Belfast Support for Sport Hospitality Grant 2027/28
Funding
Up to £3,000
Deadline
8 January 2027
Location
Belfast
Applications
Deadline: 8 January 2027
Overview
Belfast sports clubs hosting visiting teams can get up to £3,000 towards hospitality. The award depends on how many visitors come from outside Northern Ireland. Apply online by 12 noon on 8 January 2027. Official source: https://grants.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenantfiles/233/documents/7._S4S_Hospitality_Grant_-_2027-28_-_Updated_Guidance_Notes.pdf. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Up to £3,000 a year.
- At least 50 visitors from outside NI.
- Belfast based clubs.
- Closes 12 noon, 8 January 2027.
Belfast based sports clubs (meeting, training, competing and administered in Belfast, or with at least 75% Belfast resident members) and sports governing bodies hosting events with more than 50 visitors from outside Northern Ireland. Applicants must be formally constituted and not for profit, with a chair, treasurer and secretary who are separate people, recent bank statements, signed annual accounts and the required policies.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Sports clubs and governing bodies hosting events in Belfast.
Regions
Full details from Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council's Support for Sport Hospitality Grant helps sports clubs and governing bodies provide hospitality when hosting events in Belfast that bring visitors to the city. Awards depend on visitors from outside Northern Ireland: more than 50 visitors up to £1,000, more than 100 up to £2,000 and more than 200 up to £3,000, with a per head cap of £5 at a club's own premises or £15 elsewhere. Organisations can receive up to £3,000 in a financial year, and repeated events are funded on no more than three occasions. Applications close at 12 noon on 8 January 2027.
Read the guidance notes, then register and apply on the Belfast City Council Online Funding Hub (grants.belfastcity.gov.uk) by 12 noon on Friday 8 January 2027. An information session runs at City Hall on Monday 23 November, and the Central Grants Unit (cgugrants@belfastcity.gov.uk) can advise.
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