Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund
Funding
Up to £7,500
Deadline
16 November 2026
Location
Blaenau Gwent; Caerphilly; Monmouthshire; Newport; Torfaen
Applications
Deadline: 16 November 2026
Overview
The Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund gives up to £7,500 to groups helping young people up to 25 in Gwent live safer, more positive lives. It funds youth clubs, sport, arts, mentoring, community safety and projects that build trust between young people and the police. A few multi-year grants of up to £22,500 are also available. Shortlisted groups pitch at a community grant-making event in March, which you must attend. Applications close at midday on 16 November 2026. Official source: https://communityfoundationwales.org.uk/grants/ghscf/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £7,500 for one year; some multi-year grants up to £22,500.
- Projects for young people up to 25 in Gwent.
- Shortlisted groups must attend the participatory event on 20 March.
- Closes midday, 16 November 2026.
Registered charities, CIOs, voluntary and community groups, CICs, not-for-profit companies and social enterprises working in Gwent (Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Caerphilly). Grassroots, volunteer-led groups are particularly welcome.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups and charities working with young people in Gwent.
Regions
Full details from Community Foundation Wales
Grants of up to £7,500 for one year (a small number of multi-year grants up to £22,500 over three years) from the Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund, run by Community Foundation Wales with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. The fund supports young people up to 25 across Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen to live safer, more positive lives, through projects on prevention, reducing involvement in crime and its harms, and building trust between young people, communities and the police. Examples include youth clubs, play schemes, arts, sport, cadets, mentoring, community safety and advice on relationships, drugs and alcohol. Shortlisted groups are invited to the participatory grant-making event, Your Voice, Your Choice, on Saturday 20 March in Torfaen, and must attend. Applications close at midday on 16 November 2026.
Check the fund criteria and the minimum standards on the Community Foundation Wales fund page, then apply online through the Community Foundation Wales Grants Hub. You can book a call with a grants officer first. Applications close at midday on 16 November 2026, and shortlisted applicants must attend the grant-making event on 20 March.
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