FUNDING: Triangle Trust for girls & women – apply 21 Oct

This funding is focused on targeted work with high-risk young women and girls aged 11 and 30 who are on the edge of the criminal justice system, with two funding rounds a year.

This Trust has a Main an a Small Grants Programme.

Main grants of up to £80,000 over two years are available to UK registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies where women and girls make up at least 80% of their total beneficiaries. Up £40,000 can be requested per year.

A proven track record of running projects with vulnerable and challenging young women and girls between the ages of 11 and 30 years is required, and the organisation’s work must be both gender and trauma informed.

There is a particular interest in working with young women and girls who are care experienced, come from Black or minoritised/racialised communities, and work that is led by people with lived experience.

There is a two stage application process. Following the submission of an initial online application, shortlisted applicants will be asked to host an assessment visit with the Trust’s Director, so they can learn more about your work and project proposal.

The Small Grants programme offers grants of £10,000 which must be spent within a specified time frame of no more than 12 months.

It is open only to organisations led by and for women and girls with a maximum annual income of £50,000 and focuses on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of entering it.

The closing date for applications is 21 October 2025. It may be brought forward and close on an earlier date, depending on demand and funds.

Main Grant applicants will be will be notified if they have been shortlisted for the next stage by 18 December 2025.

Small grant applicants will be notified by 20 November 2025.

For full eligibility and details of both programmes, visit the Triangle Trust website.