With Diwrnod Shwmae Su’mae on 15th October, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford has urged community groups to apply for funding to help the Welsh language thrive from the Perthyn Small Grants Scheme.
Administered by Cwmpas, working with PLANED, Community groups are able to apply for a small grant of up to £10,000 each, to help them set up a new social enterprise, and/or community-led housing projects.
The grant aims to create economic opportunities, provide affordable housing, and support Welsh-speaking communities, with high numbers of second homes.
This is the fourth round of the grant, and to date, 47 community projects have secured funding.
PLANED Community Asset Manager, Cris Tomos, said: “The Perthyn grant funding continues to be an important first phase financial support element, for new and expanding community projects, developing initiatives around supporting the Welsh Language, and Community Housing Schemes. Many of the new start-ups we have supported here in West Wales, have gone on to establish registered cooperatives, that are now buying land, and properties, for boosting the local economy.”
The grant scheme is administered by Cwmpas, on behalf of Welsh Government.
Jocelle Lovell, Director of Inclusive Communities at Cwmpas said: “We are delighted to be working with partners such as PLANED, to deliver the Perthyn project. Perthyn works with the communities, to identify ways to address the lack of affordable housing, protect community assets, and create new cooperatives, and social businesses.
“A real enabler for us has been administering a small grant pilot scheme for the communities, to help build local capacity, and accelerate their business and housing ideas. We look forward to seeing the ideas develop, and to working with more communities over the coming months.”
To find out more and apply, contact PLANED via hello@planed.org.uk, or phone 01834 860965
APPLICATION FORM: Application-Form-Perthyn-Grant-Scheme-for-Communities-October-2025-1
