Community grants and funding
Westhive
Are you passionate about making a real difference in your community?
Westhive’s innovative civic crowdfunding platform brings together residents, local businesses, the Council, and organisations to jointly fund projects that transform local places for the better.
We are delighted to announce that application window will be open from Wednesday 7 January to Wednesday 11 February 2026.
If you’re interested in applying to Westhive or would like to learn more about what’s involved in running a crowdfunding campaign, join our Project Creator Workshop. See below for details.
- Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026
- Time: 1.15pm – 2.15pm
- Location: Zoom
- Sign up: HERE
Why Westhive?
The platform provides greater flexibility, supporting a wider range of projects that meet local needs and aspirations. Projects are evaluated through a scoring process, and successful pitches can secure up to £12,000, covering up to 75% of project costs.
Why not take a look at the diverse range of community-led projects we’ve supported so far.
If you have any questions at all contact us at [email protected] or book in a call with our Community Funding Officer.
Closed Grants
Witney Community Insight Fund
The Witney Central Community Insight Fund will award grants of up to £3,000 to support projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of residents in line with the recommendations that emerged as a result of the Oxfordshire Data Hub – Health and Social Care – Community Insight Profiles, which are:
- SEND and neurodiverse needs
- Young people
- Asylum seekers
- Life skills
- Social isolation through befriending and community transport initiatives
- Local environment improvements
Who can apply?
- Local voluntary and community groups
- Charities
- New or emerging community-led initiatives
- Schools and colleges
This grant is currently closed
If you have questions, need support with your application, or would like to request a paper version of the application form contact [email protected] or book in a call with our Community Funding Officer.
Three Year Grant Agreements - 2024 to 2027
Applications closed on 31 December 2023.
Our 2024 to 2027 Three Year Grant Agreements have now been awarded. You can see the groups we have funded and how they are using their grant to support the community in the file below:
WODC 3 Year Grant Agreements (SLA) Organisations & Awards (2024 to 2027) - pdf - 147 Kb
Grant review 2023
A review of the council’s grant budget was agreed by the Executive on 8 March 2023. You can read about the proposal here:
Contact: [email protected]
Other grants
We subscribe to Grants Online Local, a free, user-friendly service to help organisations identify funding sources available for specific projects. You will need to register the first time you use the site.
To search for grants, please visit: