Money Watch: current funding opportunities

Current funding opportunities for organisations working with Black and Global Majority communities, criminal justice and connected issues. Information taken from GrantsOnline and online sources, up to date as of 24 September 2026.

UKRI: Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Accelerator

UK Research and Innovation will support community-led work to prevent violence against women and girls, including work addressing misogyny, online abuse, unsafe public spaces and locally identified risks. The programme is not yet open; organisations can use the time to identify partnerships and prepare to register interest.

Funding: £10 million UK-wide programme
Deadline: Not yet announced; launch anticipated in spring 2027

The Weavers’ Company: Charitable Grants

For charities and charitable incorporated organisations supporting people leaving prison, young people involved in the criminal justice system, and people facing disadvantage. The fund prioritises routes into sustainable work, skills and capability, and can consider some community interest companies. Applications must be printed, signed and posted.

Funding: Small grants up to £5,000; main grants usually £10,000 to £15,000
Deadline: 12 noon, Thursday 12 November 2026

Charities and social enterprises in England and Wales tackling homelessness or housing insecurity can apply for funding alongside a nine-month learning programme. Activate is for earlier-stage organisations, generally with income below £100,000; Scale is for established organisations, generally with income above £100,000.

Funding: Up to £7,000 through Activate or £10,000 through Scale
Deadline: Monday 16 November 2026

Trust for London: Racial Justice Fund

Trust for London, with City Bridge Foundation and Lloyds Bank Foundation, funds London-focused work that tackles the structural causes of racial and economic injustice. It is looking for work that increases household income or builds household and community wealth, such as campaigning, research, coalition-building and work on fair commissioning, ownership or pay. Direct service delivery alone is not eligible. Applicants should speak to the racial justice lead before submitting an application.

Funding: Unrestricted, longer-term grant; the funder does not publish a grant range
Deadline: No published deadline; book a call with the racial justice lead before applying

MOPAC Violence Against Women and Girls Grassroots Fund

London organisations with at least three years’ experience of specialist violence against women and girls work can apply for three-year support. The fund prioritises organisations led by and for Black women and girls and women and girls from minority ethnic backgrounds; 60% of the funding is reserved for this purpose. Applicants must complete an eligibility check before the full application.

Funding: Up to £150,000 for one organisation or £180,000 for a partnership of up to three organisations, over three years
Deadline: 2pm, Wednesday 4 November 2026

Henry Smith Foundation: Domestic Abuse Counselling

UK charitable organisations, including eligible asset-locked not-for-profit community interest companies, can seek support for person-centred, trauma-informed counselling for people who have experienced domestic abuse. Applicants need at least three years’ relevant counselling experience and annual income below £2 million. Five grants are ring-fenced for work with children and young people.

Funding: £250,000 over five years (£50,000 a year)
Deadline: Expression of Interest by 5pm, Wednesday 21 October 2026

City Bridge Foundation: Communities Building Economic Change

Small and medium-sized, community-rooted organisations working with Londoners can apply for flexible core funding to challenge economic injustice. Applicants need annual income between £50,000 and £1.5 million, and should combine frontline insight with work on the causes of poverty, access to essentials or community control over local decisions and assets.

Funding: Up to £450,000 over five years
Deadline: Tuesday 3 November 2026

A B Charitable Trust: Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

For organisations supporting people in, or at imminent risk of entering, the criminal legal system, including work on resettlement, rehabilitation, harm prevention and a more equitable system. The Trust welcomes applications for core costs and particularly seeks work reaching marginalised and racialised communities.

Funding: Most grants are £10,000 to £40,000
Deadline: Friday 23 October 2026