We support charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million with a strong track record of working with people who have been trafficked or forced against their will into labour or marriage. We also fund project-based work supporting people who have been affected by modern slavery. We offer both long-term funding, including core costs, and tailored development support to help your charity be more effective.
Check the type of work we fund
Read our approach to funding below
Read our approach to funding below
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
Complete a brief expression of interest
If you’re eligible we’ll send you a short form
If you’re eligible we’ll send you a short form
A call will be scheduled with one of our advisors within two weeks
They’ll assess how well your charity fits our criteria
They’ll assess how well your charity fits our criteria
Have a face to face meeting with one of our managers
We’ll support you with producing a proposal
We’ll support you with producing a proposal
We aim to give you a decision within five months.
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We offer both long term and core cost funding and tailored development support to help your charity be more effective. We offer this funding to charities which meet our criteria. Please read this section before beginning your application.
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What do we mean by Trafficking and Modern Slavery?
People who have been trafficked or forced against their will into labour or marriage.
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term, which covers several human rights issues, of which human trafficking is one. It encompasses slavery, human trafficking, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. Examples of exploitation into which people can be trafficked and held in slavery include labour exploitation, domestic servitude, forced marriage, forced criminality, organ harvesting and/or sexual exploitation
In practice, the terms modern slavery and human trafficking are often used interchangeably.
What type of work we do and don’t fund
We recognise that there are only a few small, local and specialist charities working solely with victims of modern slavery at present. We therefore also encourage project-based applications from charities that have clearly evidenced need to support victims of modern slavery.
The charity may not be a specialist provider and its core work may predominantly target a different client group e.g. homeless, asylum seekers and refugees or domestic abuse. However, the charity will need to have a full understanding of National Modern Slavery policy, local partnerships and other providers and seek to complement existing services.
Questions your assessor will ask may include:
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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.
Apply for funding for Trafficking and Modern Slavery
new grants helping people facing trafficking or modern slavery in 2018
small charity partners supporting people who have been trafficked or forced into labour or marriage against their will
total new grants awarded
