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Current Grants

Click here for a summary list of all our current grant programmes.

Funds by headings:-

 

Exceptionally talented young people

Sport

Crime Prevention

Crisis  

Older People

Women & Children in Crisis         

Poverty & Hardship          

Community Projects    

Poverty & Disadvantage

Horticulture & Gardening

Adult Care and Support

Employment (inc. volunteering) & Further Learning

 

To print either the grant guidelines or application form, please click on the relevant 'pdf abode' icon and not 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 other than for the Community Grants Programme**

 

Exceptionally talented young people

 

Lord Lieutenant’s Fund for Youth

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

LLFY grant guidelines

LLFY application form

 

Sport

 

Sport Relief

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 £1000 (minimum) - £10000 with an average award of £3000

PLEASE NOTE: 2010 funds available for each panel round: £7,875.00

Sport Relief Guidelines

Sport Relief Application Form

Crime Prevention

 

High Sheriff’s & Safer Communities Fund

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

*** Monies for 2008 have been allocated. We hope to announce details of future funding in the Winter of 2008. Applications are therefore not currently being accepted ***

 

Crisis

The Crisis Fund (formerly known as the Bishop’s Fund)

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.

 

Older People

Benefiting Older People

 

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

 

Single Parents & Children in Crisis

Morwenna Fund ******NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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

Community Projects

 

BBC Radio Cornwall

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.

Cornwall 100

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

Grassroots Grants

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:

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

Caradon Area Community Fund (CACF)

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

Poverty & Disadvantage

 

Lord & Lady St Levan Fund

 

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

 

Horticulture & Gardening

 

Cornwall Garden Society

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

Adult Care and Support

Adult Social Care Small Grants

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

 

Employment (inc. volunteering) & Further Learning

Community Grants Programme - ESF

The part of the programme which Cornwall Community Foundation were managing has now ended. However, the scheme is still open for applications. Please contact Cornwall Development Company (CDC) by telephoning 01209 611106 for more information. CDC will be managing the receipt and assessment of these grant applications until the programme closes.

 

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.