About this Funding:
UK registered charities working in the areas of Social and Criminal Justice can apply for funding to deliver projects that prevent people from entering the criminal justice system and to support those already in it to rebuild their lives.
Funding is being provided through the Charles Hayward Foundation’s Main Grants Programme, which supports projects over one to three years with grants ranging from £15,000 to £25,000 per annum.
The Foundation will fund projects in the following categories:
- Targeted early intervention programmes aimed at reaching the most troubled and vulnerable families in a community
- Tailored preventative and diversionary projects for young people at risk of offending, including interventions identifying and addressing the particular needs of girls and young women
- Programmes combining prison-based and community interventions dealing with the rehabilitation of offenders, accommodation and support on release, maintaining family relationships, mentoring, and creating pathways to employment
- Schemes offering viable alternatives to custody, in particular for women and young people
- Programmes of support that alleviate the consequences of domestic abuse
Charities with an annual income of between £350,000 and £4 million are eligible to apply.
The next application deadline is 22 May 2026.
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Funding Criteria:
UK Registered Charities working in the areas of Social and Criminal Justice with an annual income of between £350,000 and £4 million.
