Community Grants
Information and application forms
Low Carbon Hub is championing community-owned energy across Oxfordshire. Our Community Grant Fund offers financial support for community energy activities across the County.
Please note: you must be part of the Low Carbon Hub community group network to be eligible to apply for a grant. If you are part of a low carbon community group based in Oxfordshire, that is not yet part of our network, please contact us to find out how to join.
All Low Carbon Hub community groups are eligible to apply for funding. You can either apply singly, or in consortia with other community groups.
The grants can be used to fund activities that contribute to the Low Carbon Hub’s aim: to cut Oxfordshire’s carbon footprint and contribute to the creation of a decentralised and locally owned renewable energy system. We welcome applications for activities that encourage the reduction of energy use and fossil fuel consumption by:
- ‘powering up’: increasing renewable heat or electricity generation
- ‘powering down’: improved energy efficiency in homes and buildings
- supporting the shift to a low carbon transport system.
Guidance notes
Please read these guidance notes before applying for funding. Below you’ll find information specifically related to the small and large grants programme.
Small grants
All Low Carbon Hub community groups can apply for a small grant of up to £500 in any financial year. So long as we have sufficient funds in the pot, it is our aim to fund all qualifying applications.
The deadline for our small grants application has now past. Keep an eye on this page and our social media channels for more information about our next round of funding.
Large grants
The deadline for our large grants application has now past. Please do check back on this page later in 2025 to find out more about our next round of community grant funding, or follow our social media channels below!
Read about our recent grant funding…
Clean Heat and Free Cake
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Energy Saving Homes Oxford
For homeowners, landlords, and tenants, visiting an Energy Saving Home was an ideal opportunity to see what a home fit for the future might look like and to chat with residents about the process. Being able to talk directly to homeowners who aren’t trying to sell you anything is one of the most effective ways to inspire others to consider installing energy-efficient measures.
Low carbon & active travel options for Oxfordshire
Developing sustainable travel options and increasing the uptake of active travel in Oxfordshire is a long-term quest. By 2030 the population of Oxfordshire is predicted to grow by 15% and there are ambitious plans to build around 100,000 new homes. The challenge of increasing traffic congestion, leading to high levels of air pollution and slow…
Community Grants Fund: Large Grant Awards April 2023
It’s been a bumper year for Low Carbon Hub large grant applications and we’re delighted to announce that we have awarded large grants to five of our community group members to support a diverse range of fantastic community projects: Our Community Grant Fund offers financial support for community energy activities across Oxfordshire. All Community Members…
Equipping Children to Embed Cycling in their Lives
If you are looking for a grant project that encourages children to love cycling at an early stage and can be replicated in your community, then this is it. We were delighted to award a large grant to Sustainable Wantage from the Low Carbon Hub Community Grants Fund in March 2022. They had the inspired…
Community groups win Vale of White Horse funding
Earlier this year, the Vale of White Horse District Council invited community groups to apply for funding from its Climate Action Fund of £50,000 for projects that help to address climate change at a local level. Thirteen projects across the district were successful. Several Low Carbon Hub Community group members had successful bids, including: Sustainable…