Introduction to the Oxford Community Impact Fund
Here you'll find key information about the new Oxford Community Impact Fund (OCIF). This replaces all former funding programmes for communities including: Culture Fund, Green Neighbourhood Scheme, Youth Ambition Fund, Youth Ambition Holiday Activities Fund, Small Grants and Open Bidding. All eligible applicants to former community grant programmes should be eligible for this new programme, however please do check the guidance within these pages first.
If after reading these pages you have any queries, please email the Grants Team: grants@oxford.gov.uk
How much is available?
The Oxford Community Impact Fund (OCIF) programme will run for a minimum of 3 years, starting in 2022/23, and will be reviewed annually. It has been split into two main strands:
- Small and Medium Grants (three rounds each year)
- Big Ideas (closed to new applicants)
Small and Medium Grants
The total annual value of these grants is £84,000 per year. There will be a single pot which Small and Medium Grant applicants can bid against. There will be no predetermined allocation of funds between the two which will allow the Grants Panel flexibility to support the strongest applications.
You can apply for up to £5,000 per round and there are two rounds of grant funding remaining in 2022/23 (see summary below).
|
Grant round |
Minimum amount available |
Online application forms available from |
Application forms close midnight on |
Decisions expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Round 2: Small and Medium Grants 2022/23 |
£44,000 |
9 May 2022 |
17 June 2022 |
15 July 2022 |
|
Round 3: Small and Medium Grants 2022/23 |
£16,000 |
12 September 2022 |
17 October 2022 |
25 November 2022 |
The variations in amounts on offer are to reflect the timings of the rounds in the calendar: we have made more funding available in Round 2 in order to support activity launching in the autumn. Round 3 has comparatively less funding available as we come to the end of the year when less activity is generally on offer to the community.
Big Ideas
This three year funding programme has now closed to new applicants. You can find a list of grantees in this news release.
