Charity & Social Economy grants and funding in Cumbria

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Only for Cumbria 9

Community grantsmax award £100 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Red Squirrel Recovery Network: community grants (micro up to £500, small £500-5,000)
Cumbria Community Foundation grant rounds: next closing dates 30 Oct (countywide), 8 Nov (West Cumbria) and 18 Dec 2026 (Furness)closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Cumbria Community Foundation: grant committee deadline dates
Cumbria PFCC Community Fund: grants up to £2,500 for community safety projects (closes 30 Oct 2026)max award £2,500 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with Cumbria PFCC: Community Fund 2026-27 round 2 (up to £2,500)
Shackleton Award Cumbria: up to £15,000 for a new social venture helping young people in Cumbriamax award £15,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Shackleton Foundation: Shackleton Award, Cumbria-only round (with the Francis C Scott Charitable Trust)
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust main grants: expressions of interest by 11 December for Cumbria and Lancaster youth charitiescloses 11 Dec 2026 · Lancaster · with Francis C Scott Charitable Trust: Main Grants (Cumbria and Lancaster District, under-25s)
Walney Extension Community Fund: £500-£50k for community projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £500–£50,000 · closes 8 Jan 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund (Orsted, Cumbria and Lancashire coast; via Grantscape)
Walney Extension Skills Fund: £10k-£100k for STEM and skills projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 24 Mar 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund: The Skills Fund (STEM and skills projects, £10k-£100k)
Enabling Fundmax award £10,000 · with Copeland Community Fund: funding programmes
Social impact grants and reusable equipmentmax award £10,000 · with Sellafield Ltd: social impact grants (good neighbour, medium and large) and reusable equipment

Open across the North West 11

Strategic Legal Fundaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Tree Councilaward £10,000–£40,000 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
GBE Community Fund: up to £40k feasibility, £100k development or £3m capital for community energy projects (closes 12 Nov)max award £3,000,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Great British Energy: GBE Community Fund (feasibility, development and capital grants for community energy)
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fundaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 18 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)award £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £45m · closes 31 Mar 2035 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Key Fund Social Investment Loansopen all year · with Key Fund (Northern social investment)
Peel Trust General Grants: funding for North West charitiesopen all year · with The Peel Trust: general grants
Free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grantaward from £40,000 · with North West Net Zero Hub: free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grant (North West)
Property Fundwith Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
Regional Growth Fundmax award £150,000 · with Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
The DPS Social Commitment Programmeaward £2,000–£7,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs

UK-wide 70

Henry Smith Foundationaward £25,000–£250,000 · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1award £100,000–£1,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England
Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2027: £5,000 to £25,000 for projects celebrating the Windrush generationaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Windrush Day Grant Scheme (MHCLG, run by Near Neighbours)
National Garden Schemecloses 30 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Barchester Charitable Foundation: £100 to £2,600 for small community groups and charities supporting older and disabled peopleaward £100–£2,600 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Barchester Charitable Foundation group grants
National Churches Trustaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
WCIT Charityaward £5,000–£15,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Female Coaches for Girls Fund: £200 per coach for girls' football, cricket and tennis clubsaward £200–£400 · closes 4 Nov 2026 · with Barclays Community Sport Fund: Female Coaches for Girls Fund (Sported)
Social Investment Gateway Programme: free 12-month support plus a trading grant of up to £18,000 or a repayable grant of up to £24,000 for England-based social enterprises and charitiesmax award £24,000 · closes 6 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs: Social Investment Gateway Programme
easyfundraising Impact Fundaward £1,000 · closes 8 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
National Archivesaward £25,000–£30,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
LGBT+ Fundaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Funding to Support Black and Mixed Black Heritage Researchers Across the UKaward £13,000–£48,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Neighbourhood Heritage Grants for Communities 2026max award £15,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Historic England
UnLtd Awards: up to £18,000 plus support for social entrepreneursmax award £18,000 · closes 30 Nov 2026 · with UnLtd Awards (Starting Up, Scaling Up, Community Climate Action)
Gambling harms research grantsmax award £2,000,000 · total pot £18m · closes 8 Dec 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Essential Employment Skills Fund — Nuffield Foundationaward £500,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with Nuffield Foundation (funding for research)
International Tree Foundationcloses 11 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Together for Service Families Open Programmeaward £5,000–£75,000 · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Peter Harrison Foundation: Active Livesaward £5,000–£30,000 · closes 1 Jan 2027 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Theatres Trust Small Grants Schemecloses 25 Jan 2027 · with Theatres Trust
Charles Hayward Foundation Social & Criminal Justice: £15,000 to £25,000 a year for charitiesaward £15,000–£25,000 · closes 5 Feb 2027 · with Charles Hayward Foundation: Social & Criminal Justice grants
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Schemecloses 29 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Workplace Charging Schemecloses 31 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Albert Hunt Trustcloses 31 Dec 2028 · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
Access Foundation – Digital Divide Grantsaward £20,000–£50,000 · open all year · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
Alpkit Foundation: £50 to £500 for groups getting people outdoorsaward £50–£500 · open all year · with Alpkit Foundation
Arts & Culture Impact Fundaward £150,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £16m · open all year · with Figurative (Arts & Culture Impact Fund)
BBC Children in Need Core Fundingaward £1,000–£40,000 · open all year · with BBC Children in Need
BlueSpark Foundationaward £2,000–£5,000 · open all year · with Macc: funding opportunities
Conservation of cultural heritage — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
Conservation of Historic Interiors and Historic Objects in Places of Worshipopen all year · with Pilgrim Trust
Energy Resilience Fundaward £25,000–£250,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
Equity & Revenue Participation — Big Issue Investnon-cash support · open all year · with Big Issue Invest
Forte (formerly Trusthouse) Charitable Foundationaward £1,000–£10,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
Historic buildings and structures — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
John Ellerman Foundation - General Fundingopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
John Ellerman Foundation Grantsopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
Migration Fund — Paul Hamlyn Foundationmax award £60,000 · open all year · with Paul Hamlyn Foundation

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Contracts in Cumbria and the North West 2

Advocacy Services Market Engagement Eventcloses 4 Nov 2026 · Westmorland and Furness · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Framework for the provision of Targeted Short Breaks Activities for Children with Disabilities (Framework for the provision of Targeted Short Breaks Activities for Children with Disabilities)closes 31 Jan 2027 · Westmorland and Furness · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)

Questions

How many opportunities are open for Charity & Social Economy in Cumbria?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 90 live opportunities a charity or social enterprise based in Cumbria can apply for: 82 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 8 programmes, advice and support. 9 are only for Cumbria, 11 are open across the North West and 70 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Henry Smith Foundation (closes 21 Oct 2026)
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1 (closes 23 Oct 2026)
Strategic Legal Fund (closes 26 Oct 2026)

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Charity & Social Economy funding and support in Cumbria