Aims/priorities: Grants are available for charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies in the UK that are working to support young people with criminal convictions or young people at high risk of offending for the first time. For the 2026 funding rounds, the focus is specifically on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of being drawn into it.
- Autumn round - supports work with young women (aged 17-30) who are already in contact with the Criminal Justice System and will focus on three specific areas:
- Holistic support around housing, employment and building healthy family relationships.
- Pre-release and through the gate support to meet immediate needs.
- Support for mothers prior to and after serving a custodial sentence.
The Trust is looking for proposals that target the most high risk young women and girls and applications will need to demonstrate that they are linked to schemes such as Out of Court Disposals and Point of Arrest Diversion initiatives as well as services working with those known to be at risk, such as girls who are looked after and those who are outside of education or on the edge of being excluded.
Applicant organisations will also need to show that they have strong links with Youth Offending Teams, probation, PRUs, schools and other relevant local partners who come into contact with this group of vulnerable young women and girls.
There is particular interest in projects working with young women and girls who are either care-experienced, come from Black or minoritized/racialised communities, are neurodiverse, excluded from school or vulnerable to being so, are involved with gangs and county lines, and work that is led by people with lived experience.
Who can apply? Registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies that are working within the UK and have a UK office can apply.
Only organisations exclusively led by and for women and girls are eligible to apply, or be able to demonstrate that they are 'issue experts' working on one of the funding priorities.
The Autumn 2026 round is focused on the following:
- Projects solely for young women aged 17 – 30 years old.
- Organisations working primarily or exclusively in housing, employment or family support.
- Applicants with a maximum income of no more than £5 million per year
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have previous experience of working with vulnerable young women or girls either on the edge of the criminal justice system or who already have criminal convictions.
- Be requesting funding for a project working exclusively with young women and girls aged between 11 and 30 years. It is unlikely that the Trust will fund a project across the whole age range.
- Work solely with women and girls.
- Have a proven track record of running projects working with young women and girls that is both gender and trauma informed.
- Be proposing a project with targets that are specifically linked to either reducing the number of young women or girls who reoffend or reduce the number of young women and girls who receive a first conviction.
- Have a minimum income of £50,000 per annum and a maximum income less than £5 million.
- Be a registered charity or an organisation set up with a clear social purpose and appropriate governing documents stating this.
Social enterprise and community interest companies must have a governing document which shows the name, aim/purpose, objects of the group, including a dissolution clause. This clause should show that the organisation is a not-for-profit group by confirming that any assets remaining after all debts are paid will be given to another voluntary group with similar aims. This document should also include details of the organisation's Trustees or management committee.
Grant amount: Grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 for a duration of 18, 24, 30 or 36 months are available.
A maximum of £50,000 per year can be requested.
The amount of funding must be proportional to the project being undertaken.
Application process: There are two funding rounds per year:
- The Spring 2026 Application Window ('Young Woman & Girls Aged 11-18') is closed.
- The Autumn 2026 Application Window ('Young Women Aged 17-30') opens 10 September and closes 14:00 on 15 October 2026.
Full details and the online application form can be found here.
Deadline: Thursday 15 October 2026.
Contact information: Email: info@triangletrust.org.uk
Website: The Triangle Trust