Grant Directories

The UK Government's Tampon Tax Fund distributes the VAT collected on women's sanitary products as grants to charitable organisations within the UK. A total of £15 million is available for projects that address violence against women or work with disadvantaged women and girls. Priority will be given to projects that provide services that are not currently widely available. Proposals from organisations that work to improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls more generally are welcomed. All applicants must demonstrate how user involvement is built into their work and that users (or potential users) of a service or project are involved in an appropriate way at all stages.

The aim of the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Northumbria's Supporting Victims Fund is to build the capacity and maximise the potential of organisations who can help to ensure the improved provision of vital services to support victims of crime and help them cope and recover. Grants are available to individual organisations or partnerships for work relating to building capacity and maximising the potential of the applicant to deliver services that strengthen support in the areas of: Domestic and sexual abuse and violence; young people under 18; victims of hate crime; victims with mental health needs and those at risk of abuse or harm.

The Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire's Community Fund offers grants from £500 to £20,000 for new projects led by people based or operating solely or mainly within North Yorkshire and the City of York. The aim of the fund is to deliver positive change with applications most likely to be successful where they deliver positive change across one or more of three key areas: To make key community locations safer or feel safer; to provide services which aim to prevent people from becoming victims of crime or anti-social behaviour (ASB) or decrease the chance of people becoming repeat victims; and to provide services which aim to prevent people from becoming offenders or decrease the chance of people becoming repeat offenders.

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland has funds available to enable local people and organisations to access one off and longer term grants that actively reduce crime and disorder and reduce the fear of crime. The Police Property Act provides funds that must be used for charitable purposes. The PCC Community Safety Initiative offers funding for projects that address the following priorities: Crime and disorder reduction, including antisocial behaviour, in communities and neighbourhoods; reducing the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances ; reducing reoffending; additional services that help victims, witnesses or other people affected by crime and antisocial behaviour. In addition, Grants and Commissioning enables the PCC to commission services that help victims and witnesses affected by crime and antisocial behaviour.

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and supports individuals who have their social ventures firmly rooted in delivering positive social change. It operates a unique model by investing directly in individuals and offering a complete package of resources; from awards of funding to ongoing advice, networking and practical support. UnLtd resource community entrepreneurs to start-up; support those with more established social ventures to scale up; and are committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it. UnLtd offers a number of programmes with varying levels of funding and support. Please refer to the funder's website for details.