The Deputy Chief Executive, City and Citizen Services,
authorises the grant amounts as follows:

1.     Oxford Community Impact Fund Big Ideas
2025-28 funding as set out in appendix 1

2.     small grant funding for unsuccessful Big Ideas
applicants 2025-6 as set out in appendix 2

3.     round 1 small grants applications 2025-6 as set
out in appendix 3

following assessment against the agreed criteria and
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and
Communities, and subject to entering into written grant
agreements with the approved recipients.

The Deputy Chief Executive, City and Citizen Services decides as follows:

1.     The levels of funding for Big Ideas grants 2025-8 as detailed in appendix 1;

2.    The levels of small grant funding for unsuccessful Big Ideas applicants 2025- 6 as detailed in appendix 2;

3.    The levels of small grant funding for small grant applicants 2025-6 as detailed in appendix 3.

The decision will enable grant funding to be paid to successful applicant organisations which, in turn, will assist them in seeking additional funding and deliver activities which help to reduce inequalities in the city.

If the decision is not taken, grant payments will not be made which may hamper the ability for applicants to seek additional funding and deliver activities which help to reduce inequalities in the city.

The alternative option considered was to provide higher grant levels to a smaller number of organisations. However, local authority financial support for organisations significantly strengthens their bids for external funding. Limiting funding to a smaller number of organisations would therefore increase the number of unfunded organisations and reduce their ability to access additional resources. This would therefore impact their ability to deliver activity which helps to reduce inequalities in the city.