The National Lottery Community Fund and The Ubele Initiative, on behalf of The Phoenix Way Partners, have jointly announced a new £50 million partnership aimed to boost funding and support to Black and Minoritised Community charities and grassroots groups over the next five years.
‘The Phoenix Way’ will create a series of national and regional panels, made of leaders and decision-makers from Black and Minoritised Community-led charities and grassroots groups from across England.
The Phoenix Way National Steering Group will work with The National Lottery Community Fund to identify national and regional priorities and award funding to Black and Minoritised community-led charities and grassroots groups that are best placed to support their communities to thrive.
The new initiative will help to facilitate engagement with Black and Minoritised community-led charities and grassroots groups to enable them to access funding and support that have previously failed to reach them and have been difficult for them to access.
Operational details of The Phoenix Way programme will be designed and developed over the summer – with the aim of awarding funding, from Autumn 2021.
Commenting on the new initiative, The Ubele Initiative Founder and CEO, Yvonne Field said:
“This £50 million investment in The Phoenix Way allows partners to connect directly with those with lived experience of racism and racial disparities, and work together to offer innovative and creative funding opportunities in response to identified challenges.
“The Phoenix Way will also facilitate the deepening of a unique collaborative approach, which emerged during COVID-19, and to work together to transform systems of funding, decision-making, and support to Black and Minoritised communities and organisations over the next five years.
“We will develop national and regional priorities, and decision-making will primarily take place at the regional level in response to these priorities.”
The press release in its entirety can be read on the National Lottery Community Fund website and the Ubele Initiative website
Black and Minoritised community-led charities and grassroots groups that wish to register an interest in the programme should email [email protected].