Deadline: 23-Sep-22
Emily Spurrell has now launched the Youth Diversion Fund, which uses money raised through the Police Property Act from the sale of property which has come into the police’s possession where the owner of the property cannot be identified and where a court order has been made.
Priorities
- Projects should meet at least one of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s priorities:
- Fighting Crime; Proactive Policing;
- Supporting Victims; Safer Communities;
- Driving Change; Prevent Offending.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £3,000 are available to support diversionary projects for children and young people taking place around the October school half term, Halloween and Bonfire Night period 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be a charity, community group or social enterprise (statutory services including schools are not eligible for this fund).
- You must be based in Merseyside, connected to your community. National charities must have a permanent branch in Merseyside with a local Management team and a bank account here.
- You must have a formal constitution or governing document in the name of the group.
Ineligible
- Core salaries cannot be considered (however, sessional work at an hourly rate for a specified number of project hours can be considered)
- Priority for the fund is engagement projects delivered locally within the community therefore activities such as trips cannot be considered.
- As standard practice, they can not consider organisations with less than three unrelated trustees / directors / management committee members. Each fund differs so please check the fund criteria but generally they do not fund the following:
- Public sector organisations or those controlled wholly or in part, e.g. local authority, primary care trust
- Commercial ventures
- Purchase/maintenance of vehicles
- Activities that will have already taken place before they offer you a grant
- Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
- Projects for personal profit
- Organisations that are set up for the benefit of animals or plants – environmental groups that work with animals or environment such as city farms are acceptable
- Groups comprising just one family
- Statutory organisations or work that is their responsibility
- Debts and other liabilities
- Reclaimable VAT
- Travel outside UK
- CIC’s limited by shares
For more information, visit https://cfmerseyside.org.uk/funds/youth-diversion-fund