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ITT_10208 - Grant Opportunity for Young Adults in the West Midland (WM) Probation Region

HMPPS are please to announces the launch of a Probation Grant opportunity to support Young Adults aged 18 to 25 years within the West Midland Probation Region, which launched on 28th Jan 2026. Deadline for submitting applications is 23rd Feb 2026 at 10:00am. A total funding pot of £100,000 is available across the West Midlands for individual projects. Funding will be allocated across three Lots; Lot 1 (Birmingham); Lot 2 (Dudley/Sandwell); Lot 3 (Walsall/Wolverhampton). To be eligible to apply, organisations must be successfully onboarded onto the Probation Grants Application Portal and registered to deliver within the West Midlands Probation Region. Suppliers can access the opportunity via the following link: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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Summary

Funding is available for initiatives that support young adults by addressing key needs such as trauma-informed care, reducing discrimination and hate crime, promoting social inclusion, strengthening community connections, and aiding transitions to independent living. Activities may include mentoring, life skills training, job readiness, culturally sensitive interventions, and innovative approaches to improve engagement, resilience, and reduce reoffending. Proposals can also tackle barriers like neurodiversity, educational gaps, and low maturity, while encouraging access to probation and community resources.

Grants are to deliver targeted activities that support young adults within West Midlands Probation Service region. Priority coverage areas and indicative annual funding allocations for each LOT are as follows: 

  • Lot 1 - Birmingham – indicative Grant Funding £50,000 for a 12-month period

  • Lot 2 - Sandwell and Dudley – indicative Grant Funding £25,000 for a 12-month period·       

  • Lot 3 - Walsall and Wolverhampton – indicative Grant Funding £25,000 for a 12- month period

Eligibility

Grants are available to non-profit organisations. To be eligible to apply, organisations must be successfully onboarded onto the Probation Grants Application Portal and registered to deliver within the West Midlands Probation Region.

Objectives

The objectives of the scheme is to:

  • improve young people’s engagement in, and experience of, probation and other rehabilitative activities;

  • support an young individual’s rehabilitation and desistance journey; and to improve HMPPS’ knowledge of which activities work to support young people and to encourage rehabilitation and desistance.

Dates

Deadline for Grant application is 10am on the 23rd Febuary 2026

How to apply

Grants are available to non-profit organisations. To be eligible to apply, organisations must be successfully onboarded onto the Probation Grants Application Portal and registered to deliver within the West Midlands Probation Region.

Suppliers can access the opportunity via the following link: 

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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