Grants

Funding for organisations involved with Covid-19 response

South and Vale Covid-19 response councillor grants

Every Councillor has up to £2,000 to make discretionary grant payments to community groups and other appropriate organisations that are directly responding to the Coronavirus pandemic in their ward. Please contact your district councillor directly or email grants@southandvale.gov.uk

Winter Support Grant Scheme

Our Winter Support Grant Scheme launched on the 11 January 2021 and will close on the 31 March. You can find out more about who the grant is for and how to apply on our Winter Grant webpage

Government and National Lottery Emergency Covid-19 Funding

This is a £200m fund aimed primarily at small-to-medium sized organisations, supporting them to continue to deliver services to people and communities affected by Covid-19. Further information on the government grant scheme and lottery funding can be found via the National Lottery website, or for a full list of government funds available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations responding to coronavirus.

Other grants for organisations

A summary of other grants schemes available locally during the current crisis for not-for-profit organisations can be found here, or at a national level here.

For specific guidance for organisations on issues of governance, finance and supporting your volunteers, staff and communities, please visit https://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/information/coronavirus.

Business support

If you are a business that has applied for a government business grant or want information about the schemes available then please contact the South and Vale Business Support team by emailing business.support@southandvale.gov.uk.

Current grant recipients

We absolutely recognise that in these current, very challenging circumstances, your organisation may well be reviewing the services and support you currently offer to residents to provide the advice, help and support they will need over the coming months. For current grant recipients, we understand that Covid-19 has very likely had an impact on your council supported projects and would encourage you to keep in regular contact with the community enablement team on grants@southandvale.gov.uk to discuss extending the time in which you have to start/complete your project during this period

You can find out more about the grants awarded up to March 2020 in the download below

VWHDC Grants Awarded

If you’d like further information about the grants awarded or completed, please contact the Grants team on 01235 422405 or grants@southandvale.gov.uk

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)
Business rates relief – how to apply for a reduction in your business rates
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.

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