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Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF)
Funding
£627,000 – £1,254,000
Deadline
8 August 2026
Location
UK-wide
Applications
Applications closed
Overview
The Home Office is offering grants to tackle modern slavery worldwide. The Modern Slavery Innovation Fund has £6.27 million available in total. You can apply for between £627,000 and £1,254,000. Projects must focus on one of two areas: stopping trafficking and forced crime in cyber-scam centres, or tackling forced and child labour in UK supply chains. Your project must show innovation, measurable results, and involve people with lived experience of modern slavery. The deadline to apply is 1 August 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Project must focus on one of two themes: cyber-scam centre trafficking or forced/child labour in UK supply chains
- Must demonstrate innovation and measurable impact
- Must meaningfully involve people with lived experience of modern slavery
- Must show potential for sustainable change and wider system influence
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This fund is for organisations running innovative projects to combat modern slavery, either in cyber-scam trafficking networks or in UK supply chains. Your project must involve people with lived experience and show clear, measurable impact. Eligibility criteria have not been specified, so contact the Home Office directly to confirm whether your organisation qualifies.
Regions
Awards published
2,791
Typical award
£164,122
Most awards
£29,217 to £876,449
Most funded region
London
41 awards in 2025, down from 487 the year before.
Recent awards include Debryshire Law Centre (£20,095, 2025), Eaaling Law Centre, Hanwell Community Library (£15,468, 2025) and Migrant Advocacy Service (£20,118, 2025).
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Full details from The Home Office
The Home Office is inviting applications to the Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF), a £6.27 million grant programme designed to support innovative, evidence-based projects that raise global standards to protect people from modern slavery and reduce the impact of modern slavery on the UK. Funding is available for projects delivering activities under one of two thematic focus areas: (1) tackling trafficking and forced criminality in cyber-scam centres; or (2) strengthening prevention and response to forced labour and child labour in UK supply chains. Successful projects will demonstrate innovation, measurable impact, meaningful engagement of people with lived experience, and the potential to generate sustainable change and wider system influence.
Apply directly to the Home Office through the Modern Slavery Innovation Fund process. The source does not specify a portal or detailed steps. Check the Home Office website for application guidance.
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