All involved with East Langford Solar Farm strongly believe that local communities should benefit from the solar farm and the East Langford Solar Farm Fund has been made available to support good causes local to the site, for every year of the solar farm’s working life. Projects with an educational element or awareness of reducing their carbon footprint may be given priority.

Funding Information

• Grant value: £250 - £5,000.

What it will support?

• Core cost such as room rental and salaries may be considered if towards a specific project but not for ongoing costs of an organization.
• Improving the sustainability and/or carbon footprint of an organization or the community.
• Projects including an educational element will be looked upon favorably.

What it won’t support?

• Projects or activities outside of the listed area.
• Commercial profit making organizations.
• Organizations with significant free reserves.
• Statutory/public sector organizations such as health authorities, schools, hospitals, parish and town councils.
• Contributions to an endowment, payments of deficit funding or repayment loans.
• Grant making organizations or bodies who fundraise or distribute grants on behalf of other organizations.
• Activities or projects which have already happened.
• Regional offices of national bodies that do not benefit local people.
• Organizations whose beneficiaries are not people.
• Organizations or projects intended to influence people’s religious choices or to promote a particular belief.
• Individuals or projects that help only one individual.
• The promotion of political causes.

Eligibility Criteria

• Charities, CICs and community and voluntary groups working in the specified areas.
• To be eligible to apply your organisation must be based in and solely for the benefit of people in Stratton, Kilkhampton, Launcells & Morwenstow
• Projects with an educational element or awareness of reducing their carbon footprint may be given priority.

For more information, visit CCF.

https://cornwallcommunityfoundation.com/grants/east-langford-solar-farm-fund/