Grants

Food Network grant scheme – now open

Are you a food bank, food larder or community fridge based in the district and helping residents in our district with food support ? We have a budget of £2,500 per successful application to support local food network partners to purchase capital expenses from food and essential supplies, additional equipment to store and supply food and also revenue costs such as energy bills at the premises of the food larder/community fridge or food bank.

Food Network: further information

Climate Action Fund – now open

Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund is to support local projects that help to tackle climate change. We have a budget of £100,000 in 2023/24 and up to £5,000 is available for individual projects. Whether you are already involved in a local group or simply looking to start taking climate action, we’d love to hear from you.

Climate Action Fund – further information

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.

If you’d 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 March 2023 in the download below

VWHDC-funding-report-awards-up-to-March 2023 Vale of White Horse grants awarded

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.

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