Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Scheme
Funding
£8,000 – £450,000
Location
England, Wales
Applications
Open until 29 March 2027
This grant funds services that help people on probation or leaving prison to rebuild their lives. It supports projects that reduce reoffending and help people with shared backgrounds or experiences. The Ministry of Justice wants to fund activities that improve how people engage with probation and rehabilitation. Grants range from £8,000 to £450,000. You can apply if your work is based in England or Wales. The deadline to apply is 29 March 2027.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Work must support rehabilitation or desistance from reoffending
- Services must support people with shared protected characteristics or shared experiences, or promote rehabilitation and desistance
- Work must align with HMPPS aims to protect the public and reduce reoffending
This grant is for organisations in England and Wales that support people on probation or leaving prison. It suits charities, community groups, and social enterprises running rehabilitation or reoffending reduction services. It is not for businesses with no connection to criminal justice or rehabilitation work.
Sectors
Awards published
554
Typical award
£74,802
Most awards
£24,181 to £167,063
Most funded region
London
Recent awards include LimeCulture (£30,000, 2025), Citizens Advice East Suffolk Limited (£15,535, 2025) and Citizens Advice Essex Limited (£77,924, 2025).
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Full details from Ministry of Justice
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Scheme for support for people with shared protected characteristics or shared experiences or to promote rehabilitation and desistance to support the aims of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to protect the public and reduce reoffending. This includes the aims to improve people’s engagement in, and experience of, probation and other rehabilitative activities; to support an individual’s rehabilitation and desistance journey; and to improve HMPPS’ knowledge of which activities work to support people and to encourage rehabilitation and desistance.
Apply through the Ministry of Justice. Check the official grant listing for application forms and guidance. No two-stage process is mentioned in the available information.
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