Cumbria Community Foundation supports practical, place-based work that strengthens communities across Cumbria, with a strong emphasis on West Cumbria. Its funding focuses on financial wellbeing, youth-led community action, social enterprise, and the resilience of local third sector organisations, often using small awards, development grants, and targeted support to help groups become more sustainable. The foundation also backs emergency hardship relief and age-friendly community improvements, showing a clear interest in helping local people meet immediate needs while building longer-term local capacity.
Mostly targeted, place-based grants and awards with a mix of invite-only programmes and open application opportunities; support is often modest-to-medium in size, including development grants, part-time post funding, and awards up to £5,000, with some programmes offering tailored mentoring, loans, or multi-stage progression.
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Check each programme carefully, as access varies by fund: some are invite-only, while others have an Apply Now route. Strong applications will clearly show local benefit in Cumbria—especially West Cumbria—match the programme theme closely, and explain practical outcomes such as improved financial capability, stronger organisational resilience, or meaningful youth participation.
Current and upcoming funding from Cumbria Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Likely limited to eligible organisations and projects connected to the West Cumbria Mental Health Partnership; specific criteria were not visible in the scraped content.
Who can apply: Applicants should usually be operating within Cumbria, have charitable purposes or a clear social benefit, and demonstrate strong governance and financial management. The Foundation particularly supports grassroots community groups and small-to-medium voluntary organisations. Some funds may have additional criteria.
Deadline: Most grants panels meet every three months; check the Foundation's deadline dates page before applying.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet the Better Tomorrows award criteria and the Foundation's general eligibility requirements; specific criteria were not visible in the scraped content.
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