Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott has released a further £100,000 from his commissioning budget for selected organisations to apply for up to £10,000 each to help prevent crime and antisocial behaviour in their neighbourhoods.
The Safer in Kent Fund is open for bids until Tuesday the 11th of September. Applicants should be able to offer evidence to support the need for their project and demonstrate how it will help make their area safer in the long term.
Examples of such projects could include: diversionary activities, training, crime prevention equipment, awareness campaigns or clean up kits.
The fund is available for projects that will help prevent crime and antisocial behaviour in local neighbourhoods. Projects of particular interest would be those that meet the following:
• Supporting rural and coastal communities to stay safe.
• Reducing re-offending.
• Supporting young people through the provision of diversionary or preventative activities for those committing antisocial behaviour, at the cusp of the criminal justice system or within the criminal justice system who are at risk from such issues a youth violence, gangs and knife crime.
• Tackling antisocial behaviour.
• Preventing crime and fraud.
• Supporting communities to raise awareness of risk, safety issues and crime prevention, particularly hard to access communities.
• Innovative projects that meet at least one of the PCC's priorities but do not fit within the categories above.
To be eligible projects must meet one or more of the Police and Crime Plan priorities, and not be for victims' services or mental health as these are funded separately. All funding will be subject to final end of year monitoring.
To apply for funding, please first read the funding grant conditions to ensure your project is eligible.
To read the full eligibility criteria and to submit an application for funding, visit: www.kent-pcc.gov.uk/Safer
Matthew Scott said:
“Preventing crime and anti-social behaviour requires teamwork between the police and local neighbourhoods and I am pleased to be able to support this ongoing effort with funding for locally based initiatives. I welcome bids from charities, Community Interest Companies and other groups that will help Kent Police prevent criminality and antisocial behaviour and hopefully stop people from becoming victims of crime.”
“Preventing crime and anti-social behaviour requires teamwork between the police and local neighbourhoods and I am pleased to be able to support this ongoing effort with funding for locally based initiatives. I welcome bids from charities, Community Interest Companies and other groups that will help Kent Police prevent criminality and antisocial behaviour and hopefully stop people from becoming victims of crime.”
Funding opened on Tuesday the 21st of August and closes on Tuesday the 11th of September at 5:00pm prompt.
Any projects considered for Safer in Kent funding must complete the relevant application form in full. Applicants should be notified of the final outcome by Tuesday the 25th of September 2018.
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