Cumbria Flood Recovery Funds
Usually up to £1,000 initially for individuals and families suffering from the floods with separate Allerdale Borough Council Flood Recovery Fund including flood resilence measures of up to £2,000 and
up to £10,000 for groups supporting them
Allerdale Community Fund
Up to £5,000 for small groups throughout Allerdale
Allerdale Youth Bank
Up to £500 for Allerdale youth groups
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similar grants from Youth Work in Cumbria Partnership - email Graham Bassett
BNFL 'Live the Dream' Fund
Up to £2,000 for 11-25 year olds in Allerdale and Copeland for study or vocational training
Bridging the Gap
Up to £5,000 for groups in ex-coalfields area of West Cumbria
Comic Relief
Up to £10,000 for sport or community activities
Crofton Trust Fund
Around £500 to support community projects improving the knowledge of the public about agriculture, forestry and the countryside environment
Cumberland Educational Foundation Grants
Up to £1,000 to widen access to sport and the arts
Cumbria Community Grants
Up to £12,000 for skills development to help people to move towards work
Cumbria Cultural Fund
Up to £500 to promote excellence in the arts and cultural life of Cumbria
Edmond Castle Educational Trust
Up to £1,000 to train disadvantaged young people
Environment Fund
Around £2,000 for groups to demonstrate how local action can contribute to tackling global environmental issues
Fluor Cumbria Fund
Up to £3,000 for groups in the Sellafield travel to work area
Foundation Grants
Up to £5,000 for small projects
Gibb Charitable Trust Fund
Up to £300 vocational grants for students and trainees
Grassroots Grants
Up to £5,000 for small voluntary and community groups
High Pow Community Fund
For environmental issues in Boltons parish
High Sheriff's Crimebeat Fund
Up to £1,000 for groups working with young people
HSBC Environment Fund
Up to £1,000 for groups working on environmental issues
Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust
Mainly for groups operating or providing services in or close to the parishes of Rosley and Westward
Lamont Pridmore Fund
Up to £500 for small groups supporting children and young people in Allerdale
Mary Grave Trust
Up to £1,012 to help young people in West Cumbria broaden their horizons through foreign travel
n2n Fund (Nought to Nineteen)
Up to £7,000 a year to support positive activities for children and young people
NMP Community Fund - grants for groups
Up to £100,000 for projects that will help improve the lives of people in West Cumbria by raising their aspiration and achievement
NMP Community Fund - grants for individuals
Up to £3,000 for training or a qualification that will improve employment opportunities or benefit the wider community
Nuvia Cumbria Fund
Up to £300 for youth and environmental projects in and around the Nuvia site (West Cumbria)
Robin Rigg West Cumbria Fund
Up to £15,000 for environmental activities in West Allerdale
Roselands Trust
Up to £2,500 for charitable activities especially for older people and people with learning difficulties
Winscales Moor Community Benefit Fund
For environmental issues in Winscales and Great and Little Clifton
Youth Work Aid Fund
Groups supporting youth aged 12 upwards
There are also several additional small funds including CN Group Fund, Dora Beeforth Memorial Fund and Kipling Funds - please contact us for details.
We also advise on grants from WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Limited) which aims to enhance the social environment, natural conservation and heritage aspects of the world in which we live and create a beneficial and lasting legacy for future generations - projects must be within ten miles of the landfill site at Lillyhall, Workington.
Finally, not a grant but Cumbria ProHelp has access to a range of professionals who can provide support throughout Cumbria.
updated 07.07.2010