The 2025-2026 funding cycle of the ‘Enhancing Pembrokeshire’ grant - funded by second home council tax premiums - is now open for Expressions of Interest. The aim of the grant is to support areas greatly impacted by second home ownership across the county.

Following Pembrokeshire County Council's initiation of the Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant – more than £5.5million has been shared with communities.

The 2025-2026 funding cycle offers circa £167,000 sourced from the council's second home council tax premium, for small grants up to £15,000.

Expressions of Interest are being invited between September 1 and September 26, 2025.

All Expressions of Interest must be received by 11am on September 26.

Enquiries are welcome from constituted community groups, charities, social enterprises, Town and Community Councils.

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Deputy Leader Cllr Paul Miller said: “The Enhancing Pembrokeshire fund has seen more than £5million put back into communities impacted by second homes and is an important part of improving these areas for residents.”

The purpose of the Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant is to offset the negative impacts of second home ownership in Pembrokeshire communities.

Funding is available for projects that address issues arising from second home ownership and which further one or more of the Council’s (ie Pembrokeshire County Council) 2023-2028 Corporate Goals, structured around the following 2023-2028 Well-being Objectives:

  • Improve the provision of education and learning, equipping learners with lifelong skills and knowledge for the future
  • Appropriate provision of care and support, focusing on prevention and ensuring vulnerable people are safe.
  • Deliver economic ambition through supporting growth, jobs and prosperity and enable the transition to a more sustainable and greener economy.
  • Initiatives that deliver decarbonisation, manage climate adaptation and tackle the nature emergency.
  • Projects that support communities and build active, resourceful, connected, sustainable and creative places to live.
  • Activity that supports the Welsh language within communities.

In addition, projects should show the following:

  • Support from the local community and partner organisations through appropriate consultation.
  • They are well thought out, have clear financial plans and can be delivered.
  • They consider future sustainability.
  • They add value to existing activities and are complementary to other projects and initiatives.
  • Through consultation, that they meet current and future needs and opportunities in their communities.
  • They have considered how the project can benefit those who share protected characteristics

There is £167,000.00 available through the Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant for financial year 2025-2026. This has been allocated to support community projects seeking up to and including £15,000 grant funding, although total project costs may be more than this.

Pembrokeshire Council will consider funding up to 80% of total eligible project costs. Matchfunding can be ‘in kind’, cash or a combination of both and must be in place before your project starts, but does not need to be in place before you make an application into the Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant.

Further details on this grant can be found on the Council's website.

To request an expression of interest form, please email: [email protected]