RWE Robin Rigg Community Fund (2027 projects)
Funding
Up to £15,000
Deadline
10 November 2026
Location
Solway coast
Applications
Deadline: 10 November 2026
Overview
Community groups, charities, schools and councils around the Solway coast in Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria can apply for up to £15,000 from the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm fund. It funds climate, energy, environmental, educational and community projects, capital or revenue. The deadline is 12 noon on 10 November 2026. Official source: https://www.solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk/robin-rigg-community-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 2 November 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £15,000; capital or revenue.
- Named Solway coast areas only.
- One application per organisation per year.
- Closes 12 noon 10 November 2026.
Voluntary or community organisations, registered charities, constituted groups or clubs, not-for-profit companies, CICs, social enterprises, schools, and parish and community councils operating in the designated Dumfries and Galloway community council areas (Caerlaverock, New Abbey, Kirkbean, Southerness, Colvend and Southwick, Buittle, Auchencairn, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright, Borgue) or Cumbrian parish and town council areas (Silloth on Solway, Holme Low, Holme St Cuthbert, Allonby, Hayton and Mealo, Oughterside and Allerby, Crosscanonby, Maryport, Seaton, Workington, Flimby, Distington, Lowca, Parton, Whitehaven, St Bees).
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Regions
Full details from Solway Firth Partnership (RWE Robin Rigg)
The Robin Rigg Community Fund, paid by RWE's Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth and run by Solway Firth Partnership on both sides of the Solway, gives grants of up to £15,000 to community groups and organisations for capital or revenue projects that help reduce the effects of climate change or otherwise benefit the local community. Causes include environmental, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable development, charitable, educational, community and general community amenity projects. It covers named community council areas in Dumfries and Galloway (Caerlaverock to Borgue) and parish and town council areas on the Cumbrian coast (Silloth on Solway to St Bees). Each organisation can apply once a year. The deadline for 2027 projects is 12 noon on 10 November 2026, with decisions in January and payment in February 2027; grants must be spent by 31 December 2027.
Download the 2027 guidance note and application form from the Solway Firth Partnership page, and email the completed form to rrcf@solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk by 12 noon on 10 November 2026 with your constitution, latest bank statement and accounts, any safeguarding policy, quotes (two, or three for items over £500) and evidence of community support. Queries: 07462 664384.
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