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 whilst our team deal with a backlog of enquiries already received. This will re-open as soon as possible.
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Fund
Type
Status
Maximum
Opening
Deadlines
Crisis Fund
Enables charitable organisations to hold a pot of funds to distribute small grants to individuals in crisis
Individuals
open
Charitable organisations reaching people in Crisis can apply for an initial £500 to distribute small amounts, usually no more than £100 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.
01/01/2021
Open all year round
Clare Milne Trust
The Clare Milne Trust supports disability projects in Cornwall.
Core costs & project costs
open
Grants of up to £2,500 are available for groups in Cornwall
13/11/2023
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Emily Bolitho Trust
To support the wellbeing of individuals, especially those faced with hardship through poor health or low income living within the old borough of Penzance including Gulval, Mousehole, Paul, Newlyn, Ludgvan, Marazion and Madron.
Individuals
open
Grants are awarded up to £500
01/01/2021
Open all year round
Headland Hotel Community Fund
The purpose of the Headland Hotel Community Fund is to offer opportunities to grass roots community and voluntary groups in Newquay and surrounding areas to receive small grants so they may create and/or deliver projects for the benefit of their community and members.
Core costs & project costs
open
The demand on all our funds is high. Amounts awarded are at the discretion of the fund holders. For guidance, the average grant award is £2,000.
01/11/2023
11/12/2023
The panel will be reviewing application on 1st February 2024.
VCSE Health Improvement Fund
VCSE Health Improvement Fund forms part of the broader Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) funding being led & managed by Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum.
The overarching principle of this fund is to enable VCSE organisations to sustain, maintain and enhance their services to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people and communities in Cornwall, evidencing its collective potential to reduce health inequalities.
Core costs & project costs
open
The grants range from £1,000 - £10,000
30/11/2023
05/01/2024
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday 5th January 2024. The Panel will meet in late February, and we will aim to inform applicants of the outcomes by 8th March 2024.
Surviving Winter Fuel Fund
The Surviving Winter Fund aims to raise money to offer financial support to the people most at risk in Cornwall, helping them to stay warm, active and healthy. These funds can be accessed through a wide range of referral agencies throughout the county and are to help households with children, households with pensioners, households with disabled people and other households genuinely in need of support this winter.
Individuals
open
The grants range from £500 - £5000
13/11/2023
These funds are for distribution in the winter months only, all funds must be spent by 31st March 2024. Decisions are made weekly.
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
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
open
Grants range from £500 - £5,000
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
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
open
Although larger sums are sometimes given, most grants are in the range £500 - £1,500
14/11/2023
31/01/2024
The next awarding panel meeting is to be arranged
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
01/05/2023
The panel will meet on the 12th June 2023
Commissioner Community Grant Scheme
The overarching aim of the Police and Crime Plan is to support safe, resilient and connected communities and it outlines five priorities as key to achieving this. For 2023, the Commissioner's Community Grants Fund will focus particularly on anti-social behaviour and drugs.
Project costs
closed
The grants range from £1000 - £5000
18/09/2023
31/10/2023
The panel meet in early December
Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation
The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which address the interrelated issues of financial planning, debt management and the financial education of adults and children.
Project costs
closed
The grants range from £5000 - £20,000
01/08/2023
06/10/2023
The panel will be reviewing applications in early November
Police Property Act Fund
The Police Property Act Fund for 2023 is aimed at preventing rural crime and reducing anti-social behaviour in rural and coastal areas.
Project costs
closed
Grants will range from £1000 to £5000
18/09/2023
31/10/2023
The panel will be reviewing applications in early December
Social Enterprise Fund
To support both the creation of new social enterprises and the development of existing social enterprises in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, we are excited to launch the Social Enterprise Fund.
The aims of this Fund are to:
1. Create employment, apprenticeships and training opportunities.
2. Enhance skills, leading to the development of services and products which increase trade and reinvestment.
3. Make a positive contribution to sustainability.
Core costs & project costs
closed
Start up - The average grant under this strand is £5,000. Step-up - The average grant investment available under this strand is £20,000. Higher awards are available.
08/04/2021
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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
31/01/2024
The next awarding panel meeting is to be arranged
Our grant portal
Our Expression of Interest portal is temporarily closed whilst our team deal with a backlog of enquiries already received. This will re-open as soon as possible.
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