Grants awarded

The grants we award range in size from a few hundred to tens of thousands of pounds. Some grants tackle short-term immediate issues and may be in response to specific political developments. Occasionally multi-year grants are made.

Information about grants is published on this website once the grant has been formally agreed.

Our grants are also published to the 360Giving standard* and are available to download as an Excel spreadsheet.  See below for a full list of grants starting with the most recent.

Case studies

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  • I have a voice

    Extended pilot to develop peer-led approach to elections

    £11,686 over six months to further test and refine your peer-led approach to increasing voter registration of 16-18 year olds, in a greater number of educational institutions.

    Amount: £11,686
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.ihaveavoice.org.uk

  • Campaign for Freedom of Information

    Securing compliance with FOI rights

    £40,000 over one year to campaign to ensure that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) adopts an effective and robust approach to enforcing the Freedom of Information Act, and to develop the Campaign’s capacity and resilience.

    Amount: £40,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.cfoi.org.uk

  • Who Targets Me

    Creating a new UK political ads intelligence service

    £51,000 over one year to develop and promote an online political advertising analysis newsletter.

    Amount: £51,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: whotargets.me

  • Rights & Security International

    Upholding democracy, justice and accountability in Northern Ireland

    £35,081 over one year to mount an urgent campaign to mitigate the negative impacts of the ‘Legacy Bill’.

    Amount: £35,801
    Theme: Truth to Power
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.rightsandsecurity.org

  • Connected by Data

    Our Data Futures

    £42,500 over one year to bolster their campaign for a more democratic culture around data and AI by giving communities a powerful and ongoing say in their governance.

    Amount: £42,500
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: connectedbydata.org

  • Police Spies Out of Lives

    £64,350 over two years to undertake their work supporting members through the evidential stages of the Undercover Policing Inquiry and campaigning to bring to public attention the assault on democratic protest by undercover police infiltration of activist groups.

    Amount: £64,350
    Theme: Truth to Power
    Date: 2022
    Website: policespiesoutoflives.org.uk

  • Open Rights Group

    Online Safety Made Dangerous – Challenging Prior Restraint

    £38,498 for a 10-month policy and campaign initiative designed to challenge ‘prior restraint’ measures in the draft Online Safety Bill.

    Amount: £38,498
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.openrightsgroup.org

  • Generation Rent

    The power of data: private renter voter registration project

    £43,100 over four months to drive awareness of, and enable effective targeting of, low-voting groups, particularly renters, by building a data hub, using publicly available data sources, to identify the geographic areas with low-voting groups.

    Amount: £43,100
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.generationrent.org

  • British in Europe

    Lifelong voting rights for all UK citizens

    £50,000 over one year to lobby for the effective and timely implementation of lifelong voting rights for all UK citizens.

    Amount: £50,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.britishineurope.org