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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Grant Fund: Has now closed.

South Oxfordshire District Council collects CIL funding from liable housing developments to provide infrastructure required to support the growth of the district. Through this pilot grant scheme, we’re helping local organisations to access this funding to deliver infrastructure for their community required as a direct result from local growth.

Expression of Interest (EOI) guidance notes

How much is available and what can it be used for?

The council has allocated £750,000 from its CIL funds towards this pilot grant scheme to support eligible organisations to deliver projects for provision, expansion or improvement of infrastructure to support the growth the district. 

Applicants will be able to submit a bid for a minimum of £75,000 and a maximum of £250,000 and funding requests should focus on demonstrating how the infrastructure project(s) is required to support the growth of the area and also how this meets the council’s corporate priorities.

Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited to be submitted from week commencing 19 February 2024. The EOI stage will be open for a six-week period and an online form will be available on this page once launched.  In the meantime, guidance on the EOI process can be found at the link below.

Following the EOI stage, projects that meet the funding criteria will be invited to submit a full application.

Return to an existing application

Who can apply?

  • Town and Parish Councils
  • Constituted community groups
  • Not for profit organisations

Who isn’t eligible?

  • Oxfordshire County Council
  • Integrated Care Board
  • Profit based businesses
  • Projects for residential buildings
  • Groups who raise funds on behalf of or will improve/create facilities that will predominately benefit an ineligible organisation (for example PTA’s)
  • Individuals (this includes making any payments to individuals on behalf of community groups)

Equalities

The council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcomes applications from organisations representing minority or vulnerable groups. We encourage all applicants to make their projects as inclusive and accessible to all as possible.

If you need any of our documents in a different format please email infrastructureobligations@southandvale.gov.uk 

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this grant fund, please contact the Infrastructure Obligations Team at infrastructureobligations@southandvale.gov.uk