Our focus this year is on young women and girls with a history of offending or who are at a high risk of registering a first offence.
We are currently closed for application and will re-open in Spring 2025. For more information about our grants, see our criteria in Funding and use our eligibility checker below.
Applying for Funding
- We run two grant rounds each year. This year our focus is on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of entering it.
- The application process has two stages as this gives us the best chance of understanding your proposal and how it links to our aims and our overall Theory of Change.
- Following the submission of your initial online application, shortlisted applicants will be asked to host an assessment visit with our Director.
- This is an opportunity for us to find out more about the work you do and the project you would like us to support.
What we fund
GRANT SIZE
Grants of between £10,000 and £80,000 for a duration of 12 months to two years. The amount of funding requested must be proportional to the project being undertaken
A maximum of £40,000 per year can be requested
SECTORS WE SUPPORT
Community and voluntary organisations who can demonstrate a track record of working with young people caught in the criminal justice system or vulnerable hard to engage young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.
In 2024 our focus is projects working with young women and girls. Please check the eligibility criteria before submitting an application as only certain types of organisations are eligible to apply. We will only fund work delivered by organizations that are ‘for’ and ‘led by’ women and girls or organizations where over 80% of total beneficiaries are women and girls.
GEOGRAPHICAL REACH
We support not for profit organisations working anywhere within the UK, with a registered UK office.
We particularly welcome applications from organisations working in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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APPLYING FOR FUNDING
Before applying for funding please check our eligibility criteria carefully to make sure your work fits our current focus.
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