Community Radio Fund

TV, radio and on-demand Community radio Information for industry
Published: 25 May 2010
Last updated: 6 October 2025

The Community Radio Fund 2025-2026 has now closed as of Sunday 5 October 2025. The results will be published in the new year. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has made £900,000 available over the 2025-2026 financial year which we will be allocating during this round.   

We expect that the Community Radio Fund Panel will meet in January 2026 to consider the applications. However, scheduling will depend on the volume of applications we receive. 

For further information, please contact the Community Radio Fund team at communityradiofund@ofcom.org.uk. 

Application form and guidance notes

Community Radio Fund Application Form 2025-26 (ODT, 206 KB)
Ffurflen gais y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2025-26 (ODT, 205 KB)

Community Radio Fund - Guidance Notes - 2025-2026 (PDF, 247 KB)
Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol - Nodiadau Cyfarwyddyd - 2025-26 (PDF, 269 KB)

Report a grant

Grant report form (ODT, 37.8 KB)
Ffurflen adrodd am grant (ODT, 23.5 KB)

Template grant agreement (PDF, 203.8 KB)
Templed cytundeb grant (PDF, 203.5 KB)

End-of-year reports

2024-2025

Community Radio Fund end-of-year report 2024-25 (PDF, 207KB)
Adroddiad Blynyddol Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2024-25 (PDF, 225KB)

2023 - 2024

Community Radio Fund end-of-year report 2023-24 (PDF, 209KB)
Adroddiad Blynyddol Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2023-24 (PDF, 228KB)

2022 - 2023

Community Radio Fund end-of-year report: 2022-23 (PDF, 177.4 KB)
Adroddiad Blynyddol Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2022-23 (PDF, 187.7 KB)

2021 - 2022

Community Radio Fund end-of-year report: 2021-22 (PDF, 143.4 KB)
Adroddiad Blynyddol Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2021-22 (PDF, 156.2 KB)

2020 - 2021

Community Radio Fund end-of-year report: 2020-21 (PDF, 157.9 KB)
Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol adroddiad diwedd blwyddyn: 2020-21 (PDF, 674.9 KB)

Pre 2020

Older end-of-year reports are available via the National Archives.
Older awards of grants are available via the National Archives.

Recent awards of grants

Award of grants 2024-25: Round 2

Results of the second round of community radio funding for the 2024-25 financial year.

Award of grants 2024-25: Round 1

Results of the first round of community radio funding for the 2024-25 financial year.

Award of grants 2023-24: Round 2

Results of the second round of community radio funding for the 2023-24 financial year.

Award of grants 2023-24: Round 1

Results of the first round of community radio funding for the 2023-24 financial year.

Award of grants 2022-23: Round 2

Results of the second round of community radio funding for the 2022-23 financial year.

Award of grants 2022-23: Round 1

Results of the first round of community radio funding for the 2022-23 financial year.

Award of grants 2021-22 Round 2

Results of the second round of community radio funding for the 2021-22 financial year.

Award of grants 2021-22 Round 1

Results of the first round of community radio funding for the 2021-22 financial year.

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