The announcement of a fourth year of Shared Prosperity Fund for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is welcome news and Cornwall Council are preparing (subject to contract and approvals) to launch further opportunities for community organisations to bid for funding for the 2025/26 financial year.
Work is underway to secure final approvals and finalise application documentation before launching calls for new projects to apply for funding. It is anticipated that calls will be available for application week commencing 3rd February. We recommend community organisations sign up to the Good Growth newsletter.
About the Fund
The Community Capacity Fund is part of the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and comes under the Good Growth Programme.
This fund is to support community organisations to develop projects or project ideas with grants of between £1,000 and £25,000. Organisations will then be in a stronger position to access wider funding opportunities.
It is managed by the Localism department of Cornwall Council.
Examples of work that could be funded by the Community Capacity programme include:
- feasibility studies
- business plans
- architects’ drawings
- concept plans
- other professional support to determine the concept of your project
- community engagement programmes leading to the development of a wider project
Particular emphasis will be given to supporting those areas that have little or no experience of applying for and securing funding.
Community Capacity Fund is a revenue only programme.
For more information on successful applications that have been funded by The Community Capacity Programme, please follow the link below.
Funded Projects and Community Organisations
Applications
Applications for the Community Capacity Fund are open until 30 November 2024 or until all funds have been allocated. Funded projects will have until 31 March 2025 to fully complete their projects.
The application guidance is available below:
There is a further selection of in-depth guidance notes that have been created to assist you with your application.
They can be accessed by clicking the below link.
Submission
Please email your completed application to ccf@cornwall.gov.uk
Support
The project team are available to advise and support you with your application.
To speak to us, please contact us at ccf@cornwall.gov.uk or 01872 323806 and a member of the team will be in touch.
The Community Capacity Fund programme is part of the Good Growth programme.
This project is funded by the UK government through UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council is managing the delivery of the Shared Prosperity Fund on behalf of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
