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Grants for organisations working with racially minoritised young men aged 18–25 in contact with the criminal justice system.

Your organisation will:

• Provide specialist services for racially minoritised young men, that meet their specific needs
• Have a track record of at least 18 months of delivering this type of provision
• Provide person centred, holistic and long-term services
• Have lived experience voice throughout their services, organisation and governance, although this may be less well-developed in some smaller organisations.

Evidence shows that young men from racially minoritised communities are over-represented at many points in the justice system. This is not by chance. It’s the result of ongoing systemic bias combined with a lack of specialist services that understand their needs and the racism they have experienced, both personally and structurally. They recognise that Muslim men are also disproportionately represented in the prison system and will fund organisations working with young men from this community.

The Foundation will provide multi-year grants to organisations with a focus on direct service delivery providing specialist, culturally appropriate support, centring lived experience.

The Foundation values both lived experience and the importance of highly skilled staff who may not share the lived experience of those they support. They will prioritise organisations ‘led by and for’ the racially minoritised communities they serve and at least 50% of the budget will be ring-fenced for them.

To receive funding organisations will fall into one of these two categories:

• Organisations ‘led by and for’ the racially minoritised community they serve.
  • Definition of a ‘led by and for’ organisation is one where 50% of trustees/directors and 50% of staff are from the community they represent.
  • At least 50% of their expenditure and time is to be spent providing support to racially minoritised young men in contact with the criminal justice system. While it is understood that many of these organisations will be working across the community, they need to ensure there is a focus on the type of work being targeted.
• Non-racially minoritised-led organisations providing specialist services to racially minoritised young men
  • Definition of specialist services is those which have been specifically designed for, and ideally co-produced with, the young men they are supporting.
  • It is expected that the specialist services are to be a significant part of the organisations’ work. This means clear evidence that the organisation has a focus on racial disparity in the criminal justice system, alongside delivery of specialist services that meet the needs of this group.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

Your organisation needs to:

• Be a charitable organisation registered in and working in the UK, including:
  • Registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs);
  • Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are not-for-profit with an asset lock;
  • Other not for profit charitable organisations delivering work aligned with our strategy.
• Have a year’s worth of published accounts that have been audited or independently examined.
• Not have been rejected from the Equity in Justice fund – this fund – in the past 12 months.

While not essential, The Foundation would typically expect that:

• Your organisation is independent (where the board of directors have full control over the organisation, rather than under the control of a parent organisation or non-federated group structure.)
• Your board has a minimum of three unrelated trustees or directors
• The majority of your board and leadership team are not related
• Any payments you make require dual authorisation / unrelated signatories

When to apply

Currently closed. Further rounds of this fund will open in January 2027, June 2027 and January 2028.

How to apply

Complete an Expression of Interest form on their website. At this first stage, they're looking for a strong early fit with the fund and want to understand why you are a good fit for this funding.

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Activites funded: Advice and information Advocacy Befriending and mentoring Citizenship and community involvement Community safety General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Justice, equality and law

Beneficiaries funded: Black and Ethnic Minorities Economically/socially disadvantaged Men Offenders and ex-offenders Victims of crime and abuse Young people

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