Grants for charities, CICs and volunteer-led programmes across Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Grants for charities, CICs and volunteer-led programmes across Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Continuing the vital support you offer in your community
Cornwall has a thriving charity and voluntary community working to help people in need in our communities, and we understand the financial support needed for this work.
Here, you can find small grants available for a huge range of needs and projects.
Keep reading to see which of our grants best suits your cause.
Grants available to all charitable endeavours
You don’t need to be a registered charity to access a grant from us. We support not-for-profit community groups, voluntary groups, and social enterprises too.
If you’ve received a grant from us before, you’re always welcome to apply again.
Start by checking your organisation’s eligibility for grants.
An efficient application process to increase time helping your community
A lengthy process and completing all the right forms detracts from the time you could be spending helping your community. We’ve reviewed and cut-down our application process so it’s as quick as possible.
- You’ll be supported through the full application process by our experienced grants team.
- You’ll get feedback updates directly from us.
- If tweaks need to be made, you will learn how to adapt your application so it ticks the boxes.
Click below to learn about the application process & requirementsSpecific terms that a project has to meet to be eligible to receive funding. For example, grants in a specific geographic location..
In 2024 our application success rate was 58%.
“CCF is a supportive and responsive source of local funding. It enables us to be innovative and creative; small grants that nevertheless complement our other grants and commissioned services and ensure that we are responsive to local need.”
Improving people’s lives across the county
Here, you can see exactly how these grants have helped those in need.
Drama Express tour their production of Schools out at Sockley with a grant from the Clare Milne Fund
Drama Express bring together children and young people with additional needs through performing arts workshops. Always keen to promote creativity, […]
Black Voices Cornwall’s Celebration of Culture celebrates culture, diversity and inclusivity.
In 2020, Black Voices Cornwall were moved by the local outcry during the Black Lives Matter movement. Today they are […]
The community come together for the Bal Maiden Musical Project in Falmouth.
The Bal Maiden Musical project has shown the local community what can be achieved by amateur performers, raising confidence and […]
Grants for adult education to food banks & everything in between
Unfortunately Cornwall is home to some of the most deprived communities in the UK. If your work addresses disadvantage and deprivation, chances are there is a grant available to fund you.
Click below to check which CCF grants you can apply for.
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Shannon Lenton
Outreach Officer
Support every step of the way
Find the right grant for your charity. Help more people. Meet your project targets and multiply the impact you’re making in the community.
