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Links to grant and funding opportunities

There are a variety of funding and grant opportunities available throughout Cumbria that your business may be eligible for. To apply for any grant or funding, please use the links provided below.

Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Fund

£1.57bn of funding available supporting cultural organisations through the impact of the Covid pandemic. Grants between £25,000 and £3million are available for eligible businesses. Find out more and apply here.

Back2Business Grant Programme

Fiserv’s Back2Business grant will award £10,000 to ethnically diverse owned small businesses that have been impacted by Covid and lockdown restrictions. Find out about the grant and if you’re eligible here.

HMRC can help towards the cost of children’s summer holiday activities

A reminder to working families that they can use Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for rtheir childcare costs over summer. Find out more information on the Gov.uk website here.

Cash Boost for Apprenticeships Launched

Businesses can claim £3,000 for each new apprentice hired as a new employee from 1st April until 30th September. See more information using this link.

Funding for yearly vet visits under new UK agriculture policy

Defra confirms it will fund a yearly vet visit for eligible farms through the Annual Health and Welfare review. Find out more information about the policy and when it starts here.

England Woodland Creation Offer

A landmark £15 million woodland creation grant opens for applications to provide greater financial incentives for landowners and farmers to plant and manage trees. Find out more here.