Grant News
The Welsh Government is inviting community groups in Welsh-speaking areas to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help them set up new or support the growth of co-operatives, social enterprises, and community-led housing projects.
The funding is available through the Perthyn Small Grants scheme, which is part of the Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan.
Perthyn supports the following aims:
- to help sustain Welsh-speaking communities by establishing new social enterprises and co-operatives
- to help sustain Welsh-speaking communities by developing solutions to support local affordable housing
- to help sustain communities by means of engaging and benefit from wider Welsh Government and other funding support to ensure that Welsh-speaking communities continue to thrive
- create Welsh-speaking spaces – where the Welsh-language is central to the administrative structure and an integral part of the initiative
The grant aims to help create economic opportunities, provide affordable housing, and support Welsh-speaking communities with high numbers of second homes.
Eligible groups from Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd, Anglesey or Conwy can apply.
Previous projects supported include:
- Egni Trefin received over £10,000 to establish a community enterprise to explore ways of generating renewable energy
- Menter y Tŵr in Pwllheli received funding to buy and run a community-owned hotel
- the Clynfyw community received funding to purchase a farm with land to rent, cottages for local people, and work
The scheme is administered by Cwmpas, with applications open until the 3rd November 2024.
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