Building a Stronger Britain Together funding awarded

More than 30 groups across England have received £770,000 between them to support their local community and build resilience to extremist activity.

Awarded through the Building a Stronger Britain Together programme, the funding is the fourth round of funding since the programme began in 2015. The latest projects will cover Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, London, Luton, Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland.

Building a Stronger Britain Together, set up as part of the government’s Counter Extremism Strategy, is a network of more than 230 groups, which supports civil society and community organisations in efforts to stand up to extremism and bring communities together.

Projects being funded in this round include: working with children on anti-racism workshops; support for Muslim women who have experienced anti-Muslim hatred to produce a video to increase the understanding of Islam; support newly settled eastern and central European communities adapt to live in modern Britain and build resilience to far-right extremism; innovative workshops to tackle female genital mutilation; and commemorative arts projects to unite diverse communities which extremists attempt to exploit.

Baroness Williams, Minister for Countering Extremism, said: “Through the Building a Stronger Britain Together programme we have built a passionate network of local groups, who do amazing work in uniting their communities. I’m delighted that this funding can go towards helping so many people and support some fantastic projects that promote fundamental values. I am proud of the incredible work organisations are doing and we will do all can to ensure more people can make a positive local impact.”