Deadline: 6-Jan-25
The Suffolk Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s Fund to help support victims of crime and reduce crime and disorder.
Objectives
- To provide services which support victims of crime and reduce crime and disorder.
- Reduce reoffending and/or prevent crime.
- Support fraud prevention and victims of fraud, (both online and in person (e.g. financial abuse, exploitation etc.))
- Support those with substance misuse (drug and alcohol) issues. (Specifically needs to show the link between crime and disorder).
- Support young people – this could be initiatives which enhance the skills of young people who have been/or are at risk of being caught in criminality.
- To help prevent and reduce anti-social behaviour and/or support victims of ASB.
- Support problem solving in local communities by investing in initiatives which prevent crime and reduce reoffending or directly improve community safety.
- Support the Safer Stronger Communities Board priorities by dealing with serious violence, criminal exploitation, prevent modern day slavery, tackle ASB and address hate crime (for these they might consider match-funded initiatives with other statutory partners).
- To work in partnership to improve criminal justice outcomes and enhance community safety.
- Support for offenders aged up to 25 years, where there are gaps in provision, to reduce reoffending.
- Offer countywide systems of support for victims of crime.
- To learn from the pandemic and introduce systems and measures of support which can decrease the implications of the pandemic.
- Supporting reintegration into Society for ex-offenders and those who have been away from community/society for a period of time (ensuring there is no duplication of service but supportive reintegration that encourages and enables independency).
Funding Information
- Grants of between £2,500 and £20,000 are available for services
Target Groups
- Vulnerable people – who are or may be a target of crime including online crime, modern slavery, hate crime or abuse, and including those with protected characteristics.
- Victims of crime – helping people cope with the immediate impact of the crime and recover from the harm caused – especially where partnerships are formed to support victims.
- Serious Violence – initiatives to support those at risk of offending and becoming victims of knife crime, gang activity and county lines.
- Young people – positive engagement schemes to reduce crime and disorder with a focus on those who are disadvantaged or at risk of offending and provide opportunities for young people.
- Drugs and Substance Abuse – supporting those who have drug and alcohol issues to positively impact on crime and disorder reduction.
- Preventing reoffending – working with those who offend to reduce re- offending. This could include schemes to support offenders and ex-offenders to improve their skills and support their rehabilitation into the community.
- Reducing crime – they will consider applications where an evidential link can be made with reducing crime and disorder.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications accepted from Social Enterprises.
Exclusions
- Operational overheads can only be included where they form an integral part of the project delivery costs. Reclaiming general, management and staffing overheads will not be accepted.
- Grants will not cover security systems/fences/cameras/CCTV etc.
- Only small amounts of capital may be requested (10% of total request).
- Anyone in direct receipt of funding from the OPCC cannot apply to this fund for core costs. If there is a specific project that requires funding, please speak to a Grants Officer prior to applying.
- Those tackling domestic abuse/violence, sexual abuse/violence cannot apply to this fund.
Application Requirements
- Applicants need to have:
- A management committee of at least three unrelated members/trustees/directors
- A governing document/constitution with a dissolution clause
- A bank account with two unrelated signatories living at separate addresses, who must both authorise all withdrawals, including those made using internet banking
- An equal opportunities policy
- A safeguarding policy
- Annual accounts and management accounts less than 6 months old
For more information, visit Suffolk Community Foundation.