Tackling abuse, exploitation and hatred
Tackling abuse, exploitation and hatred
This funding programme closed to new applications on Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Grant details
- Area: Greater London
- Open to: No longer open to new applications
- Deadline: Noon on Tuesday, 8 October 2024
- Funding length: Up to five years
- Funding size: There is no minimum or maximum limit to how much we will give, however we never give revenue funding exceeding 50% of the applicants turnover/income in any one year
- Average award: Based on grants made to date, we have awarded between £28,000 and £283,000, the average award size has been £135,000*
*These figures are illustrative and we will award more or less than these amounts depending on the applications we receive. You can find out more about our approach to funding here.
Funding closed to new applications
Having committed exceptional levels of funding to London’s charitable sector until 2026, we closed our rolling grants programmes to new applications on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 for one year. This will allow us to manage our existing grants and pre-closure applications, while reviewing and developing our new funding policy, launching in autumn 2025.
Funding closed to new applicationsThis following text is archived and no longer represents an active funding programme
What we fund
We want all Londoners to live safe lives with dignity and respect.
This funding is to help organisations working to prevent and to support survivors of all types of abuse, exploitation and hatred, as well as preventative services.
We want to fund projects and organisations tackling:
abuse that is physical, sexual, emotional, financial or neglectful
male violence and domestic abuse, especially against women and girls
modern slavery (where people are illegally exploited for personal or commercial gain)
human trafficking (where people are traded for purposes of exploitation)
crime motivated by hostility based on race, religion, nationality, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity
We are particularly keen to fund work tackling male violence against women and girls and to support work with the LGBTQIA+ community and other communities which face barriers to appropriate services and support.
We also fund organisations working with perpetrators.
We particularly welcome applications from organisations:
led by people with direct experience of the issues involved
delivering culturally informed services
supporting communities and individuals which face barriers to mainstream provision
As well as funding service delivery, we are keen to support work to increase influence, voice and representation in order to push for more widespread, lasting change.
Wherever possible, we seek to support projects and organisations that involve the communities the project or organisation serves in the shaping of its services and/or that are majority-staffed or run by those with lived experience of the issues they address.
Funding staff costs
We will not usually pay for staff costs beyond one full-time equivalent staff post. For example, we could pay for one full-time staff member, or two part-time staff, both working 17.5 hours a week. We will only fund staff posts that are paid the London Living Wage or above.