“Radical Liberalism in an Age of Crisis”

A one-off grant of £3,140 to enable the publication of a book of essays on key topical political issues, which will provide a Liberal response to the declining participation in politics

Black British Mandate Implementation (Phase II)

£73,148 over one year for the implementation of the recently launched Black British Mandate and also to secure the delivery of at least three of its policy demands set out in the mandate within the current parliamentary period

Democracy Classroom – 2025

£44,160 over one year to coordinate work to support young people to effectively engage with democracy through the Democracy Classroom Network, with a focus on Votes at 16, automatic voter registration, elections and the curriculum review

Votes at 16 Northern Ireland

£36,000 over one year to keep the momentum building and help ensure that 16- and 17-year-olds have the vote in time for the 2027 Assembly and Local Government elections in Northern Ireland

Parliamentary Internship for Young Disabled Talent

£50,099 over one year to pilot and evaluate a parliamentary internship programme for six disabled talent with intersectional characteristics, in the summer of 2025

Votes at 16 Campaign

£75,840 over one year for a largely parliamentary-facing campaign for Votes at 16

Supporting women and navigating the ‘spycops’ scandal

£87,750 over two years for the duration of the remaining tranches of Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) hearings. The work will support their members through the evidential stages of the UCPI and will campaign to bring to public attention the misogynistic abuse and assault on democracy by political undercover policing

Post-election influencing – Towards evidence-based policies

£69,964, over one year, to expand their sector-leading role in holding politicians, journalists, charities and academic researchers to account through original investigations and evidence-based policy recommendations challenging the ill-treatment of modern slavery survivors

Monitoring nepotism and boosting transparency

£34,840 over one year to build a new tool to facilitate greater transparency and democratic accountability around the relationship between the UK Government and its contractors