The Solidarity Fund
- Project location: England
- Amount: £1,000,000 to £5,000,000
- A decision in: 39 weeks
- Programme status: Open to applications
This funding is for organisations in England who prioritise community agency and do work that tackles the root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.
We’re looking for organisations who are working to connect different communities around issues affecting them, so people can act together in solidarity and build long-term solutions.
What we’ll fund
Your application must strongly meet all 5 criteria, by showing us how you will:
Build power
Your work will challenge the systems that create inequality through organising, building strong communities, and developing leadership that can influence the decisions affecting their lives.
Make systems change
Your work must aim to change the systems that drive poverty, disadvantage and discrimination, challenging who holds power, and influencing how decisions are made.
Work in solidarity
Bring people together across different issues and communities, so they can act on shared challenges.
Be led by lived experience
Your work must be led by, and accountable to, people with direct experience of the issues you want to change.
Create and share learning
Share learning from people who experience inequality, so they can be heard, influence change and strengthen collective action.