Grant scheme for prisoner reoffending reduction opens

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 6 Aug 2009

A £1.3m fund has been opened up for organisations working to reduce prisoner reoffending rates.

Up to six unrestricted grants worth between £200,000 and £350,000 will be given to charities and social enterprises with a proven track record in reducing rates of reoffending.

The Impetus Trust, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Indigo Trust and the Henry Smith Charity have pulled together the initial £1.3m, but hope that other grantmakers and individuals will step up to provide further cash once the first round of funding is distributed.

The grantmakers will take a "highly engaged" approach to the funding which will include professional development to help the grant recipients scale up their operations.

Daniela Barone Soares, chief executive of the Impetus Trust, said: "We’re looking for charities and social enterprises that have developed and tested innovative solutions to the problem of re-offending and that have ambitions to transform their impact.

"We need to invest in some new ideas that help break the cycle of re-offending, and Impetus is proud to be at the forefront of that work."

Applications will be accepted via the Impetus Trust website until September 15.

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