About the Fund
Our focus for 2025/26 is on young women and girls who are already in contact with the criminal justice system or who are at high risk of being drawn into it. Organisations applying need to be led by women and the total beneficiaries of the organisation need to be 80% women and girls. Also open is a Small Grants Programme for organisations whose income is below £50,000 and only work with women and girls.
- 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.
Eligibility
Community and voluntary organisations who can demonstrate a track record of working with young people in contact with the criminal justice system or vulnerable hard to engage young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.
In 2025 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. In our first round we will only fund work delivered by organisations that are ‘for’ and ‘led by’ women and girls.
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.
Grant Details
Grants of between £30,000 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
How to apply
Applications will be accepted up to midnight on 20 October 2025 for the main Grants Programme, but may close earlier for the Small Grants Programme subject to demand. For more information about our our grants, see our criteria in Funding or Small Grants Programme and use our eligibility checker below to start your application.
- Check eligibility first
- Submit the online application (Stage One)
- Shortlisting & review
- Assessment visit / interview (Stage Two)
- Final decision & notification
