The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund: Grant Round 5

Grants to voluntary, community groups, charities and partners to provide support for innovative community safety projects.

Grant Round 5 is a special round which will give organisations the opportunities to apply for one of 3 pots of money:

Pot 1. A special grant of £15,000 to £20,000 or less (from a £750,000 pot).

Pot 2. A grant of £8,000 or less (from a (£250,000 pot)

Pot 3. Collaboration pot – funding up to £40,000 for joint bids.

Grant Round 5 seeks to support projects and interventions which reduce offending and re-victimisation, including addressing childhood vulnerability, poor mental health, and experience and/or recovery from drugs and alcohol substance misuse. Encourage projects which use a trauma informed approach to support those vulnerable to criminal behaviour to reduce reoffending through improving skills, employment, and housing. Welcome early intervention projects which support diverting vulnerable children and young people from exploitation. Want to work with partners to bring about generational change in diverting people away from a lifestyle of crime and the risk of criminality. In addition particularly welcome projects supporting women and girls and men and boys for the Pot 1 – £15,000 – £20,000 allocation. Applications which address other themes and priorities within the Police and Crime Plan will still be considered. All applications must align with policing, tackling crime and community safety, you are advised to read The Police and Crime Plan – West Yorkshire Combined Authority (westyorks-ca.gov.uk).

Deadline for applications is: 12 noon, 10/11/23 and funds will be awarded on 7th February 2024.

For further details about the fund and to book on 1 of 4 on-line information/Q&A sessions go to Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund – West Yorkshire Combined Authority (westyorks-ca.gov.uk).

There will also be an on-line Meet the Funder: The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund – Doing Good Leeds event via zoom for Leeds organisations to hear more about the fund, eligibility and tips for applying, from West Yorkshire Combined Authority Consultation and Engagement Team, with an opportunity to ask questions, via zoom event on 23^rd October at 11-12pm

 

Voluntary Action Leeds