Funding and grants for groups and individuals
Council schemes for local groups and voluntary organisations.
The county council has a number of grant schemes for groups and individuals to encourage a wide range of activities.
The list of opportunities below includes some active links which will take you straight to the detailed information and application forms on our website. Where the link is not active and you want a brief summary of all the council's grants with contact details please download the county council chapter from the Guide to Funding Opportunities at the bottom of the page.
Communities and community facilities
Children and young people
Transport and roads
- Bus shelter grants
- Highway schemes
- Road safety campaigns
- Community transport grants
- Travel plans
Environmental projects
- Woodland Project/ tree planting
Visit our Oxfordshire Compact page to find out about other work related to voluntary sector funding.
Council schemes for individuals
For information about funding for individuals such as grants and loans for students, or people who want to do training see:
Still not found what you are looking for?
If the county council does not have a scheme which can support your project a good place to start is the Guide to Funding Opportunities in Oxfordshire, which can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. It provides a summary of all the different schemes offered by the district councils, grant making trusts, the national lottery amongst others as well as guidance on how to prove your case when completing an application.
Further help, advice or training Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) runs a Funding Advice Service. For more information telephone 01865 251946 or check the OCVA website.
A Guide to Funding Opportunities in Oxfordshire
You can dowload the guide as a single document or as individual sections detailed below. The guide is updated each spring, please look at the downloadable latest updates document for additions or amendments.
- Latest updates (.pdf format, 25 Kb)
- A Guide to Funding Opportunities in Oxfordshire (.pdf format, 268 Kb)
- Introduction (.pdf format, 11 Kb)
- Oxfordshire County Council (.pdf format, 36 Kb)
- Cherwell District Council (.pdf format, 28 Kb)
- Oxford City Council (.pdf format, 35 Kb)
- South Oxfordshire District Council (.pdf format, 28 Kb)
- Vale of White Horse District Council (.pdf format, 35 Kb)
- West Oxfordshire District Council (.pdf format, 32 Kb)
- Grant Making Trusts (.pdf format, 60 Kb)
- Company Giving and Other sources of advice and funding (.pdf format, 42 Kb)
- Topic Areas (.pdf format, 50 Kb)
- European Funding Initiatives (.pdf format, 14 Kb)
- Tips for Bidding - Presenting your case when applying for grant funding (.pdf format, 16 Kb)
- Web Searches and Useful websites (.pdf format, 25 Kb)
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