Not-for-profit organisations will be able to apply for a Small Grant of up to £3,000 per round.
Application schedule for Small Grants
Details for upcoming rounds of applications are below:
| Grant round | Minimum amount available | Online application opens |
Online application closes |
Decisions expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Small Grant Round 1 | £50,000 |
Monday 31 March 2025 at 3pm |
Monday 5 May 2025 at 9am | Monday 7 July 2025 |
| 2025-26 Small Grant Round 2 | £34,000 |
Monday 15 September 2025 at 3pm |
Monday 6 October 2025 at 9am |
Thursday 27 November 2025 |
| 2026-27 Small Grant Round 1 | £50,000 |
Monday 12 January 2026 at 3pm |
Monday 2 February 2026 at 9am |
Tuesday 31 March 2026 |
Who can apply
Not-for-profit organisations can apply for up to £3,000 per Small Grant.
Read more about who we can fund. All applicants will need to confirm how they meet the scoring criteria.
What we are looking to achieve
We are looking for this grant programme to help deliver the following key interconnected priorities, in line with the Council's Strategy:
- Support thriving communities
- Enable an inclusive economy
- Pursue a zero carbon Oxford
- Deliver more, affordable housing
We understand that you may feel that some of these priorities may not directly apply to you. However we are looking to encourage all of our grant applicants to think about the wider impacts of their work, even if it's in small and modest ways.
Information about how to strengthen your application is available to read in advance and you can also attend a briefing session.
How to make an application (open for applications on Monday 31 March 2025 at 3pm)
Apply using the online application form on Plinth (you will need to create a Plinth account, if you don't already have one).
Apply for a Small Grant 2025 to 2026 (Round 1) on Plinth (applications open on 31 March)
Supporting information
Download documents to support your grant application including:
- Small Grants partner spreadsheet 19kB XLSX)
- Small Grants budget template (26kB XLSX) - you can use your own budget template if you prefer, however you must include the key information covered in our template
- Small Grants Word Version round 1 application form (39kB DOCX) - please note that this Word version of the form can't be submitted. It is a tool to support you in completing your online application by preparing your answers before using the online form
