Programme Delivery Servicescontract value £712,500,000 · closes 23 Feb 2029 · with PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Questions
How many opportunities are open for Built Environment in Cumbria?
On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 20 live opportunities a business based in Cumbria can apply for: 17 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 2 programmes, advice and support, 1 training offers. 0 are only for Cumbria, 1 are open across the North West and 19 are UK-wide or international.
Which funding closes soonest?
- Water Efficiency Lab 2: £150,000 to £1.5m for water-saving innovation (closes 20 Oct 2026)
- Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortium (closes 27 Oct 2026)
- Commercial cooking air quality trial (closes 30 Oct 2026)
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