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. We will keep you updated about when this will reopen.
Please contact grants@cornwallfoundation.com if you have any funding enquiry. Please let us know your location, how much funding you require and for what purpose, and if you are a registered charity, a community group or a social enterprise.
Search & Filtering
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Fund
Type
Status
Maximum
Opening
Deadlines
Marine Environment Fund
The Marine Environment Fund is focused on stimulating widespread community education and engagement in marine environmental action and research across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Project costs
open
£1,000 - £5,000
26/04/2024
Open all year round
SWEF Enterprise Fund
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.
Individuals
open
Grants are awarded up to £2,000
25/01/2022
Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis
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 £5,000. This fund will not support 100% project costs and would expect to see a contribution made by the group applying.
Project costs
open
Applications of up to £5,000 are considered.
03/10/2024
23/10/2024
The panel is to be arranged.