Grants database

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Backbone Grants 2019/20 – Supporting a thriving civil society
UK Youth
UK Youth is a national charity, committed to ensuring young people are equipped, supported and empowered to become their best selves and make a positive contribution to society. It aims to deliver positive opportunities for young people in every local community – offering them a safe place to go and exciting activities to participate in. UK Youth supports a network of organisations, helping them to access training, resources and funding.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
ShareAction
ShareAction is a responsible investment charity which works with savers, civil society, and charitable foundations to build a movement for change in our investment system. It aims to encourage ordinary savers and institutional investors to work together to ensure our communities and environment are safe and sustainable for all.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
Museums Association
The Museums Association is an established network representing museum professionals, institutions and corporate members across the UK. They campaign and advocate for inclusive, participatory and socially engaged museums at the heart of their communities.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)
IVAR is an independent charity that works closely with people and organisations striving for social change. They provide research, evidence and learning, helping organisations make informed decisions and develop practical responses to the challenges faced.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
Counterpoints Arts
Counterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and cultural change. Central to their mission is the belief that arts can inspire social change, enhancing inclusion and cultural integration of refugees and people who migrate. They work across all artforms, collaborating with a range of people and partners, including artists, cultural and educational organisations and civil society activists nationally and internationally.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS)
CWVYS (the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services) is the independent representative body for the voluntary youth work sector in Wales, working in partnership with agencies promoting good youth work practice. They aim to represent, support and give a collective voice to their membership of national and local organisations in their work with over 250,000 young people in Wales.
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Backbone grants 2019/20 – supporting a thriving civil society
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMH)
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition brings together leading charities to campaign jointly on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. They aim to influence policy at the highest levels to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across the UK.
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Dignity and Access to Education for Children of Socially Excluded groups
Yuva Vikas Mandal
Yuva Vikas Mandal aims to empower and support young people, women and children to access rights, entitlements and justice. This grant will allow the organisation to set up Dignity Centres in 20 villages in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh to support children from communities that have historically experienced disadvantage to pursue alternative occupations.
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De-addiction Model for Children in Contact with Railways – 3
Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses (SPYM)
SPYM is a national organisation with a countrywide network, working in the area of community mobilisation, health care and socio-economic development. This grant funds work to strengthen peer support and a community volunteer scheme for a substance abuse rehabilitation programme, focusing on children particularly girls.
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Project Koshika: Bundelkhand Action Lab
Mitra Technology Foundation
Mitra Technology Foundation works to strengthen and support India’s voluntary sector to facilitate rural and social development. This grant will support a health programme to reduce infant mortality rates in the Panna district and to address social challenges in Bundelkhand.
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Civil Society Academy: Capacity and Institution Building of CSOs and CBOs of Socially Excluded Communities – 3
Jan Sahas Social Development Society
Jan Sahas Social Development Society is committed to promoting the development and protecting the rights of socially excluded communities. Through this grant, the organisation aims to build the capacity of civil society initiatives and community-based organisations initiated by people experiencing disadvantage.
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TRIDAL: Community-based rehabilitation project for Recovering schizophrenia patients – 2
Institute for Psychological Health
Institute for Psychological Health aims to improve the availability of mental health care services. The project focuses on the social rehabilitation of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia through treatment, counselling, sharing best practice and a trial assisted-living programme.