Community Grants

Please Note - The Capital fund is currently open.

2024/2025 Capital Fund is open until the 10^th of January 2025 - we are now taking applications for projects that can be completed by the 1^st of March 2025.

2025/2026 Capital Fund is open until the 13^th of February 2025 - we are now taking applications for projects that can be completed by the 1^st of March 2026.

Ceredigion Community Grant Scheme - information about the grants and application process.

Overall aim:

The purpose of the scheme is to increase the range of facilities, activities and opportunities within Ceredigion
In awarding grant funding we aim to ensure that the application process is easy to understand and made clear to all applicants, while at the same time ensuring sufficient information is gathered to promote value for money, fairness in decision making, public accountability and avoidance of fraud or misuse of funds, reflecting the highest standards of public sector financial management

Funding available:

Both capital and policy grant funding is available through the Ceredigion Community Grant Fund
There will be one application window open each year for Capital Grants. A second opportunity to apply for Capital Grants will be at the discretion of the Assessment Panel
A second application window for Capital Grants may be available later in the financial year if available funding allows and at the discretion of the Assessment panel
Capital Grant - Maximum capital grant available will be the lower of 50% of the project cost or the amount required to fund the project deficit, subject to a maximum of £10,000
Policy Grants - Policy grants are financed via the Welsh Church Fund (WCF). The maximum grant available is:

Gŵyl Fawr Aberteifi Eisteddfod RTJ Pantyfedwen, Llanbedr Pont Steffan Eisteddfod Teulu James Pantyfedwen, Pontrhydfendigaid	£2,000
Papurau Bro	£500 p.a. for the first 5 yrs of publication / £250 p.a. thereafter
Local Eisteddfodau	£250
Local agricultural and/or horticultural shows	£250
Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Lampeter, Llandysul Shows and Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies & Cobs	£500
Cardigan Bay Sea Food Festival, Lampeter Food Festival and Cardigan River and Food Festival	£500

Application Process

Before you apply for a grant please refer to the Guidance Notes.

To apply for a grant, please use one of the following links:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and any application submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Contact Information

If you need any assistance, please contact the Community Grant Team on 01970 633331 or send an email message to communitygrant@ceredigion.gov.uk.