Note that this page describes how to apply to JRRT.
For applications to the UK Democracy Fund, please click here for more information.
Our JRRT application process is straightforward but you will need to gather together various documents and pieces of information.
Before you start, read What we fund and What we don’t fund to ensure your campaign is eligible.
Check our Important dates. You need to be aware of our deadlines if you are applying for more than £10,000.
Application process
1. Outline proposal
2. Drafting your written application and budget
3. Online submission of your final application
4. Meetings with Applicants
1. Outline proposal
Please submit a short outline of your proposal, maximum two sides of A4 in Word or Open Doc format, to info@jrrt.org.uk for initial assessment. This will enable us to advise you quickly if your proposal aligns with JRRT’s grant-giving aims and our priorities.
For grants over £10,000, the next deadline for outline proposals is in the Important dates section. Applications for a grant under £10,000 can be made at any time. (But please be aware that small grant applications will take longer to process if they are submitted to coincide with a large grant round.)
Your outline should include:
- The name and legal status of your organisation (including your company number if you have one)
- The total amount you are applying for and the duration of the project
- A summary of your proposed application – tell us what you want to do, why you want to do it, and what you aim to change as a result of your campaign
We will acknowledge receipt of your outline proposal and aim to send feedback within three working days. You will be advised if your proposal is eligible to move to a full application or not.
This assessment is made by staff so it is important to note the following:
If you are given the go-ahead, it is not a guarantee of a grant as decisions are made by JRRT’s board of directors.
If you are advised not to apply, please be assured that your proposal has been properly considered.
2. Drafting your written application and budget
If you get the go ahead, please use the questions set out in the Writing your application guidance to help you structure and write your full application.
To download this guidance as a PDF, please click here
Our Programme Manager (Grants) will be on hand to answer questions as you draft your written application, and to provide feedback if requested.
Alongside your written application, you will need to provide a completed budget for your project. This should be done using our budget template.
We provide two worked examples to help you build your budget:
- Worked example with no funding from other sources
- Worked example where a JRRT grant will be supplemented by other funding
Once the Programme Manager (Grants) has approved your final written application and your completed budget template, you will be invited to submit your application online.
3. Online submission of your final application
All final applications must be made online. You will need the following information to hand:
- Organisation name
- Legal name, if different
- Full postal address
- Legal status of organisation
- Company (or charity) registration number, if applicable
- Contact name
- Contact email address
- Your position in organisation
- Website address
- Social media accounts
- Grant amount requested
- Title of your campaign
- A brief summary of your campaign
- The outcomes you hope to achieve
- When you want the grant to start and finish
- Length of grant
- Details of your board or steering group
- Whether your organisation pays the real Living Wage
- Whether your organisation can be described as Black or Minoritised-led. This is defined by the Funders for Race Equality Alliance as having a mission to benefit Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and a majority of leadership (at 75% of the senior team and board level) from the community(ies) that your organisation serves. We ask this question for our internal auditing purposes only.
You will need to upload the following:
- Your completed application document
- Your grant budget
- Your most recent annual report or accounts – we may need to ask for additional financial information; we’ll be in touch to request this if required
- CV (if applying as an individual)
Click here to begin your online application
4. Meetings with Applicants
For larger grants, directors may wish to meet you to discuss your application.
Meetings take place via Zoom.
Please note, not all applicants are invited to a meeting. Whether or not you are invited to a meeting should not be seen an indication of the eventual outcome of your grant application.