Up to £100,000 for Projects Supporting Young Women in the Criminal Justice System – Triangle Trust

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is offering grants to UK nonprofit organisations delivering projects that support young women aged 17–30 who are already in contact with the criminal justice system.

The current funding round is focused on helping young women move forward with their lives and reduce reoffending through long-term, targeted support.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Up to £100,000 in grant funding

• Grants can run for 18, 24, 30 or 36 months

• A maximum of £50,000 per year can be requested

• Funding for long-term support around housing and employment

• Support helping young women build and maintain healthy family relationships

• Funding for pre-release and through-the-gate support

• Support addressing immediate needs following release from custody

• Funding for projects supporting mothers before and after a custodial sentence

• Existing projects can be funded, as well as new approaches or the expansion of smaller pieces of work

The Trust is particularly interested in projects that provide peer support from women with lived experience and those that have been co-designed with young women and girls.

Who can apply?

• Not-for-profit organisations working within the UK with a registered UK office

• Organisations that are led by and for women and girls, or organisations that can demonstrate they are an issue expert in one of the areas covered by the funding round

• Organisations with a strong track record of supporting young people in contact with the criminal justice system

• Projects specifically supporting young women aged 17–30

• Projects must work with young women who are already in contact with the criminal justice system

• Applicants should demonstrate gender, age, trauma and culturally responsive approaches

• Projects should demonstrate clear outcomes and how their work will contribute to reducing reoffending

The Trust will prioritise applications supporting young women who are neurodiverse or from Black or minoritised/racialised communities.

Funding: £50,000–£100,000, with a maximum of £50,000 available per year.

Expression of Interest Deadline: 2pm on 15 October 2026

Successful EOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application, with the full grant round closing at 12pm on 5 November 2026.