What partners can spend the money on

How the funding works

In total we’ve committed £150 million to our Grant Holder Support package until 2030.

For this development stage we’re offering funding of £2.1 million. We’ll give this funding to the lead partner organisation. We’ll then work with them to bring other partners in to deliver and develop this stage of the Grant Holder Support package together.

Of the £2.1 million, £200,000 is allocated to fund the work of the lead partner. The remaining £1.9 million funding is for the other partner organisations taking part in the development stage.

What partners can spend the money on

If you're a partner, we can fund:

• delivery of support to grant holders and civil society organisations
• salary costs
• transport costs and expenses
• the costs for other members of the partnership to take part
• other costs involved in working as our partner. Check with us if you're not sure

We can also fund overheads

This could include things like part of your rent or insurance. Or part of a salary for someone not directly involved in this work. Like a senior manager or an office admin worker.

For example, being the lead partner could end up being a quarter of the work your organisation does. In that case, we might fund a quarter of your overheads for that time.

This is sometimes known as full cost recovery. Find out how to work out overheads in our guide to full cost recovery.

We cannot fund:

• things you’ve spent money on in the past and are looking to claim for now (retrospective costs)
• any other costs not related to:
• delivering support to grant holders and civil society organisations
• working with us and partners to develop our new Grant Holder Support package

UK’s subsidy control commitments

Our grants come from public funds and successful applicants will be asked to comply with the UK's International Subsidy Control Commitments listed on the GOV.UK website. You should seek independent legal advice if you need more guidance.