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Click here for a summary list of all our current grant programmes.
To print either the grant guidelines or application form, please click on the relevant 'pdf abode' icon or the adjacent text. This will open a separate window in pdf format. Choose the print icon for a hard copy. Please complete application forms by hand and return to the address at the bottom of this page.
** Electronic application forms are not currently accepted **
This fund aims to help young people who have demonstrated a desire and capacity to accomplish great things but who are in danger of being held back by personal or family hardship or disability. Fields of talent could include sport, academics, arts, voluntary service, music, science or enterprise.
For beneficiaries up to 25 years old
Grants up to £5000 with an average award of £800
An initiative of Comic Relief. This fund aims to use sport and exercise to tackle the exclusion and isolation experienced by some of the poorest and most disadvantaged communities. Sport Relief will fund work which uses sport and exercise to strengthen communities and provide opportunities for people who are excluded or disadvantaged. This may be through low income, rural or social isolation, age, disability, race, sexuality or gender.
The criteria are themed:
Grants from £1,000 (minimum) - £10,000 with an average award of £3000
The average grant award from May 2010’s panel was £1,501.77
There is £8,136.15 to allocate at 22nd November’s panel meeting.
This programme ends 30th March 2011
PLEASE NOTE: AS FUNDS ARE LIMITED WE-
Some examples of awarded applicants:
Encouraging initiatives that aim to reduce crime and anti social behaviour with youth led projects and co-ordinated activities for young people.
Grants from £250 - £1000 with an average award of £500
*** We hope to announce details of future funding. Applications are not currently being accepted ***
Police Property Fund
Applications are invited from local voluntary groups which are working with their local Neighbourhood Beat Manager, or Police Community Support Officer, to improve the lives of people in their community.
The main purpose of the fund is to help improve public confidence in the police and their partners and the way they deal with issues that matter to the local community. Applications should reflect this purpose.
Police Property Fund Guidelines
Police Property Fund Application Form
Grants are made to charitable organisations and agencies to benefit people in crisis who are urgently in need of small, one off amounts of money.
Topup grants of £250
Please contact Cornwall Community Foundation if your organisation would like to become a grant recipient.
Awards are granted to support projects that improve the quality of life of older people, specifically increasing access to services, helping to regain confidence & self esteem and encouraging older people to participate in activities which bring communities together.
Grants from £250 - £500
BOP grant guidelines 
BOP application form
For the benefit of a single parent or carer, living alone with a child/children who is experiencing need, hardship or distress, in particular single parents.
Grants are awarded to sponsors on behalf of their beneficiaries. Sponsors include health visitors, doctors, teachers, CAB, police, Sure Start and representatives from voluntary agencies.
Monies are limited so not all eligible applications will be funded. We can therefore only support beneficiaries in most urgent need, approximately 20 applications per year in total.
**** PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE CURRENTLY INSUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR GRANT MAKING FROM THIS FUND****
Grants from £50 - £250
Morwenna grant guidelines 
Morwenna application form
Morwenna Penzance Fund
Criteria, guidelines and application form as above but restricted to the old borough of Penzance:
HEARMOOR, GULVAL, NEWLYN, MOUSEHOLE, PAUL, MADRON AND PENZANCE
This fund is currently available for grant making
Grants for the benefit of organisations and causes which bring people together in their local community.
Grants up to £1000
BBC Radio Cornwall will make announcements of their Appeal on air.
This is the CCF business scheme, helping local businesses give effective and targeted grants. For more information on joining see the Cornwall 100 Club page.
Grants are aimed at small, community & voluntary groups throughout the County for projects which address any number of 7 themes – transport, poverty & crisis, older people, communities & local environment, young people, the disabled and minority groups e.g. migrant workers and travellers.
Awards will typically range from £500 to £5,000
Cornwall 100 Grant Guidelines 
Cornwall 100 Application Form
Grants for the benefit of small voluntary & community groups who are volunteer led and work in the community.
Grants range from £250 - £5000
Restrictions apply including:
PLEASE NOTE: any grant monies awarded must be spent and evidenced (by sending CCF a completed End of Grant Report with receipts) no later than the 1st March 2011 as the Grassroots Grants Scheme ceases and ALL grant awards must be spent.
See the Grant Guidelines below for full details. Please note separate application forms exist for grant requests above and below £900 so please choose the correct version.
Grassroots Grants Guidelines 
Grassroots Application Form - grants less than £900
Grassroots Application Form - grants more than £900
A grant programme to offer opportunities to grass roots community and voluntary groups in the area currently known as Caradon District to receive grants so they may create and/or deliver projects for the benefit of their community. Examples of funding could include the purchase of equipment, an outing, volunteer training etc.
Grants range from £250 - £500
Restrictions apply including:
Caradon Area Community Fund Grant Guidelines 
Caradon Area Community Fund Application Form
The Clare Milne Trust
This fund supports small well run disability projects, in Cornwall, especially for adults, with a strong support from volunteers. The average grant is £500.00.
For more information about this please call our office 01566 779333.
The main purpose of this fund is to provide relief of hardship and poverty and to support the education of Cornish people; please note this is intended for groups not individuals; small grants for cultural, musical or medical research will also be considered.
From £250 - £5000 but exceptions will be considered
Please note there are no panel or deadline dates for this Fund; we hope to process all applications within eight weeks of being received.
Lord & Lady St Levan Fund Expression of Interest Form
A Cornwall Garden Society programme where grants are awarded to people who have demonstrated a desire and capacity to accomplish great things in the field of gardening and horticulture but who are in danger of being held back by personal or family hardship or disability.
Grants are awarded up to a maximum of £3000 however most range between £200 and £1000. Application forms are only available from the participating Colleges; University College Falmouth and Duchy College, Rosewarne.
If you think you may be eligible for a grant please contact Marshall Hutchens at Duchy College, Rosewarne or Richard Sneesby at University College Falmouth for them to sign off your form. Contact details can be found on the guidelines.
Min. age 17 years
Cornwall Garden Society Grant Guidelines
APPLICATION FORM Cornwall Garden Society
This fund is aimed at prevention and helping people, aged 16 years and over, who need extra support to live as independently as possible. The focus of projects must be on social inclusion and integration. Examples of beneficiaries could include older people, carers and/or people with a disability. The type of disability a person may have could include learning, physical, sensory or mental health issues for example. Small community & voluntary groups can apply.
Grants range from £250 to £5000
Restrictions do apply. Full details are listed in the grant guidelines below:
NEW Adult Social Care Grant Guidelines 
Adult Social Care Fund Application Form
If you would like any further information on any of these grants please contact the Cornwall Community Foundation on 01566 779333, or email: grants@cornwallfoundation.com, or write to CCF at The Orchard, Market Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8AU.
