JRSST-CT’s grants support a range of charitable purposes, including advancing understanding of citizenship, human rights, equality and participation in democracy.
Current grants
Some of our current and recent grants are highlighted below.
Details of all grants awarded by JRSST-CT are available in our Annual Reports, which can be found on the Charities Commission website here.
Campaign for Freedom of Information Scotland: Strengthening FoI Rights to Support Democratic Participation
£29,480 over 18 months to launch a campaign in support of a Member’s Bill to reform the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA).
Theme: Informed citizens
Website: www.CFOIS.scot
Awarded: September 2024
Sarah Shair-Rosenfield, University of York: Understanding public attitudes towards abuse and harassment of candidates
£21,235 to cover the costs of two sets of survey experiments, the findings of which will help scholars and policymakers understand public reactions to the kinds of threats and violence that are increasingly directed towards political candidates in the UK.
Theme: Informed citizens
Website: www.york.ac.uk/politics/people/academicstaff/sarah-shair-rosenfield/
Awarded: September 2024
Spotlight on Corruption: Seizing the moment for political integrity reform
£34,896 to support their work over one year to push for ambitious and long-lasting reforms to the UK’s framework for upholding political integrity.
Theme: Democratic and constitutional reform
Website: www.spotlightcorruption.org
Awarded: September 2024
Fawcett Society: Feminist allies to drive inclusion in Parliament
£36,495 over one year to build a coalition of (predominantly new) MPs (both men and women) in the House of Commons, committed to reforms which make Parliament more modern and inclusive.
Theme: Democratic and constitutional reform
Website: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk
Awarded: April 2024
Jo Cox Foundation: Jo Cox Civility Commission
£28,358 over eight months to complete the second phase of the Jo Cox Civility Commission, advocating for their recommendations to address the issue of abuse and intimidation of elected politicians to be adopted
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: www.jocoxfoundation.org
Awarded: April 2024
mySociety: Democratising MPs Accountability
£31,114 over six months for a project to bring information about MPs’ financial interests to the public in an accessible way, resourcing campaigns for transparency and public accountability across the sector.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: www.mysociety.org
Awarded: April 2024
Glitch: Misogynoir in Elections
£35,000 over six months to deliver their ‘Misogynoir in Elections’ campaign, which seeks to make tech accountability a doorstop issue for politicians.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: glitchcharity.co.uk
Awarded: October 2023
Disability Policy Centre: Accessible Voting
£31,000 over one year to fund a shared research project between The Disability Policy Centre and WelcoMe seeking electoral reform to improve the accessibility of voting for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: thedisabilitypolicycentre.org
Awarded: October 2023
Money4You: #OperationTransparency
£10,000 to create a strong evidence base for democratic debates on diversity in the charity sector, as a foundation from which to advocate for appropriate regulatory data.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: www.money4you.org
Awarded: October 2023
Public Interest News Foundation: Local News Commission
£28,960 over one year to create a rapid action Local News Commission to support democratic engagement across the UK by creating a sustainable future for independent local news.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: www.publicinterestnews.org.uk
Awarded: October 2023
Involve: Putting citizens at the heart of English Devolution
£19,688 over five months to develop reform proposals for how participatory and deliberative processes could improve democratic engagement and accountability in English Devolution, and then, to build understanding of and support for these proposals amongst key influencers and political leaders.
Theme: Informed citizens – democracy education and information
Website: involve.org.uk
Awarded: October 2023
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