Since Oasis was formed, we have given away more than £1 million in grants to other charities and those working with people living with HIV or undertaking prevention work.
The Grants programme for 2025/26 isn’t yet open. The information and documents below relate to last year’s programme and are to give you an indication of likely requirements for grant applications. Thank you. (updated May 2025)
Wandsworth Oasis exists to improve the quality of life for people affected by HIV and to work towards eradicating the virus in the UK, eliminating stigma and providing quality support. Over the last 30 years we have awarded more than £1 million to HIV support and prevention projects. We invite applications for our main grants once a year. We are particularly keen to receive applications from those with innovative ideas based around our key themes, or groups and charities that haven’t connected with us before.
We give grants to projects and groups that help to improve the quality of life of people affected by HIV and to HIV awareness and prevention work. We do not have a fixed amount of funds to distribute in discretionary grants each year, with some funding already committed to multi-year projects and grants awarded earlier in the year.
The amount of funding available depends on the success of our retail trading and fundraising activities.
What is the focus of our grants?
The aim of any funding is to provide financial support to groups who:
- provide help and support to persons who are HIV positive or those affected by HIV and their families.
- support the provision of education and training to members of the public in fighting the stigma to such persons living with HIV and in the better understanding of HIV.
We’ve identified six key priorities where our grants can make the biggest difference to the local community within the areas of HIV support, prevention and awareness:
- Improve Health and Wellbeing
- Reduce loneliness, stigma and social isolation
- Grow capacity and sustainability of the charity
- Provide support in time of a crisis
- Create innovative and positive interactions with young people
- Projects that help to create community connections, particularly with BAME community groups
To be considered for funding, your activity should meet at least one of the above priority themes.
More details are available on the Apply For A Grant section, including detailed guidelines and the application forms (please note, these documents relate to last year’s programme and are currently for information purposes only). We look forward to hearing from all our local charities and groups, but are particularly interested to hear from those with innovative ideas based around our key themes, as detailed above.
We are especially keen to invite applications from groups and charities that haven’t connected with us before and would like support for initiatives that promote and champion partnership working, bring like-minded groups together to strengthen ambition and, by working together, reach wider and more diverse sections of our community.
We have simplified our funding programme, and will be inviting applications for grants once per year from December.
Grant Programme
Please note the information below relates to last year’s programme and is to give you an indication of potential scope and likely requirements when the programme opens.
Grant funding is available to applicants seeking up to £10,000 for activities and projects that focus on HIV support, awareness and prevention projects in London. Typically these would run for a period of 12 months (although there is some flexibility). The amount which can be applied for is restricted to £10,000 per annum per project.
Please contact us for more information at info@wandsworthoasis.org.uk.
Apply for a Grant
Main Grants Programme
Please note the information below and related documents relate to last year’s programme and are currently for information purposes only
Please take a look at our full grant guidelines document before submitting your application.
Your project should be situated within London and should be helping a number of people in or from the area.
We primarily fund non-profit making community groups and charities who focus on HIV support and prevention projects in London. Other non-profit organisations are welcome to apply as long as the project/initiative is focused on HIV support and prevention and is based within the UK.
We don’t give grants to statutory providers, local council initiatives or NHS trusts. Ideally, organisations will be a registered charity, or CIC.
We do not fund international HIV support and prevention work.
We do not fund individual grants for students.
You can download the full grant guidelines document here.
Applications need to be submitted on the Main Grant application Form and returned to info@wandsworthoasis.org.uk
Main Grant Application Process and Timetable
- Please complete the application form as fully as possible
- The application form must be accompanied by copies of your group’s last two years of annual reports and accounts plus your most recent Charity Commission return if you are a charity.
- The application forms should be submitted via email. However, you may wish to post hard copies of the annual reports if the file size is too large.
- Applications close on 31st January.
- Decisions will be communicated to all applicants by 31 March.
Small Grant Programme
Fast Track
The fast track programme has been discontinued.
Immediate Relief Individuals
Wandsworth Oasis is changing the way that hardship grants will be administered in the future. Under the previous structure for hardship funding, which was administered through the River House Trust, individual applications went through to Wandsworth Oasis for decision. WO feels that service providers are best placed to understand their client’s needs, and so in future service provision charities will be allowed to apply for hardship funding as part of their annual grants, with the responsibility for determining the distribution of funds delegated to them. At present no grant rounds are open, with a decision being made by the Board in December 2025 about the availability of grant funding, which is determined by the returns from their 8 charity shops over the year.