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Manor Solar Farm Fund

Manor Solar Farm Fund welcomes applications to support community projects in the following Areas: Charlestown, Grampound & Creed, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Dennis, St Stephen in-Brannel, Sticker, Treverbyn & Central St Austell.

The objectives of Manor Solar Farm Fund are to:

  • You must spend your grant on improving the sustainability and/or carbon footprint of your organisation or the community.
  • Projects including an educational element will be looked upon favourably.
  • Your project must be completed within one year of the grant offer unless agreed otherwise.
  • You can apply for full cost recovery elements and core costs such as room rental and salaries.

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Grant Categories:

  • Open
  • Children & young people
  • Community facilities spaces
  • Environmental grants
  • Older people
Grant open: 10/03/2025
Applications by: 09/04/2025
Decision date: June 2025
Type: Core & project costs
Area: Various
Grant value: £250 - £5,000

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:

  • Charities, CICs and community and voluntary groups working in Cornwall or The Isles of Scilly

What it will support:

The fund will support projects:

  • Improving the sustainability and/or carbon footprint of their organisation or the community.
  • Projects including an educational element will be looked upon favourably.

Projects and gtoups must be based in one of the listed areas:

  • Charlestown, Grampound & Creed, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Dennis, St Stephen in-Brannel, Sticker, Treverbyn & Central St Austell
  • Projects or activities outside of the listed areas
  • Commercial profit making organisations
  • Organisations with significant free reserves
  • Statutory/public sector organisations such as health authorities, schools, hospitals, parish and town councils
  • Contributions to an endowment, payment of deficit funding or repayment of loans
  • Grant making organisations or bodies who fundraise or distribute grants on behalf of other organisations
  • Activities or projects which have already happened
  • Regional offices of national bodies that do not benefit local people
  • Organisations whose beneficiaries are not people
  • Organisations or projects intended to influence people’s religious choices or to promote a particular belief system
  • The promotion of political causes.

Managed by Low Carbon Manor Solar Farm is one of a number of projects for which they have set up a fund for the benefit of the local community. Low Carbon is a renewable energy company, committed to enabling the social change required to create a low carbon future for the UK. Investing in renewable energy power production as an alternative to fossil fuels, Low Carbon aims to offer its shareholders a safe preservation of capital invested in renewable and clean tech projects as well as providing stable returns to help achieve a true low carbon economy.

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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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Not sure where to start?

If this is your first time applying to us start by reading the Application Process & Guidance. Here you can find useful information and resources to guide you through the application process.

If you’d like to speak to our Outreach Officer you can find contact details at the bottom of this page.

Key dates & decisions

Below are the keys dates to note for this grant.
Application open: 10/03/2025
Application deadline: 09/04/2025
Panel discussion: June 2025
Grant decisions: June 2025
Estimated deposit: June 2025

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You might have some questions about the application process, check our grants FAQ for answers to common questions.

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Before starting an application, check your organisation is eligible, and that have your supporting documents ready.

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If you have additional needs and would like support completing your application, please contact us on 01566 779333 or email us at grants@cornwallfoundation.com

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Get support applying today

If you have questions about this grant programme you can contact Lisa, the Grants Officer for this fund.

Or, if you aren’t sure if one of our grants is right for you, you can contact our Community Outreach Officer. Shannon can answer your questions and guide you through the process. Book a Grant Support Call, or reach out using the details below.

Shannon Lenton

Outreach Officer

shannon.lenton@cornwallfoundation.com

07523 670936