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Duchy Health Charity

Building Community Fund 2026/27

The Duchy Health Charity's annual funding call for 2026/27, 'Building Community', the first under its new Community Resilience strategy: grants for projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that help people connect, reduce loneliness and isolation, and strengthen community resilience (including preparing for severe weather). It takes a hyper-local approach, welcoming community groups, local charities and grassroots not-for-profits based in the communities they serve, including informal groups. Grants of up to £25,000 (constituted organisations) or £10,000 (informal groups) for projects of up to 24 months, through a light-touch Expression of Interest then an invited full application. The total pot is £150,000.

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You could get
Up to £25,000
Deadline
35 days left
22 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Community groups, local charities and not-for-profit organisations working at a grassroots level, directly based in the communities where they will deliver the work
  • Projects must be delivered within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and applicants must show that the primary beneficiaries are people who live there
  • Legally constituted organisations can request up to £25,000; informally constituted groups up to £10,000, and at full-application stage must provide a statement of support from an independent referee or a locally based organisation with legal status that knows their work
  • The EOI form lists registered charities, CICs, community groups, parish/town councils and social enterprises as organisation types
  • Umbrella organisations are not invited
  • Priority goes to projects that expand the reach or inclusivity of existing initiatives, create new opportunities for participation and show long-term sustainability

What it funds

Community-based projects that help people connect, build supportive networks and strengthen a sense of belonging, which:

  • Create new, resilient, communities and connections
  • Bring new members into existing communities
  • Build stronger links between different communities
  • Increase participation, inclusion and belonging
  • Particularly: multigenerational initiatives
  • Particularly: projects that engage people at greater risk of loneliness or social isolation
  • Particularly: initiatives that widen participation and strengthen community resilience
  • Small capital projects that remove barriers to participation, e.g. adaptations to community facilities that improve accessibility (may be considered by the Board)

communities can be of place, of interest (e.g. sports clubs, hobby groups), of faith, or of shared experiences, identities or backgrounds

What it will not fund

  • Business-as-usual activity
  • Umbrella organisations
  • Organisations not directly based in the communities where they propose to deliver their work
  • Projects delivered outside Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, or whose primary beneficiaries are not local residents
  • Projects lasting more than 24 months

How to apply

  1. Optionally, email enquiries@duchyhealthcharity.org to discuss whether your project is a good fit
  2. Stage 1: complete the short online Expression of Interest form (bullet points encouraged) by midnight on Sunday 22 November 2026
  3. The Board assesses EOIs on 8 December 2026; successful applicants are invited to Stage 2 (w/c 7 December 2026) and unsuccessful ones told w/c 14 December 2026
  4. Stage 2: submit the full online application by midnight on 31 January 2027
  5. The Board assesses full applications on 22 February 2027; successful applicants are notified w/c 8 March 2027, with funding announced and payments starting April 2027
  6. Successful projects take part in Duchy Health Charity's shared monitoring and evaluation programme and report at 6 and/or 12 months

the timetable is described as indicative.

Have ready

  • Stage 1 EOI: proposal summary, basic organisational information, intended beneficiaries, planned outcomes and funding requested
  • Stage 2: a more detailed project description
  • Stage 2: delivery plans and timescales
  • Stage 2: budget breakdown
  • Stage 2: evidence of organisational capacity
  • Stage 2, informal groups only: a statement of support from an independent referee or a locally based organisation with legal status

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