The Phoenix Way (TPW) is a national collaboration partnership created in May 2021 as a response to the structural inequalities that Black and racially minoritised communities and community-led organisations face accessing and influencing grant funding in the UK. Its primary aims are to:
- Transform the relationships between funders and Black and racially minoritised organisations.
- Tackle systemic race inequalities.
- Develop shared leadership, which actively invests in these communities and empowers them to make decisions about funding processes, priorities, and allocations.
TPW is led by the Ubele Initiative and supported by the Global Fund for Children, in partnership with six Regional Leads and with the support of the Youth Endowment Fund and the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.
This fund aims to support organisations and groups that are working with Black and racially minoritised children and young people to prevent or reduce violence in their communities and lives.
Who Can Apply:
Funding is for not-for-profit groups, organisations, and charities that:
- Are led by representatives of and work within Black and/or racially minoritised communities.
- Have an annual income of up to £150,000 per year.
- Are located and work in England and/or Wales.
- Work with children and young people who are 18 or under from Black and/or racially minoritised communities.
- Work with children and young people who are at high risk of becoming involved in violence.
Groups may work with children and young people who are impacted by systemic issues and structural disadvantages, such as those with experience of:
- The care or youth justice systems.
- Abusing or misusing substances
- Abuse, maltreatment, or neglect.
- Negative educational experiences such as exclusion,
- Trauma.
Funding is for projects that deliver one of the following activities:
- Diversion from the criminal justice system
- Supportive home
- Education
- Trusted adult relationships
- Positive activities
- Therapies
- Improving police and community relations
Funding can be used to support a new project, an existing project, or the expansion of a project.
Full eligibility criteria and examples of suitable projects can be found by clicking here.
How to apply:
The next deadline for applications is 3 July 2024 (midnight).
Applicants will be notified of any decisions made by September 2024.
Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Ubele Initiative website (link below).