Ofcom is today inviting eligible stations to apply for awards from the second round of the Community Radio Fund 2024-25.
The Community Radio Fund is allocated by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and managed by Ofcom. The total amount available over the course of 2024-25 is £411,759.2. In Round 1, grants were awarded totalling £205,479, which leaves £206,280.20 available for grant funding in Round 2. In the last round the grants awarded ranged from £4,320 up to £33,854.
Community radio stations serve a range of local communities across the UK. Fuelled by the hard work and enthusiasm of volunteers, they reflect a diverse mix of cultures and interests and provide a rich mix of mostly locally produced content.
The Community Radio Fund supports the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations, including:
- Management
- Fundraising to support the station (eg, grants, commercial funding)
- Administration
- Financial management and reporting
- Community outreach
- Volunteer organisation and support
Grants can only be made to Ofcom-licensed community radio stations in the UK, broadcasting on AM, FM, or via a Community Digital Sound Programme licence on a digital radio multiplex.
Applications will close at 5pm on Sunday 8 December 2024. We expect the Community Radio Fund Panel to meet in early February 2025 to consider the applications received.
Please submit your application by emailing it to the Community Radio Fund team at communityradiofund@ofcom.org.uk.
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
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.