The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund holds two grants rounds each year, one for proposals wanting to work with young people who already have a criminal conviction and one for proposals focused on targeted work with high-risk young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.

The Trust’s funding opportunity for work with young people aged 11-25 with criminal convictions is currently open to application with a deadline of 23.59 on Sunday 21st May 2023. Projects supporting the following beneficiaries are likely to be prioritised:

o Young people from Black or minoritized/racialised communities.
o Young people who have experienced the care system, and/or
o Young women and girls.

Organisations wanting to make an application to work with high-risk young people on the edge of the criminal justice system can apply for a grant between Monday 18th September and Sunday 29th October 2023.

The Trust offers grants of up to £80,000 over a 2-year period. The maximum amount available per year is £40,000. Grants are for project costs rather than core funding.

Projects should use a Sport-4-Development approach. This refers to the use of sport and physical activity to attain specific social development objectives, in this case reducing reoffending rates. The Trust is particularly interested in proposals that:

o Demonstrate that they understand the wide range of challenges and issues that will need to be addressed to help a young person succeed after being released from a Young Offenders Institution or prison.
o Have specific outcomes and targets related to individual development, health and well-being, employability, education, and social cohesion, and/or
o Show existing work with young people who have been in the criminal justice system is already taking place and can evidence a track record of helping them to achieve positive outcomes.

Applicants must:

o Be a registered charity or an organisation set up with a clear social purpose and appropriate governing documents stating this.
o Have an income of less than £1.5 million over the past three years.
o Have previous experience of using a Sport-4-Development approach, and
o Have previous experience of working with young people with criminal convictions.

The Trust usually visits more applicants than it awards grants to. The application process is:

1. Completion of the online application form on the Triangle Trust website.
2. The Trust’s representative(s) will visit shortlisted applicants.
3. Grant awards are normally confirmed 5-6 months once the application deadline has passed.

Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Trust’s website.

The application deadline for projects that support young people aged 11-25 with criminal convictions is 23:59 on Sunday 21st May 2023.