Groups across the United Kingdom can apply for funding to support projects and activities that support the development of new economic ideas and approaches to push for and create a more just and sustainable economy.

Friends Provident Foundation is offering grants of up to £100,000 for charities, social enterprises, and private companies, to deliver projects that help to create a more fair and sustainable economy based on the four D’s (Diversified, Decarbonised, Democratised, and Decentralised). 

The ‘Building a 4-D Economy’ Grants Programme will support projects that focus on the following main priorities for 2022-25:

• Supporting a strong and diverse movement for new economic thinking and acting in the UK.
• Supporting ‘outsider voices’ in pushing for a fair transition to a 4-D economy.
• Transforming financial systems

Three types of funding are available:

• Project Funding for work focused on a particular project or activity.
• Core funding for organisations that have a pre-existing relationship with the Foundation.
• Small Grants of up to £10,000 to support under-resourced or newer entrants to economic systems change work and develop their ideas for a 4D economy.

There is a two-stage application process for the main grants programme, wherein groups must submit an online application form before being invited to submit a full application. There is a separate application form and quicker assessment and decision-making process for small grants of up to £10,000 that can be submitted at any time. 

The next deadline for main grant applications is 31 October 2022 (noon).

 

How To Apply

There is a two-stage application process for Main Grant funding:

• Groups must submit a first-stage online application form to provide a brief description of the organisation and any proposed projects/activities. Once this is recieved, the Foundation will set up a meeting to discuss the proposal.
• Successful applicants will then be invited to submit a full application. The deadlines for full applications to be considered at one of the quarterly trustee meetings are:
  • 31 October 2022 (noon).
  • 23 January 2023 (noon).
  • 24 April 2023 (noon).
  • 24 July 2023 (noon).
  • 16 October 2023 (noon).

The Main Grants process takes around six months from the first-stage application to the grant being offered.

There is a seperate application form and quicker assessment and decision-making process for Small Grants of up to £10,000. Applicants can apply at any time and will receive a decision within six weeks of submission.

Guidance notes are available on the Friends Provident Foundation’s website.