Grant News
Community groups across Wales can 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 provided through the Welsh Government’s Perthyn Grants scheme, which has been expanded to cover the whole of Wales, enabling more community-led projects to receive support.
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 scheme aims to create economic opportunities, provide affordable housing, and strengthen Welsh-speaking communities, particularly those affected by high numbers of second homes.
A total of £400,000 is available through the fund, which forms part of the Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan.
Previous projects supported include:
- Bys a Bawd Pawb received funding to establish a Community Benefit Society to buy and run a long-standing local shop as a Welsh literary hub with affordable housing, jobs, and volunteering opportunities
- Hwb Penmachno received funding to help the community with early-stage elements of their community-led housing initiative
Priority will be given to geographical areas that have not previously received funding from the scheme.
The scheme is administered by Cwmpas, with applications open until the 21st November 2025.
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