Aims/priorities: TPW exists to drive regional and national change by adopting a racial equity and social justice lens and creating learning that impacts the wider funding ecosystem and Black and racially minoritised communities/organisations and achieve the following aims:
- Raise awareness of the challenges facing Black and racially minoritise communities across the UK.
- Offer flexible funding to Black and racially minoritised grassroots groups across the UK through a series of coproduced funding rounds over the next five years.
- Strengthen regional Black and racially minoritised infrastructure support organisations by 2026.
- Challenge the funding sector to review its grant-making processes and track record of providing funding for Black and racially minoritised communities and become more transparent by sharing data.
- Encourage and support funders to work within a restorative justice model to better respond to structural inequalities and develop a shared leadership.
- Actively empower Black and racially minoritised communities to collaborate with funders in funding decisions.
- Develop strategic and innovative solutions to address the needs faced by communities and work with a range of national, regional, and local stakeholders.
- Commit to a truly equitable grant-giving process.
Round One is a £1 million emergency fund for Black and racially minoritised community organisations working with children and young people at risk of becoming involved in violence that have or will suffer disruption to their programmes due to the current inflation and cost of living crises.
Who can apply? Round One will support not-for-profit groups, organisations, or charities that:
- Are led by representatives of Black and racially minoritised communities and work within these communities (at least 70% of their leadership, volunteers, and beneficiaries are from Black or racially minoritised communities).
- Work with participants and communities that are primarily 18 or under and are at high risk of becoming involved in violence.
- Have an annual operating budget of up to £150,000 per year.
- Are located and work in England.
- Need additional financial support due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Applicants can be registered, unregistered, incorporated, unincorporated, and/or non-constituted or newly formed groups.
Successful organisations will be working with young people or women and girls who are at risk.
Grant amount: A total of £1 million is available in this round of funding for one-off emergency grants.
Grants of up to £20,000 are available.
Multi-year awards will be provided in future rounds of funding.
Application process: Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Ubele Initiative website.
Deadline: Round One is Monday 8 May 2023 (midnight).
Contact information: Tel: 07591 457113 Email: thephoenixway@ubele.org