# Grant Fund Opportunity - First Step Fund

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice\.](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £190,000
- Published: 21 February 2017
- Planned start: 1 May 2017
- Planned end: 30 March 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Notice ID: 320498e0-4b94-4ee1-a71d-344134128e22-131626
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f263c98a-0a4f-4dc2-a343-a1cd23eb14ea

## Description

Grant Funding Opportunity - First Step Fund Grant opportunity to identify gaps in provision for ex-Services personnel and improve links between the Military Corrective Training Centre \(MCTC\), Colchester and English prisons\. The aim of these grants will be to deliver services or complementary activity for ex-Services personnel involved with NOMS CFO or the wider Criminal Justice System The individual grants will have a maximum value of £30,000 per grant with a total amount of upto £190,000 available

## Related contract awards

- [Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Music Programme for Prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-03330e53-28de-46d6-9075-03bfcca5a91e): Ministry of Justice
- [Justice Futures Framework 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-849a18f7-3250-4770-a962-ce000bf2c56a): Ministry of Justice
- [Hardware Sourcing \(HS\) Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-31f877a9-093a-4301-82ed-c13d59b3208d): Ministry of Justice

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/320498e0-4b94-4ee1-a71d-344134128e22-131626)
