Areas of Funding

SMALL £3k – £25k

LARGE £25k +

Copeland Community Fund 2022-2025 ‘Local Communities Fund’ offers support for projects seeking funding in the borough.

There are 4 areas (themes) in which a project may focus:

Available For:

• Employment & Enterprise
• Community Wellbeing
• Places & Spaces
• Children & Young People

Copeland Community Fund 2022-25 Strategy continues to prioritise Work & Skills large projects. Applications can be made on: 20th April, 6th July, 5th October 2022, or January 25th 2023. Areas projects may focus on include, but are not limited to:

Available For:

• Work & Skills Projects
• Work & Skills Infrastructure
• Creating or Safeguarding Jobs
• Pathways to Work & Skills

Copeland Community Fund 2022-2025 Strategy introduces a priority for Community Wellbeing for large projects. Applications can be made on: 20th April, 6th July, 5th October 2022, or January 25th 2023.

The purpose is to provide revenue and / or capital support to existing provision within Copeland and consider new complementary provision. Areas projects may focus on include, but are not limited to:

Available For:

• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Active Lifestyles
• Arts & Culture
• Carers Initiatives
• Social Inclusion
• Social Action
• Healthy Eating Programmes & Initiatives

Copeland Community Fund 2022-2025 Strategy introduces a priority for Community, Infrastructure & Environment for large projects. Applications can be made on: 20th April, 6th July, 5th October 2022, or January 25th 2023.

The purpose is to provide revenue and / or capital support to existing provision within Copeland and consider new complementary provision. Areas projects may focus on include, but are not limited to:

Available For:

• Climate Action
• Recycling or Reuse Initiatives
• Community 'Growing' Schemes
• Improvements to Open Community Spaces
• Refurbishment or New Build Community Facility
• Improvements to Transport: Infrastructure or Community Schemes

Copeland Community Fund 2022-2025  Strategy continues to prioritise Youth projects. Applications can be made on: 20th April, 6th July, 5th October 2022, or January 25th 2023.

The Fund will accept youth projects targeting children and young people from 0 – 19 years (or up to 25 years if the young person has special educational needs and/or a disability). The purpose is to provide revenue and / or capital support to existing provision within Copeland and consider new complementary provision. Areas projects may focus on include, but are not limited to:

Available For:

• Generic Youth Provision
• Outdoor Pursuits
• Creative Arts Based Provision
• Emotional Resilience
• Improvement to Facilities / Equipment

Projects £0 – £50K
(For requests over £50K please contact the Team)

Copeland Community Fund are committed to supporting the needs of the community as we begin to focus on ‘recovery’ of Covid-19. As such the fund are welcoming individual and collaborative applications from groups, particularly those currently linked into the Copeland Resilience Groups.

To request an application form please contact us via email. All applications should experience a fast turn around with our rolling process.

There are 4 areas (themes) in which a project may focus

Available For:

• Food & Finance
• Digital
• Health & Wellbeing
• Children & Family

Up to £5.5k

The purpose of the Enabling Fund is to strengthen your project; ensuring best fit between the project and what Copeland Community Fund and / or other funders want to invest in.

The Enabling Fund is only accessible after discussing your application with a Community Development Officer.

Available For:

• HLF Match
• Planning Fees
• Architect Fees
• Feasibility Studies
• Consultation Events
• Business Plans
• Third Party Wren