Community Radio Fund

TV, radio and on-demand Community radio Information for industry
Published: 25 May 2010
Last updated: 6 August 2026

Ofcom has today announced changes to the Community Radio Fund for the next three financial years. The fund will receive £1 million per financial year and will operate through two funding streams: the Sustainability Stream and a new Equipment Stream.

For further details, please read our full statement and updated guidance notes.

The next funding round will open in early September. A new application form will be published at that time, and all applicants will be required to use this form when applying.

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

Application form and guidance notes

Community Radio Fund Guidance notes 2026-27 (PDF, 325 KB)
Cronfa Radio Cymunedol Nodiadau canllaw 2026-27 (PDF, 332 KB)

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

2025-2026

Community Radio Fund end of year report 2025-26 (PDF, 293 KB)
Adroddiad Blynyddol Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2025-26 (PDF, 288 KB)

2024-2025

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

2023 - 2024

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

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 2025-26: Round 1

Results of the first round of community radio funding for the 2025-26 financial year.

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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