We offer funding for community and voluntary organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders within the UK
Carers
We know that roughly 1 in 10 people are unpaid carers supporting a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Carers say access to information, financial support and respite care are essential to help them maintain their own health and quality of life, but this basic support is not always available. The Trustees recognise the enormity of the task voluntary organisations have in reaching out to carers. We therefore offer dedicated funding for carer organisations where they will not have to compete with applications from other sectors. Unfortunately we can only offer funding to specialist carer organisations rather than those with a broader remit which run carer projects.
Rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders
Across the prison population including men, women and youth at least 1 in 2 prisoners released will re-offend within a year. Offenders need information to make the right decisions about their lives in the community: where they will live; how they will gain a legitimate income; how they will rebuild their family ties, or form new ones. They should also be helped to find support for mental health needs and substance misuse. For the benefit of the individual offenders and society we would like to see the re-offending rates in the UK reduce and offer dedicated funding to organisations working with offenders whilst in prison and after they are released to bring this about. Unfortunately we can only offer funding to specialist offender organisations rather than those with a broader remit which run offender projects.
We hold one round of Development Grants per year for organisations working with carers, and one round per year for organisations working with the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders. This ensures applicants have a higher success rate and high quality applications are not rejected, compared to holding two or more rounds with lower success rates.
The application process is two-stage. Following the submission of your initial online application, shortlisted applicants will be asked to host a visit from the Triangle Trust where they will be required to present their strategic plan for the next few years.
The next closing dates are:
- Noon Thursday 28 April 2016 for organisations working with unpaid carers
- Autumn 2016 for organisations working with the rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders
Only complete applications submitted using the online form by noon on the published closing date will be accepted. Please ensure you meet all the criteria before deciding to apply.
