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.

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Mission To Seafarers

Funding for the redevelopment of the Shipvisitor App, enabling seamless coordination and enhanced welfare provision amongst ship visiting staff to support seafarers’ welfare throughout the world.

Amount awarded: £30,000

Mission To Seafarers

Funding to expand the SafeTalk programme by delivering suicide awareness and intervention training for seafarers to address the high rates of suicide in maritime.

Amount awarded: £44,000

International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN)

Funding to replenish the Seafarers Emergency Fund, providing essential immediate aid to seafarers and their families facing sudden or unforeseen crises, such as medical emergencies, repatriation, and psychological counselling.

Amount awarded: £30,000

Cornwall Community Development Innovations

Continuation funding for a part-time fishing animateur in North Norfolk.

Amount awarded: £7,380

Combat Stress

Funding to support clinical mental health treatment to Royal Navy, Royal Marine and Merchant Navy veterans across the UK, who are suffering from complex mental health issues such as PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.

Amount awarded: £3,500

Scarborough Trinity House Seafarers' Trust

Funding for capital improvements to increase energy efficiency throughout an almshouse for veteran seafarers resulting in improved well-being.

Amount awarded: £25,000

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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.

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