In 2023, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded £2.4m in grants to 50 organisations supporting seafarers in need and their families.
Our grant funding supports frontline organisations and projects that provide essential help for seafarers and their families in crisis. Each grant application is assessed against our core goals to ensure the support provided to ensure that your donations go to where the need is greatest.
See the below list to find grants awarded in the last three years.
Does your organisation or project work to provide support for seafarers in need and their families? See if you’re eligible for a grant to help you.
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University of Southampton (Wolfson Unit MTIA)
Funding to build a typical model scale catamaran (under 10 metres), assess its survivability by physical testing and conduct stability tests with fishermen in attendance to develop evidence to influence safety standards
Amount awarded: £20,000
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations
Grant funding awarded in 2022 to fund the production of a short film aimed at supporting UK fishing to comply with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's new safety standards for inspection of vessels under 15 meters.
Amount awarded: £4,350
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations
Grant funding awarded in 2022 to provide a contribution towards funding the salary costs of the Risk, Safety and Training Lead at the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations over a two-year period (May 2023 to May 2025).
Amount awarded: £25,000
Fishing Industry's Safety & Health Platform (FISH Platform)
Grant funding awarded in 2022 to support a two-day conference in Thailand aimed at facilitating international collaboration and learning on fishing safety to improve safety and crew welfare onboard all fishing vessels
Amount awarded: £15,000
Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO)
Grant funding awarded in 2022 to improve safety management systems and legal compliance onboard 30 fishing vessels in the fleet, while providing benefits, learning, tools and resources to the wider fishing fleet in Northern Ireland.
Amount awarded: £35,000
The Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust FCFCT
Grant to fund a 0.4 FTE project manager to provide a secretariat for the Safety Audit project and to provide advocacy and campaigns support for a 6 month period up until 31/05/22
Amount awarded: £20,000
We're committed to transparency
The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. See our Publisher profile on 360Giving, where you will be able to download grants awarded since 2017.
