Oxford Community Impact Fund — Small Grants

Description

Oxford City Council's Small Grants strand of its wider Oxford Community Impact Fund (worth almost £1m a year), offering up to £3,000 per project to community groups and non-profit organisations working to reduce inequality in Oxford — one of the UK's most unequal cities. Replaced several older, narrower funding programmes (including the former Culture Fund, Green Neighbourhood Scheme, and Youth Ambition Fund) with this single consolidated fund, run across periodic application rounds through the year.

Eligibility summary

• Available in: England.
• Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
• Most relevant to: Charity & Nonprofit.

Notes

Confirmed via Oxford City Council's own news page for the 2026/27 Round 1 (opened 12 January 2026, closed 2 February 2026, £50,000 available, up to £3,000 per project) and the council's Oxford Community Impact Fund pages. Modelled as UPCOMING since Round 1 has closed but the prior year's pattern (a Round 2 opening mid-September, closing early October) suggests a further 2026/27 round should open around September 2026 — re-verify exact dates on oxford.gov.uk before referring users. Re-verified August 2026 directly on the fund's introduction page, which confirms up to £3,000 per project across 2 rounds a year (c. £84,000/year for the Small Grants strand) and that the programme 'will run for a minimum of three years, starting in 2025-26'; Round 2 2026/27 dates were still not published on this page at re-verification time, so the mid-September expectation above remains unconfirmed.

Requirement

Community group or non-profit organisation delivering a project in Oxford that helps reduce inequality; not open to individuals or for-profit businesses.