Sport & Visitor Economy grants and funding in Cumbria

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Only for Cumbria 2

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)
Westmorland and Furness Greening Businesses Scheme round 3: free carbon footprint assessment for SMEs (closes 25 Oct 2026)non-cash support · closes 25 Oct 2026 · Westmorland and Furness · with Westmorland and Furness Council: Greening Businesses Scheme round 3 (free carbon footprint assessment)

Open across the North West 7

Film Exhibition Fundnon-cash support · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Film Hub North: film exhibitor funding (Film Exhibition Fund, Pitch Pot, Bursary Fund)
Film Exhibition Fund round 3: up to £10k for independent cinemas, film festivals and film societies in the Northmax award £10,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Film Hub North: Film Exhibition Fund round 3 (up to £10k for independent film exhibition in the North)
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fundaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 18 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Get Fishing Fundaward £750–£1,000 · closes 31 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Pitch Pot: rolling micro-grants of up to £3k for film screenings and events in the Northmax award £3,000 · closes 12 Feb 2027 · with Film Hub North: Pitch Pot micro-grants for film exhibitors (up to £3k, rolling)
Film Exhibition Fund: Pitch Potaward £3,000 · open all year · with Film Hub North: film exhibitor funding (Film Exhibition Fund, Pitch Pot, Bursary Fund)
Manchester Accommodation BID Subvention Fund and conference bid supportSupport for bids, international delegate growth and government advocacy for international business events · with VisitEngland Business Advice Hub

UK-wide 20

Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1award £100,000–£1,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England
PRS Foundation Early Career Promoter Fund: up to £3,500 for independent music promoters in Englandmax award £3,500 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with PRS Foundation Early Career Promoter Fund
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)
easyfundraising Impact Fundaward £1,000 · closes 8 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Call Open CoSTAR National Lab: Inclusive Multisensory Experienceaward £20,000–£40,000 · closes 24 Nov 2026 · with CoSTAR Network (creative technology R&D labs)
Shoeburyness Commissionmax award £10,000 · closes 24 Nov 2026 · with Artquest
Music Growth Fund: £1,000 to £40,000 for music businessesaward £1,000–£40,000 · closes 26 Nov 2026 · with Arts Council England - Music Growth Fund (Music Growth Package)
Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sitesaward £1,100,000–£1,320,000 · closes 1 Dec 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Long-term cultural and sporting events legacyaward £1,100,000–£1,320,000 · closes 1 Dec 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Peter Harrison Foundation: Active Livesaward £5,000–£30,000 · closes 1 Jan 2027 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Alpkit Foundation: £50 to £500 for groups getting people outdoorsaward £50–£500 · open all year · with Alpkit Foundation
BFI Audience Projects Fund: National Lottery funding for film festivals, distribution, touring and immersive exhibitionopen all year · with BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund
BlueSpark Foundationaward £2,000–£5,000 · open all year · with Macc: funding opportunities
Grass pitch drainage — Football Foundationmax award £100,000 · open all year · with Football Foundation
Malton Sculpture Trail 2026max award £200 · open all year · with CuratorSpace
RFU — Sport Englandmax award £15,000 · open all year · with Sport England
Arnold Clark Community Fund – Gear Up for SportSports kits; 150 given away each month. · with Action Together: find funding
Hubs Programme — Football Foundationwith Football Foundation
RFU Grant Finder — RFUopen all year · with RFU (England Rugby club funding)
LTAnon-cash support · with LTA (tennis and padel facility funding)

International, open to UK applicants 3

Your journey to more sustainable community engagementnon-cash support · with Booking.com / UN Tourism sustainable tourism & hospitality courses
Your journey to more sustainable energy usagenon-cash support · with Booking.com / UN Tourism sustainable tourism & hospitality courses
Your journey to more sustainable water managementnon-cash support · with Booking.com / UN Tourism sustainable tourism & hospitality courses

Questions

How many opportunities are open for Sport & Visitor Economy in Cumbria?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 32 live opportunities a business based in Cumbria can apply for: 26 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 3 programmes, advice and support, 3 training offers. 2 are only for Cumbria, 7 are open across the North West and 23 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Film Exhibition Fund (closes 23 Oct 2026)
Film Exhibition Fund round 3: up to £10k for independent cinemas, film festivals and film societies in the North (closes 23 Oct 2026)
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1 (closes 23 Oct 2026)

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Sport & Visitor Economy funding and support in Cumbria