The Windrush Justice Programme is being managed by Action for Race Equality (ARE) and will run for up to three years.
The funding for the programme is provided by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, City Bridge Trust, AB Charitable Trust, GLA, Disrupt Foundation, and Network for Social Change.
Grants of £22,000 across two years are available to organisations already providing advocacy support to victims of the Windrush Scandal.
For this fund, advocacy support is taken to mean:
- Assisting people with applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
- Supporting applications to the Windrush Scheme (formally the Windrush Taskforce).
- Signposting to other organisations offering support (for example, signposting more complicated cases to solicitors providing pro bono support).
UK based organisations may apply, including Registered Charities, Community Interest Companies (CIC), Company limited by guarantee, Constituted voluntary organisations and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO).
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have at least 51% of their Trustees/Governing body who are Black, Asian or mixed heritage.
- Be already providing advocacy support to those seeking to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme
- Have at least three unrelated individuals responsible for the governance of their organisation
- Have a bank account in their name, requiring two independent signatories.
It is expected that the advocacy being carried out is the close relational approach that supports an individual with understanding and collating evidence required, listening to their story and fully supporting them to make a Windrush claim
The funding can be used to pay for case workers, cover administrative costs, venue costs, awareness raising events, and staffing costs.
How to apply
Round 3 is currently open for applications. There is no deadline as this is a rolling round.
The first step in the application process is to fill in the eligibility checker which can be found on the Action for Race Equality website along with full details about the fund. Those who are successful will be invited to complete a short Expression of Interest form.
Contact Action for Race Equality (details below) for more information.