Eligibility

Organisations that have a demonstratable experience of advocating for policy change and challenging structural racism in housing and homelessness

Available Funding

£1 million

Funding is available for 3 to 7 years

Core-flexible [1] funding up to £450,000 per organisation

Funding Priorities

Through this pathway, we will provide flexible, core funding to organisations who:

• Understand the intersection between racial justice and homelessness

• Have a demonstratable experience of advocating for policy change and challenging structural racism in housing and homelessness

• Understand what an anti-racist approach looks like in practice and are committed to embedding it across their work. We encourage applications from organisations that are already implementing antiracist frameworks, as well as those that demonstrate a clear commitment and plan to strengthen their antiracist practice over time.

• Although not a requirement, we are also interested in hearing from organisations who have experience in building collective power across communities and sectors

Who can apply?

• UK based organisations

• Organisations that have an annual income from £200,000 to £10 million.

• Comic Relief predominantly funds charities but does consider other organisations with a social purpose. (Please see the FAQs section which has a full list of eligible organisations. Specific information is included in the eligibility questionnaire.)

• Proposals can be made by single applicants, or by partnerships of two or three organisations that will receive funding (but only one organisation can act as grant holder)

• You are welcome to include collaboration with government organisations, but Comic Relief will not directly fund government organisations.

• To give as many organisations as fair a chance as possible, each organisation may submit only one application to this funding programme, either through the Service Delivery Pathway or the Systemic Change Pathway. However, you may be named as a partner on any number of other applications. Please note that we will only review ONE proposal from each lead applicant.

Please note we will not fund:

• One-off conferences or workshops (unless part of larger, ongoing work).

• Individual and group sponsorship, bursaries, or funding study by individuals.

• Organisations or activities with a partisan political stance.

• Activities which evangelise (preaching or spreading religious beliefs) or proselytise (trying to convert people’s belief or religious views).

• General appeals, or marketing appeals