Deadline: 24-Feb-23
The Quartet Community Foundation (QCF) is accepting applications for Commissioner’s Crime Prevention Fund to help create safer communities.
It is run as a partnership between the OPCC, Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) and Quartet Community Foundation (QCF).
Funding Information
- Groups can apply for a grant of between £1,000 to £5,000.
What can I use this money for?
- You can use these grants for project costs that clearly relate to the aims of this fund.
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This can include:
- people’s time to deliver the project
- a contribution towards people’s time to manage your group
- travel
- buying small items of equipment
- a contribution towards your group’s core running costs, like insurance and utilities.
- These are just examples and there may be other things you need for your project that you can request from this fund.
Eligible Project
- In a particular neighbourhood so that everyone benefits from reduced crime and antisocial behaviour,or
- For a specific group of people who are at higher risk of being the victims or perpetrators of crime and antisocial behaviour.
Eligibility Criteria
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You can only apply if you work or volunteer for a group that:
- Is based in BANES, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset, or South Gloucestershire
- Is run by a committee or board of at least 3 unrelated people
- Has a governing document or set of rules
- Has an appropriate level of free reserves. If this is more than 12 months running costs, then you should have a policy explaining why
- Has a safeguarding policy
- Has a bank account in its name, which requires two unrelated signatories.
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They welcome applications from groups that exist to support people in their local community. They can award money to groups that are not registered charities, but the purpose of the funding must be charitable. This means They can give a grant to:
- Community groups
- Registered charities
- Community amateur sports clubs
- Community interest companies (CIC) limited by guarantee that have a clear asset lock benefitting local communities
- Companies limited by guarantee that are not-for-profit with all surpluses re-invested back into the organisation
- Faith organisations, but not for the promotion of religion
- Community benefit societies.
Note: They can consider applications from national or regional organisations, but only where there is no local organisation undertaking the work in question. In such cases They will only consider projects that are clearly targeted in their area, and not contributions to national campaigns.
For more information, visit QCF.
For more information, visit https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/grantfunding/grants-groups/opcc