Grants awarded

The grants we award range in size from a few hundred to tens of thousands of pounds. Some grants tackle short-term immediate issues and may be in response to specific political developments. Occasionally multi-year grants are made.

Information about grants is published on this website once the grant has been formally agreed.

Our grants are also published to the 360Giving standard* and are available to download as an Excel spreadsheet.  See below for a full list of grants starting with the most recent.

Case studies

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  • The Politics Project

    Digital Hustings

    to test ‘digital hustings’ that can engage more young people in the Mayoral elections in Greater Manchester and London in May 2020

    Amount: £19,050
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2020
    Website: thepoliticsproject.org.uk

  • Professor Peter John, King’s College London

    Register to Vote 2021

    to use randomised controlled trials to find out how to increase the electoral participation of low-voter-registration groups

    This grant has been extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Amount: £55,384
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019

  • Runnymede Trust with Voice4Change England

    Voter Participation of Ethnic Minorities at 2019 General Election 

    to run a research and voter participation project for BAME communities at the snap General Election

    Amount: £14,800
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.runnymedetrust.org

  • Shout Out UK

    No Vote, No Voice

    to engage the most disengaged young people in the snap General Election, through music tracks, events and short videos as part of their ‘No Vote, No Voice’ project

    Amount: £9,000
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.shoutoutuk.org

  • Migrants Organise

    Promote the Migrant Vote

    to fund a public voter registration drive that encourages migrant and BAME communities to register

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.migrantsorganise.org

  • My Life My Say

    UpVote

    to motivate disengaged young people to participate in elections

    Amount: £26,215
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.mylifemysay.org.uk

  • ACORN

    RentersVote

    to undertake a programme of voter registration and turnout activity targeted at renters and other vulnerably housed people in four cities in the UK

    Amount: £43,295
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: acorntheunion.org.uk

  • Vote for Your Future

    Vote For Your Future Registration and Turnout Drive

    to increase youth participation in elections by targeting universities and by digital advertising and brand partnerships

    Amount: £70,000
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.vfyf.co.uk

  • Citizens UK

    Using community organising to drive voter registration

    to run voter registration and turnout drives using their organising approach in 25 young people’s institutions

    Amount: £64,770
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2019
    Website: www.citizensuk.org