Our funds
Open grants programme
Our funding aims to build the long-term resilience and impact of organisations who are using, or would like to use, the law to drive a wider movement for justice.
We want to work in solidarity with a community of organisations who are committed to joining us on this journey.
However, we recognise that you may be at different stages of this process and so our grants aim to meet you where you are:
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Emerging Justice fund
Support for ‘by and for’ organisations to explore adding the law to their campaigns
Who you are: If you centre those with lived experience in every aspect of your work; are looking at ways to use the law as a lever for wider, community-led change; and are actively looking to learn and work together with legal partners, then this may be the right fund for you.
What we offer: Project funding for up to three years to develop ways to use the law and/or legal partnerships to deliver this.
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Strengthening Justice fund
Support for organisations already using and shaping the law with communities
Who you are: If you’re using the law to drive equity and justice, and are working collaboratively with the communities you serve and partners across the sector, then this may be the right fund for you.
What we offer: Flexible funding for three to five years that allows your organisation to use the law as needed to address the issues that harm your communities.
Which fund is right for my organisation?
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Strengthening Justice fund
Support for organisations already using and shaping the law with communities
- Amount: £50,000 to £100,000 per year
- Duration: 3 to 5 years
- Deadline: Thursday 18 September 2025
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Emerging Justice fund
Support for ‘by and for’ organisations to explore adding the law to their campaigns
- Amount: Up to £50,000 (up to 12 months); or £50,000 to £75,000 per year (up to 3 years)
- Duration: Up to 12 months or up to 3 years
Funding criteria and how to apply
Two central ideas guide our decision making:
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Accountability: the extent to which your organisation is led, shaped and informed by the communities you serve
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Use of the law: the extent to which your organisation is using and shaping the law to drive wider change in society.
For Emerging Justice we would expect you to be accountable to your communities but with less or no experience of using the law.
For Strengthening Justice we would expect you to be clearly committed to both ideas, with some evidence of your work in both areas.
How to apply
We have a two-stage application process, and we’ve tried to make the first stage as short and flexible as possible.
Open grants programme webinar
Find out more about our open grants programme, criteria and how to apply in our webinar, recorded in July 2025.
What else do we fund?
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Train a Justice First Fellow
Grants to employ, train and support a new lawyer
Who you are: A nonprofit provider of legal advice or a private law firm with a significant commitment to social justice. You must have experienced in-house lawyers who are qualified to train and supervise a trainee.
What we offer: A grant to recruit and pay for a talented individual to join your team as a trainee solicitor for two years to gain experience in social justice law. We also cover your associated supervision and overhead costs, as well as offering a programme of additional support for the trainee.How to apply: There is a separate application process for Justice First Fellowship host grants.
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Justice Together
Over the next five years we will contribute £4 million to Justice Together, a funder collaboration we host which focuses on access to justice in the immigration system. Justice Together is concentrating on supporting its existing grant partners and will not be opening any new funding rounds.
You can download Word and PDF versions of our full funding guidelines below.