Aims/priorities: This is a new grants programme to increase capacity for legal advice and advocacy for disabled people living in the UK who are on benefits and debt, housing and homelessness, community care, personal liberty and equal access to goods and services.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations that meet one of the following standards:
- Lexel accreditation
- Legal Aid Agency Specialist Quality Mark
- Advice Quality Standard
- Money and Pensions Service Debt Advice Quality Framework
- Accredited by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to provide Type 2 (casework) or Type 3 (advocacy, representation and mediation at a tribunal or court action level) advice
- Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard
Local networks of organisations can apply provided the lead organisation meets one of the quality standards.
Grant amount: A total of £1.5 million is available for this grant round.
The maximum annual grant will be £50,000 a year. Grants can run for one to three years.
Application process: This grants programme runs once a year and is currently open for applications.
An application form and guidance notes are available upon request by sending an email to the Three Guineas Trust.
Potential applicants should include their name, the name of their organisations, their role, their email address and a phone number.
Deadline: Friday 12 January 2024
Contact information: Email: grantmaking@threeguineastrust.org.uk
Website: Access to legal advice for disabled people | Three Guineas Trust