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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  • Hillsborough Law Now

    £45,000 over 18 months to continue campaigning for a Public Authorities Accountability Bill

    Amount: £45,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: hillsboroughlawnow.org

  • Ferret Media

    Scotland’s disinfo war: Building democratic resilience

    £44,950 over nine months to investigate the influence that conspiracy thinking and the ‘culture war’ is having on Scotland’s political landscape

    Amount: £44,950
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: theferret.scot

  • Forward Action

    Digital organising to drive student voter registrations

    £10,000 for a pilot to test digital organising to register 1,500 eligible but unregistered students, to motivate them to register to vote ahead of the next General Election and ultimately, to mobilise them to vote on election day

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2024
    Website: forwardaction.uk

  • Traveller Movement

    Operation Traveller Vote

    £10,000 over nine months for their “Operation Traveller Vote” campaign, which aims to significantly increase voter registration among Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Travellers in anticipation of the 2024 local and general elections

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: travellermovement.org.uk

  • Scottish Beacon

    Developing and Promoting ‘Citizens Agenda’ Coverage of the 2024 UK General Election

    £9,840 over ten months to provide training around people-powered election coverage to publication partners working in independent community-based media outlets all around Scotland

    Amount: £9,840
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.scottishbeacon.com

  • Consolidate

    Consolidate political interests database

    £10,000 to enhance transparency in UK politics by creating a comprehensive database and interactive dashboard to provide detailed insights into the financial interests of MPs and Lords

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.consolidate.org.uk

  • Black Equity Organisation

    #BlackVotesCount 

    £75,000 to lead on the development of a Black manifesto and increase Black and minority voter registrations

    Amount: £75,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: blackequityorg.com

  • Constitution Unit, University College London

    Detailed plans for constitutional policy implementation

    £72,249 over ten months to prepare and promote detailed implementation plans for constitutional reform by the next government, ahead of the pending General Election

    Amount: £72,249
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit

  • Manifesto Club

    Campaign to defend freedom in public spaces

    £40,000 over one year to build a public network to oppose unaccountable and overbearing controls in public spaces

    Amount: £40,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.manifestoclub.com