Deadline: 20-Jun-25
Submissions are now open for SWAP Summer Support Fund, a brand-new funding stream which is designed to support third sector organisations in delivering responsive, inclusive and community-led activities that address seasonal challenges and promote wellbeing.
The fund aims to support community groups, charities and social enterprises working to alleviate pressure on families, reduce crime and Anti-Social behaviour (ASB), actively engage with young people and improve access to essential provision during the summer months.
These projects will help to address challenges we see during the summer months, whilst empowering young people and promoting their well-being. They want to support projects which are working to:
- help reduce pressure on families
- lower crime and anti-social behaviour
- engage with young people giving them access to the things they need over the summer period.
Priorities
- Funding will be awarded to projects that align with one or more of the following priorities:
- Support children and young people. This could be summer holiday clubs, youth provision or youth engagement activities.
- Promotion of well-being. This could be the delivery of sports, leisure or arts activities which promote physical and mental wellbeing
- Reducing isolation and promoting inclusion. Projects which support marginalised communities or those under-represented groups.
Funding Information
- The SWAP Summer Support fund provides grants of up to £2,000 to help deliver activity for 6-8 weeks.
Ineligible Activities
- Activities which a statutory body is responsible for providing, e.g. school or Local Authority
- Activities that have already taken place before they offer you a grant and are therefore deemed to be retrospective.
- Projects where the organisation making the application is not the same as the organisation that will deliver the project
- Political promotion, including political party activity
- Travel outside of the UK
- Organisations requesting funding towards reserves.
- They cannot accept general applications from or on behalf of individuals.
- Overhead costs will not be funded unless directly related to the project delivery, for example venue hire.
- Activities which fund policing equipment or solely support CCTV installation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations which are ‘not for profit’ such as charities, friends of groups, neighbourhood groups, social enterprises and community group and there will need to be two unrelated signatories on the group bank account.
- All organisations must demonstrate a clear community benefit within their constitution or governing documents.
- If the bid is a consortium or partnership bid, the expectation would be that local groups/ organisations would be the lead applicant if working with regional or national organisations. Additionally, the lead application must meet the entire criteria as an organisation.
- The fund may be accessed by Parish Councils where there is proven local need and a clear partnership approach. The fund may be accessed by schools where there is a clear impact on the wider community and where funding does not pay for curriculum time activities.
- Other public bodies cannot apply directly but are encouraged to work alongside community groups to submit applications.
For more information, visit Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner.