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The JJ Charitable Trust - Literacy Small Grants Scheme
Created: 09/06/2026
News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The JJ Charitable Trust seeks to improve the effectiveness of literacy teaching in primary and secondary education for children with learning difficulties, including dyslexia.
Their work has a particular focus on areas of disadvantage and those who are at risk of non-inclusion in society and the world of work.
The small grants scheme funds charities and community groups that directly help children and young people develop literacy skills, with a focus on supporting those with learning difficulties such as dyslexia.
They are keen to see applications for projects that use volunteers and reading mentors and those that help during transitional points. For example: between primary and secondary school or transitioning to college or work. They will consider grants for literacy support at any primary or secondary key stage (between ages 5 and 18).
You can see examples of work they've funded before on their 360Giving page (https://grantnav.threesixtygiving.org/search), by searching for ‘literacy’ and filter by The JJ Charitable Trust to view their literacy grants.
Who can apply?
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be a UK-based organisation.
- You need to be a registered charity, Community Interest Company, Charitable Incorporated Organisation or registered as an exempt charity.
- Priority is given to organisations with an annual income of less than £1 million – though they will consider organisations with a higher income where literacy is a new strand of work.
- You can apply again if you have previously received a grant. They have a separate re-application process consisting of a short form and conversation. They ask organisations who have received multiple years of funding to wait a year before re-applying, to enable them to support new applicants as well as existing grant holders. If you have previously received a grant, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
- If you have applied and been unsuccessful, please wait a year before re-applying.
How to apply
They make three rounds of grants per year. You can apply any time using the online application form on their website (https://sfct.powerappsportals.com/jjapplication/).
Please note: In the form, an asterisk (*) marks a compulsory field. If you accidentally miss a compulsory field, you will be returned to the top of the form, and there you will see the names of the incomplete fields. If you have already attached any additional files, you MUST re-attach them, as the validation check process removes the link to any file. The size limit of attachments is 10MB.
Please be aware that you will not receive a copy of your application form once you press submit. They recommend copying your responses into a word document if you would like to keep a copy of them.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 01 October 2026.
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