Cornish Lithium Community Benefit Fund
The Cornish Lithium Community Benefit FundA sum of money made available for grant making, often with specific criteria/conditions. welcome applications from groups in the communities in which the company’s projectsA piece of work that delivers an output. are located.
The Cornish Lithium Community Fund has been established to support the work of community groups who seek to make a positive difference in the following geographical areas:
St Dennis, Treviscoe, Whitemoor, Nanpean and Chacewater and Kea (specifically around Baldhu).
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Grant Categories:
- Open
Grant requirements
To apply for a grant your organisation must meet the general Eligibility criteria. In addition to this, you must also meet the specific criteria of the grant listed below:
Who can apply:
- Small grassroot groups, charities and CICs operating in the specified areas.
What it will support:
Groups and projects working to:
- Advance education, including supporting projects and training that benefit people of all ages by enhancing their skills, with a focus on Earth Sciences and History of Cornwall, including Mining History;
- Advance environmental protection and improvement including the transition to net zero;
- Support the industrial heritage of the region, including mining history, to bring educational and wellbeing benefits and enhance the local landscape;
- Provide and improve facilities in the interests of social welfare and leisure time with the aim to improve residents’ wellbeing.
- Sports groups.
- Applications where outcomes divide communities – e.g. fireworks
- Projects leaving the area e.g. town band trips to London
- Tiny parts of huge projects. If improving village halls, the application should focus on a specific part of the hall to be improved e.g., kitchen rather than the hall as a whole.
Cornish Lithium uses innovative and sustainable processes to extract lithium from geothermal waters and hard rock in Cornwall. The Company aims to support the UK’s transition to renewable energy by producing a secure domestic supply of lithium, which is critically important to the manufacturing of electric vehicles, grid scale electricity storage and the rechargeable electronic devices on which many of us rely.
Established in collaboration with the Cornwall Community Foundation, the Cornish Lithium Community Fund supports the work of clubs, charities and activity groups who seek to make a positive difference in the areas where the Company’s projects are located.
IT equipment; works to community centres, play equipment; observatory domes; internet café; PA equipment; nature reserves; signposting to help in cost of living crisis; daytrips for WI; suicide awareness/counselling, support for friends and families of those who have died by suicide; youth groups; building conservation; reducing loneliness; choirs and bands; community connection; wellbeing hubs; Blossail day; memory café; folk group; forest school; traditional orchard skills, chair yoga; energy efficiency improvements to village halls; supporting SEND; school rocks and minerals workshops; village hall kitchen improvements; village hall overheads.
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If you meet the eligibility criteria and are ready to submit an application, apply at the bottom of this page.
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If you’d like to speak to our Outreach Officer you can find contact details at the bottom of this page.
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Projects this grant has already supported:
The Cornish Lithium Community Fund delivers a new rescue boat for Porthtowan Surf Life-Saving Club
A grant from the Cornish Lithium Community Fund enabled Porthtowan Surf Life-Saving Club to purchase a new inshore rescue boat, […]
With a grant from the Cornish Lithium Fund, St Dennis Art Group gives members a chance to paint and draw in an informal setting
By holding art sessions for those in the community, St Dennis Art Group are helping attendees improve their wellbeing. The […]
Moorvision brings outdoor adventure to visually impaired young people across Cornwall
A £1,000 grant from the Cornish Lithium Community Fund has enabled Moorvision to provide fully accessible outdoor sporting activities to […]
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For questions about this grant contact Lucy on the details below.
Lucy DeGlanville
Grants Officer
01566 779333