Deadline: 11-Nov-22
The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund allows voluntary, community groups, charities and partners to apply for funding 3rd Round which is awarding up to £8,000.
The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund (MSCF) is a grant giving scheme which is designed to make funding easily accessible for projects that aim to make West Yorkshire safer and feel safer.
Grant Round 3 will support projects which align with the Police and Crime Plan priority; Safer Places and Thriving Communities. They will still welcome applications which support other priorities and cross-cutting themes which support policing, crime and community safety.
This time the fund is looking to support project targeting safer places and thriving communities. Specifically, they welcome projects which support:
- Neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Serious violence including knife crime.
- Road safety, speeding and dangerous driving.
- Drug misuse.
- High street crime.
- Countering terrorism.
- Hate crime.
- Recovery from Covid-19 impact.
Funding Information
- Awarding up to £8,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Voluntary and Community Groups, Charities and not-for-profit groups, West Yorkshire Local Authorities and Statutory Agencies including West Yorkshire Police employees.
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West Yorkshire Police employees need to ensure that their application has been reviewed by the appropriate Partnership Funding Officer. This ensures that local delivery is in line with West Yorkshire Police objectives. They can also sign post you to other funding opportunities.
- Lisa Raynor – Leeds, Calderdale and Departments
- Tracy Collins – Bradford, Wakefield and Kirklees.
Ineligible
- General appeals, funding for longer than 12 months, projects taking place outside West Yorkshire, pure academic research, educational bursaries, travel projects, individuals, work that forms part of a statutory requirement, food for foodbanks, refreshments including food and/or beverages, the replacement of statutory funding or retrospective grants. Long term capital projects or short term capital projects over £8k.
- Transport costs can be included if within West Yorkshire and as part of a wider project.
- Long term capital projects are defined as those which require relatively large sums on monies to acquire, develop, improve, and/or maintain a capital asset (such as land or buildings). Short term projects which fit the 8k fund limit and the provision that monies must be spent with a year of allocation will be considered.
For more information, visit MSCF.
For more information, visit https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and-crime/mayor-s-safer-communities-fund/