Cumbria Flood Recovery Funds
Usually up to £1,000 initially for individuals and families suffering from the floods including flood resilence measures of up to £2,000 and
up to £10,000 for groups supporting them
Comic Relief
Up to £10,000 for sport or community activities
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
Foundation Grants
Up to £5,000 for small projects
Grassroots Grants
Up to £5,000 for small voluntary and community groups
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
n2n Fund (Nought to Nineteen)
Up to £7,000 a year to support positive activities for children and young people
Roselands Trust
Up to £2,500 for charitable activities especially for older people and people with learning difficulties
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 - contact us for details.
Finally, not a grant but Cumbria ProHelp has access to a range of professionals who can provide support throughout Cumbria.
Grants available in Allerdale, Copeland, Carlisle and parts of Eden only:
Cumberland Educational Foundation Grants
Up to £1,000 to widen access to sport and the arts
Grants available in Allerdale, Copeland and parts of Carlisle and Eden only:
Mary Grave Trust
Up to £1,012 to help young people in West Cumbria broaden their horizons through foreign travel
Grants available in Allerdale, Copeland and part of Eden only:
Gibb Charitable Trust Fund
Up to £300 vocational grants for students and trainees
Grants available in Allerdale, Barrow and Copeland only:
Up to £3,000 for groups in the Sellafield travel to work area
Grants available in parts of Allerdale and Copeland only:
Bridging the Gap
Up to £5,000 for groups in ex-coalfields area of West Cumbria
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)
Grants available in parts of Eden and South Lakeland only:
Holehird Trust
Up to £2,000 for projects supporting disabled, older and younger people and children in the former Westmorland County area
Russell Armer Fund
Up to £1,000 for small voluntary and community groups in Penrith and Kendal
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 sites at Lillyhall, Workington and Bennet Bank, Barrow in Furness.
Grants only available in one district are listed under that district (see links on right)
updated 19.02.2010