Devon Communities Together

Devon Communities Together is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1074047).

Devon Communities Together is a registered charity (charity number 1074047) operating as the Community Council of Devon, and it champions rural, coastal and market towns and communities in Devon, enabling local action and improving support for people most in need. It works alongside local people, drawing on their strengths, skills and ambitions, and its wider work includes affordable housing, community buildings, digital inclusion, community resilience, healthcare access and environmental sustainability. It has historically run several grant programmes, paying £99,300 in grants to organisations rather than individuals. There is also a new £250,000 community grants fund.

Priority Areas

The Community Council of Devon, operating as Devon Communities Together, has historically operated several grant programmes to further its charitable objectives and has administered grant funding to Devon rural and coastal communities. It champions rural, coastal and market towns and communities in Devon, enabling local action and improving support for people most in need. Its wider work includes affordable housing, community buildings, digital inclusion, community resilience, healthcare access and environmental sustainability. It works alongside local people, drawing on their strengths, skills and ambitions. Grants were paid to organisations, not individuals. For the Princetown Community Grants Fund, community groups, charities, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and community benefit societies are among those encouraged to apply.

Themes

• Rural community development

Geographic Focus

Princetown. Priority: Devon; the South West Region of England: Devon County, Torbay County, Plymouth County and 11 more places in United Kingdom.

For the Princetown Community Grants Fund, applicants can download a Word application form, scan it and email it to the grants address or post it to Devon Communities Together. Applicants can also apply online.

Who can apply:

• Princetown Community Grants Fund: Community groups, charities, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and community benefit societies are among those encouraged to apply.

Applying again: Princetown Community Grants Fund: You can apply again in a future round. You can only ever receive one award from this fund, but there's no limit on how many times you can try.

What the charity says:

• Projects should meet one or more of the fund's five published aims.
• Applications are reviewed and scored against the fund's published criteria by a panel with Duchy of Cornwall, Devon Communities Together and community representation.
• New and small groups are welcome, and the team offers support to applicants who have not applied for funding before.
• Applicants can seek advice before applying, including help shaping an idea, checking eligibility or preparing a budget.