GrantRadar

The London Community Foundation, on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)

MOPAC Violence Against Women and Girls Grassroots Fund 2027-2030

Three-year grants of £45,000 to £150,000 (up to £50,000 a year) for grassroots organisations already providing violence against women and girls (VAWG) services in London. Partnerships of up to three organisations can apply for up to £180,000. This is the third round of the Mayor's fund, and at least 60% of it is prioritised for specialist VAWG organisations led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls. Grants run from February 2027 to January 2030 and come with a required capacity-building and evaluation programme; organisations with income under £500,000 are prioritised.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£45,000 – £180,000
Closes in
17 days left
4 November
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Organisations that are currently providing services to address violence against women and girls, can show at least three complete years of operation, and will deliver the funded work in London (any borough, including the City of London)
  • Organisations based outside Greater London may be considered, but only for activity within London for Londoners, with a track record of delivering there
  • Eligible structures: CIOs; companies limited by guarantee (including registered charities and CICs limited by guarantee); trusts; unincorporated associations; and community benefit societies
  • The signed governing document must include an asset lock and the purpose must be charitable
  • You need at least three unrelated trustees/directors at the top level of governance, a bank account in the organisation's name with two unrelated signatories by the start of the grant, a safeguarding policy reviewed in the last year, equalities and data protection policies, and appropriate insurance
  • If income for charitable purposes is over £5,000 you must have applied to register with the Charity Commission or relevant regulator
  • Financial information for the last two completed years must have been filed with the Charity Commission/Companies House
  • There is no income limit, but income under £500,000 is prioritised
  • Organisations with income under £30,000 may need to show they can manage dependency on one funder and are encouraged to call the Programme Manager first
  • Grassroots means rooted in and led by the communities served: specialist VAWG organisations, women's community organisations with VAWG work at their core, or specialist community organisations (e.g. disability rights groups) addressing VAWG as a core part of their work
  • Priority goes to organisations led by and for the communities they serve (at least 80% of trustees and staff from that group) with a track record with Black and minoritised women and girls, disabled or neurodivergent women and girls, LGBTQ+ women, young women and girls un…

What it funds

Costs in relation to the continuation or expansion of existing VAWG services, or a new element of your work in tackling VAWG, for example:

  • Staffing
  • Volunteers
  • Training
  • Publicity
  • Equipment
  • Small capital items
  • Office/overheads/premises costs
  • Costs of taking part in the wider programme (capacity building, networking, evaluation)

Core costs (day-to-day running costs such as overheads, bills, rent, insurance, systems and training) should not exceed 50% of the budget. Staff costs should be budgeted at the London Living Wage (£14.80 an hour) or above, with annual pay increases allowed for.

What it will not fund

  • Projects benefiting people who do not live, work or study in London
  • Activities that promote religious or political views
  • Spending that has already taken place (retrospective funding)
  • Activities where people are excluded on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, sex or ethnicity unless the issue is group-specific
  • Contributing to capital build ('bricks and mortar') projects
  • Projects that solely focus on political campaigns and/or lobbying individuals
  • Activities generating private profit
  • Individuals or projects run by individuals as opposed to an organisation
  • Organisations where trustees are paid, unless approved by the Charity Commission and referenced in the governing document
  • Companies limited by shares (including CICs limited by shares), statutory organisations such as local authorities, criminal justice agencies including the Metropolitan Police Service, NHS bodies and co-operative societies
  • Organisations with overdue monitoring on a previous London Community Foundation grant
  • Organisations with two years of net current liabilities in the two most recent completed financial years

How to apply

  1. Read the Fund Prospectus and check LCF's core eligibility criteria
  2. Optionally join an online information session (2 or 6 October 2026) or contact LCF to discuss your proposal
  3. Click 'Apply now' on the fund page and complete the eligibility check
  4. If eligible, complete the full online application form and upload your supporting documents by 2pm on Wednesday 4 November 2026
  5. LCF checks eligibility and shortlists (5-26 November 2026); non-shortlisted applicants are told by 28 November
  6. Shortlisted applications are assessed by VAWG-expert assessors (30 November 2026 - 8 January 2027)
  7. A panel decides awards in the week of 11 January 2027 and decisions are sent in the week of 18 January 2027

If you are unsure whether to apply here or to the MOPAC Victims Small Grants Fund, which runs at the same time, contact LCF before applying. LCF may offer to transfer an application to the other fund.

Applications without the relevant, up-to-date supporting documents cannot be considered. Do not email attachments to staff unless asked.

Have ready

  • Signed governing document (with asset lock)
  • Annual accounts for the last completed financial year (or management/draft accounts if they were filed more than 18 months ago)
  • Safeguarding policy reviewed within the last 12 months
  • Financial position template (Excel, from the fund page)
  • Formal partnership agreement and supporting documents for all partners (partnership bids)
  • Evidence of registration with the Charity Commission or relevant regulator if income is over £5,000

More like this

Other grants open to organisations like yours.