Community Grants for 2025/26

Food and Warmth Grant Scheme – closed

Are you an organisation based in the district or directly delivering food and energy support or local initiatives in the Vale of White Horse to reduce the cost-of-living pressures and build household resilience this winter?

Food and Warmth Grant: Further Information

Climate Action Fund – closed

Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund is to support local projects that help to tackle climate change or help restore nature in our district. We have a budget of £100,000 in 2025/26 and up to £10,000 is available for individual projects. Whether you are already involved in a local group or simply looking to start taking climate action, we would love to hear from you.

This grant scheme closed for applications at midday on Monday 30 June 2025.

Climate Action Fund – further information

If you would like further information about the grants awarded or completed, or other funding opportunities please contact the Grants team on grants@southandvale.gov.uk

You can find out more about the (non-Covid related) grants awarded up to August 2025 in the download below.

VWHDC-funding-report-awards-up-to-August 2025 Vale of White Horse District Council grants awarded

White Horse Community Lottery

White Horse Community Lottery is a weekly lottery that raises money for good causes. From every £1 ticket sold, 60p will go to local good causes in Vale of White Horse working to benefit our communities.

Voluntary and charitable groups who operate in the district are invited to join and start benefiting from being part of the scheme. What’s more, it’s free for organisations to get involved!

You can find out more on the lottery website.

Other types of council and partnership funding

Disabled Facilities Grants – funding for home adaptations (please contact the Disabled Facilities Grant team on 01235 422436 for more information)
South and Vale Business Support – funding for businesses or information about other available support
Business rates relief – how to apply for a reduction in your business rates (please email business.support@southandvale.gov.uk)
Energy saving grants – helping you make your home more energy-efficient
Home improvement loans – support for changes to your home
We work with Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA), who support voluntary and community organisations in throughout the county. They offer all kinds of advice, including sources of funding and getting fit to fund.

External Funding Opportunities

Empowering Local Food Organisations – Good Food Oxfordshire is administering funding to help local food organisations provide essential support through cooking and healthy eating activities. Up to £3,000 is available per organisation with the scheme closing on 8 December 2025. Please see the Good Food Oxfordshire website for more details.

Health Inequalities in GRT & Migrant Communities – Oxfordshire County Council’s Public Health team have launched a fund to support community-led projects that improve health and wellbeing, reduce disparities, and build on existing relationships among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) and vulnerable migrant communities. Organisations can apply for up to £10,000 per project, with the scheme closing on 15 December 2025. For more information please see the scheme’s online form.

Community Ownership Fund – Government funding to help communities take ownership of community assets at risk of closure. Detailed funding guidance, eligibility criteria and expression of interest form is via the Government website Further information can be found online via the My Community Website.

Smokefree Oxon – The Public Health team at Oxfordshire County Council have launched a Smokefree Community Fund in which voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (e.g, district and parish councils, charities, schools, leisure centres, community groups, etc.) can apply for funding between £150-£1000 to create smoke-free spaces or hold smoke-free events. If you would like to apply for this funding, please email smokefreeoxon@oxfordshire.gov.uk to begin the application process.

How we use your data and why

Please read more about how we may use your information and your rights, including those about accessing your records, by downloading our Community Enablement team’s Privacy Notice