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Welcome to The Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund.
Welcome to Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund – thanks for visiting our website!
The Community Fund has been established by energy company Vattenfall for the benefit of the communities hosting the wind farm in and across the upper Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon Valleys.
The Fund has an annual budget of £1.8 million index linked until 2043 and offers an amazing opportunity for local people to invest in themselves and their ideas – building on all that is best in their communities. Go to the ‘Apply for Funding’ pages to find out more.
The Fund is managed by an independent, locally based not-for-profit Community Interest Company. The Company has eight Directors and three members of staff – all with local connections and years of community engagement experience. We are here to help! You can read more about us here.
We hope that you can find answers to most of your questions on the site, but if not, please drop us a line enquiries@penycymoeddcic.cymru or give us a call 01685 878785. We’d love to hear from you.
Downloads
‘You’ll find lots of useful documents on our Downloads page and our Guides & Contacts page – such as guidance notes, an easy-read version of our Prospectus, details of grant awards, case studies, our policies and dates for our appointment sessions.’
Area of Benefit
Largely, communities eligible for support are those in the upper reaches of the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys. Towns and villages included in the Fund area are listed here. If you are unsure about eligibility, please contact us.
It is possible for applicants to be based outside the area, but the activity or project proposed must directly involve and benefit communities within it.
What are Fund priorities?
The Fund Prospectus, was developed following extensive local consultation. It provides our initial framework and will be updated from time to time. We want to support innovation, skills development, training and enterprise and we’re keen to hear about and discuss your ideas!
Our Funding Priorities – Prospectus – Pen Y Cymoedd Community Fund (penycymoeddcic.cymru)
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Click here to read case studies and inspiring stories about the groups, businesses and activities supported by the Community Fund
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Latest News
Catch up with the latest Pen y Cymoedd CIC news and keep up to date with the latest developments!
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Apply for Funding
Find out more about the fund, sharpen your pencils and download a grant application. You can also submit your completed application through this website!
Latest News
Update on PyC investment in the Afan Lodge
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Job Creation: Paving the Way for a Brighter Future
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£25,518 in loan/grant combination awarded to Kingsward Ltd. to fund equipment update for a thirty-year-old manufacturing business situated in Ferndale that aims to protect existing jobs and create new ones.
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£131,000 funding to support communities with Community Advice and Support and create 2 local jobs.
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PyC thrilled to support Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru Saving The Water Vole Project
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Funding of £24,752.25 offered to EESW to deliver Wind Turbine Construction Workshops across 30 schools in fund area
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Pen y Cymoedd supports AFC Llwydcoed with grant of £126,254.55
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Pen y Cymoedd supports Aberdare Market Tenants Association with a grant of £12,200
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