Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF)

The Home Office plans to continue the Modern Slavery Fund to reduce modern slavery's impact on the UK. This is early notification only, not a formal application process yet. The indicative funding amount is up to £13 million. The deadline is 1 July 2026. No eligibility criteria have been specified yet. The Home Office will confirm the approach and funding details later. This notice is just to alert potential applicants that funding may be available.

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.