· Overview:

A major new fund is offering £1 million to £5 million for organisations in England tackling the root causes of inequality – including poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination. The aim is to support long-term, community-led work that makes lasting, systemic change. Organisations must be led by or deeply accountable to people with lived experience of the issues being addressed. Funding can be used over 5 to 10 years.

· Focus Areas:

Projects must work on long-term solutions to inequality, such as:

• Changing systems and structures to be fairer

• Supporting communities to build power

• Creating and using learning from lived experience

• Working in solidarity across different issues and communities

· Target Groups:

People facing systemic inequality, including those with lived experience of:

• Poverty

• Disadvantage

• Discrimination (e.g. racial injustice, ableism, homophobia, etc.)

· Eligibility:

• Voluntary and community organisations based in England

• Work must be clearly led by or accountable to people affected by the issues

• You do not need to be long-established, but must show capacity for long-term, meaningful change

• Your proposal should build on existing knowledge, relationships or experience

· Funding Size:

£1 million to £5 million, over 5 to 10 years
~10 organisations expected to be funded in the first year

· Application Deadline:

Ongoing