Funding news for women's organisations

New Comic Relief grants programmes

Comic Relief has released details of their grants programmes, including one on tackling domestic and sexual abuse. They are also funding work around ‘Vulnerable Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women’ and ‘Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Young People’. You can call for a chat about the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Programme on 020 7820 6954 or email j.davies@comicrelief.org.uk. Next deadline: 24 July. Find out more.

Rosa - funding work on FGM

Rosa, the UK fund for women and girls, will be funding projects around FGM. Grant deadline: 24 July 2009. Find out more.

Ministry of Justice funding to reduce offending by women

The Ministry of Justice will be investing £15.6m to prevent and reduce offending by women. The funding will invest in the provision of additional services in the community to build capacity of one stop shop services at women’s centres and other specialist provision for women in the community. The Ministry of Justice is inviting bids for grants of up to £500,000 from third sector providers. Any interested organisation must complete a pre-qualifying-questionnaire (PQQ) to be considered – the closing date for return of PQQs is 3 July 2009. For further information and to request a PQQ contact the Criminal Justice Women’s Strategy Unit at womenspolicyteam@justice.gsi.gov.uk.

Hardship Fund opens for applications

The English strand of the government's £16.7m Hardship Fund will open for applications at the end of July. The Hardship Fund will support third sector organisations that are delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society, and who have had their work affected by the recession. Find out more.

UKRC grants for women in SET

New grants of up to £10,000 for women's projects in science, engineering and technology. Find out more.