We support charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million with a strong track record of working with people with a history of offending which significantly impacts their everyday life. We offer a two year unrestricted grant of £50,000 alongside a Development Partner to help your charity navigate change.
Learn about the type of work we fund
We support small charities that help people facing complex social issues
We support small charities that help people facing complex social issues
Check your eligibility in five minutes
Start further down by selecting the area your work mainly focuses on
Start further down by selecting the area your work mainly focuses on
We'll send you a link to a short application form
Tell us about your charity, the difference you make and your development needs
Tell us about your charity, the difference you make and your development needs
Your application will be reviewed by one of our Grants Officers
We’ll look at how your charity fits with our criteria
We’ll look at how your charity fits with our criteria
Have a virtual meeting with one of our managers
The final decisions will be made by our Grants Panel
The final decisions will be made by our Grants Panel
The closing date for applications is 5 pm on 11 September 2020, and we’ll give you a decision within three months.
What do we mean by Offending, Prison or Community Service
People with a history of offending which significantly impacts on everyday life; rehabilitation of people with a custodial or community service sentence, including prevention of reoffending.
What type of work we do and don't fund
Our funding supports charities with a strong track record of working with people with a history of offending which significantly impacts on everyday life; rehabilitation of and prevention of reoffending for people with a custodial or community service sentence.
As we want to support people who are most affected by this complex social issue, it is likely that people you are supporting will have had a custodial or community sentence.
Questions your Grant Officer may ask include:
You can download our full eligibility criteria here.
Our live Q&A webinar with our grants team on 11th August has now reached full capacity. We will be live-streaming the webinar on our YouTube channel on the day. Join us from 2 pm on Tuesday 11th August.
On Thursday 13 August our Regional Managers, Gary and Ella will be answering questions on Twitter between 1 pm - 2 pm. Send your questions using #AskLBFEW.
Charities led by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities
At least 25% of this funding will go to organisations that are led by and for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities through the Racial Equity complex social issue.
What do we mean by Racial Equity
More than half our your board Trustee Board should self-identify as being Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic community and support people from Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic communities.
’Equity’ involves the promotion of justice and equality of opportunity and outcomes within the procedures, processes and distribution of resources by institutions or systems. Tackling inequity requires an understanding of the underlying or root causes of disparities, both at the point of access and in terms of outcomes, within our society.
If you are led by and support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, please visit our Racial Equity page to apply for the COVID Recovery Grant.
How we manage Regional Priorities
We recognise that there are many charities out there who would like and would benefit from our support but, like any funder, we have a limit to the resources we have available. In fact, between now and the end of 2020, we will only be able to make around 140 new grants to small charities in England and Wales, and we know there are many more than that who would be eligible to apply.
We also want to be open and transparent with charities and make best use of their time by being clear in advance which charities and areas we are more likely to fund at any time. Therefore, we have introduced ‘regional priorities’.
Regional Priorities consider local need, the prevalence of eligible small and medium sized charities, the nature of the region and the level of investment the Foundation has given to each complex social issue in that area, including our portfolio of live grants.
Whether your charity can apply to us this year depends on which Local Authority you do the majority of your work in, and the Complex Social Issue you are working to address. We review and update these regional priorities every six months.
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If you are still experiencing issues give our support team a call on 0370 411 1223 or email us at enquiries@lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk.
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new grants helping people leaving prison or serving a community sentence
partnerships with small charities supporting people with a history of offending
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