Deadline: 5-Jan-22
The Oxford City Council is currently accepting applications for the 2022 Big Ideas Grants Program.
These projects will need to be strategic in vision, offering leadership to others, particularly newcomers and smaller organisations, and they should be able to demonstrate that council support will help them secure additional funding.
Funding Information
- The total annual value of the programme is £338,000 per year.
- The Big Ideas Grant offers funding of between £5,001 and £35,000 for up to three years
Eligibility Criteria
- There are four eligibility criteria that all applicants must meet. They must:
- Operate on a not-for-profit basis
- Be financially viable
- Have a track record of delivery related to the activities they seek funding for
- Deliver the funded activity in Oxford
- They can fund the following organisations:
- Registered charity
- Community interest company (CIC)
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Community benefit society
- Co-operative society (if it has a not-for-profit clause and is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority)
- Voluntary or community organisation – An organisation set up with a governing document – like a constitution – but is not a registered charity or company
- Company limited by guarantee (if it has a not-for-profit clause or is a registered charity – it can be registered with Companies House)
- School or college
- Faith organisation e.g. a church, mosque, temple or synagogue – for community orientated activity
- Other organisational considerations:
- Organisations can apply to each of the 3 funds but should consider the balancing criterion
- Whilst the funded activity must be delivered in Oxford City, it is not a requirement that organisations be based in the city. They recognise that there are Oxfordshire groups based outside of the city who deliver essential services to the residents
- There will, however, be a preference to support groups based in Oxford / Oxfordshire over groups based further afield.
For more information, visit https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20044/grants/1496/oxford_community_impact_fund/