Grants available
Our Grant Portal
Below are details of the funds that we currently have available and open to receive applications.
Click on the ‘+’ next to ‘Click to expand’ to filter the list according to search for funds that align with the work of your group or project.
Our Expression of Interest portal is temporarily closed while we are making some important changes to our application process which we hope will improve your experience of applying to us. It will re-open again in April.
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Fund
Type
Status
Maximum
Opening
Deadlines
Cornwall Glass Fund
This year Cornwall Glass is welcoming applications from organisations which support people in one of the priorities below:
- In work poverty/working poor
- Lack of opportunities
- Rural isolation
- Housing
- Environment
Core costs & project costs
open
Grants range from £500 - £1,500.
21/03/2024
29/04/2024
The next awarding panel meeting is to be arranged
Crisis Fund
Enables charitable organisations to hold a pot of funds to distribute small grants to individuals in crisis. Charitable organisations reaching people in Crisis can apply for an initial £500 to distribute small amounts, usually no more than £200 when there is a need for immediate help, to alleviate destitution or poverty. Top-up requests can be requested after the initial reporting has been received.
Individuals
open
Charitable organisations can apply for an initial £500 to distribute small amounts, usually no more than £200
01/01/2021
Open all year round
Goonhilly Wind Farm Community Fund
Supports good local causes in the TR12 postcode with a clear sustainability plan. Grants will range from £1,000 to £10,000. This fund will not support 100% project costs and would expect to see a contribution made by the group applying.
Project costs
open
Grants range from £1,000 to £10,000. Higher grants might be awarded at the panels discretion.
21/03/2024
15/04/2024
The panel is to be arranged.
East Langford Solar Farm Fund
For the benefit of Stratton, Kilkhampton, Launcells and Morwenstow.
Core costs & project costs
open
Awards range from £250 to £5,000. Higher awards can be made at the panel's discretion.
12/01/2024
01/04/2024
Applications to this fund will be reviewed at panel on the 13th May 2024
Ruth Burden Community Trust
For the benefit of Launceston South and Central, Lawhitton, South Petherwin and Lezant.
Core costs & project costs
open
Awards range from £250 to £1,000. Larger sums can be awarded in exceptional circumstances.
01/03/2024
Applications will be acknowledged upon receipt and decisions will be made monthly.
SWEF
SWEF is a new fund aiming to support a variety of young Cornish people aged between 18 - 30 years old who do not have the initial starter funds to get their business ideas off the ground. The fund is for 2 sets of young people:
1. Those who have already shown some initiative in getting their new business off the ground
2. Those who have an idea and need some funding to get their idea off the ground.
Individuals
open
Grants range from £200 to £2,000, donations will vary depending on individual requirements
25/01/2022
Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis
Cornwall Women’s Fund
The Cornwall Women's Fund aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly where women and girls will be the main beneficiaries, and to inspire ambition and enable achievement.
Project costs
closed
Grants range from £500 to a maximum of £5,000
06/02/2023
Welcome Fund
The Welcome Fund offers financial support to local organisations and community groups supporting refugees in Cornwall including those seeking asylum.
Core costs, project costs & individuals
closed
Grants range from £500 - £5,000
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Young and Talented Cornwall Spirit of Trevithick Award
If you are a young innovator in Cornwall, in Science and Technology and Engineering and Maths, the Young & Talented Cornwall Spirit of Trevithick Award is here to help you achieve your goals. Priority will be given to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Individuals
closed
Mentoring with a leading STEM business and up to £2,000 cash award
17/01/2024
22/03/2024
The next awarding panel meeting will be mid April
Young and Talented Cornwall
The Young and Talented Fund, now headed by Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, strives to help those young individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding talent in a particular field – such as sport, the arts and science – but are struggling to achieve their ambition or progress in their chosen career because of hardship or disability.
Individuals
closed
Although larger sums are sometimes given, most grants are in the range £500 - £1,500
14/11/2023
11/02/2024
The next awarding panel will be on 8th April
Young and Talented Cornwall Creative Writing Award
The Young & Talented Cornwall Creative Writing Award aims to support and encourage young writers in Cornwall, between the ages of 16 and 23. They are especially hoping to support those from disadvantaged and challenging backgrounds.
Individuals
closed
Mentoring with an established writer for one year, £150 worth of books and up to £1,000 cash award
31/03/2024
The next awarding panel meeting is to be arranged
Our grant portal
Our Expression of Interest portal is temporarily closed while we are making some important changes to our application process which we hope will improve your experience of applying to us. It will re-open again in April.
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