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You’re in good company – we awarded more than 680 grants to community groups during 2023 amounting to £2.9 million.

On this page you’ll find all of the grants we have available to charities, CICs and volunteer-led programmes.

Each grant has its own priorities, criteria, and application form. Check your organisation meets the grant’s requirements before applying.

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  • Open
  • Crisis funding
  • Fuel poverty / financial hardship

Crisis Fund

The Crisis Fund is to benefit people in crisis who are urgently in need of small, one off amounts of money.

Grant open: 28/04/2025
Applications by: 01/09/2025
Decision date: On-going
Type: Project costs
Grant value: £500 - £5,000
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  • Open
  • Children & young people
  • Community facilities spaces
  • Mental health wellbeing
  • Physical health wellbeing

Cornish Lithium Community Benefit Fund

The Cornish Lithium Fund welcome applications from groups in the communities in which the company’s projects are located.
Applicant success rate in 2024 = 40%

Grant open: 27/03/2025
Applications by: 14/05/2025
Decision date: Week commencing 23 June 2025
Type: Core & project costs
Area: Various
Grant value: £250 - £2,500
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  • Open
  • Children & young people
  • Grants for individuals

SWEF

The South West Enterprise Fund aims 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.
Grant open: 21/11/2024
Applications by: 18/10/2025
Decision date: Monthly
Type: Core & project costs
Grant value: £200 - £2,000
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  • Open
  • Environmental grants

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.

Grant open: 01/11/2024
Applications by: 01/12/2025
Decision date: Monthly
Type: Project costs
Grant value: £1,000 - £5,000
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  • Open
  • Children & young people
  • Community facilities spaces
  • Environmental grants
  • Older people

Papillon Fund

The Papillon Fund welcomes applications to support community projects in the following areas: St Thomas & South Petherwin Nr Launceston. Previous application round success rate: 85%

Grant open: 14/04/2025
Applications by: 14/05/2025
Decision date: Beginning of July
Type: Core & project costs
Area: Various
Grant value: £250 - £1,000, though a larger sum can be awarded in exceptional circumstances
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If you aren’t sure if one of our grants is right for you, you can call our Community Outreach Officer. They can answer your questions and guide you through the process.

Shannon Lenton

Outreach Officer

07523 670936