Community Radio Fund


After the conclusion of the previous Round, a return of grant funding from a previous awardee and confirmation of an uplift of £50,000 from DCMS on 26 January 2024, the total amount available in the current round is £257,832.27.

The Fund supports the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations as set out in the guidance notes published below. Applicants should read these guidance notes in full before submitting an application in future rounds.

Licensees that hold a Community Digital Sound Programme (C-DSP) licence were eligible to apply for the Fund if the station was broadcasting on a digital radio multiplex at the date their application was submitted.

Grants were only made to Ofcom-licensed community radio stations in the UK, broadcasting on AM, FM, or via a C-DSP licence on a digital radio multiplex. Applications from eligible licence-holders could also be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh was treated no less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The Community Radio Fund Panel met on Tuesday 13 February 2024 to consider the applications.

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 2023-24 (ODT, 200.7 KB)
Ffurflen gais y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol 2023-24 (ODT, 201.1 KB)

Round 2 2023-2024 Guidance Notes (PDF, 244.0 KB)
Y Gronfa Radio Cymunedol - Nodiadau Cyfarwyddyd Rownd 2 2023-24 (PDF, 274.1 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

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)

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)

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)

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

Older awards of grants are available via the National Archives.