Hull Crime Reduction Fund ending 30/11/18

Hull Crime Reduction Fund

The latest round of the Hull Crime Reduction Fund – administered by the Hull Community Safety Partnership (CSP) with funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) – is due to close to applicants on Friday 30 November and not for profit groups/organisations across Hull are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £10,000.

What the CSP will fund?

Not for profit groups/organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000, but they must prove within their application how they support the delivery of the CSP priorities and the aims of Police and Crime plan and how they will sustain the project after initial funding.

CSP Priorities:

– Reduce domestic abuse and violent behaviour

– Reduce offending and re-offending

– Support victims and vulnerable people and communities

PCC Police and Crime Plan aims:

-To develop increasingly self-sustaining and safe communities in the Humber area;

-To build confidence in the agencies involved in creating safer communities; and

-To provide services to victims and the most vulnerable that meets their needs

When and how can you apply?

The Community Grant Panel meets once every three months and applications can only be considered at that meeting – they will not consider applications outside of this schedule. So if you want funding for a particular date, please make sure you apply in time.

For full details of the Crime Reduction Fund and how to apply visit: https://www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk/News/News-Archive/2017/Crime-Reduction-Fund-launches-in-Hull.aspx

Why was it introduced?

Hull CSP Chair Tracy Harsley said: “We want to work more closely with communities and to support them in seeking to improve outcomes for residents and communities that will build resilience and reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.”

PCC for Humberside, Keith Hunter, said: “One of the key aims of my police and crime plan is to deliver increasingly self-sustaining and safe communities. I have funded the community safety partnership in Hull to ensure community groups have a local point of contact and I hope the fund will encourage a greater community involvement to tackle crime and safety.”

Examples of Funded Projects

• Core funding for an infrastructure support to community groups with an interest in safety.
• Diversionary activity for young people (outreach and centres).
• A housing scheme for people leaving prison in order to prevent re-offending
• Funding to make an event more accessible to the public by funding two BSL Signers.
• Community development events to stimulate the formation of community groups in the area.
• The rollout of the #NoMoreKnives campaign across schools in Hull.
• Supporting ex-offenders via a gardening project.
• Crime prevention project for victims of crime or those more at risk of crime.
• A course to support victims of domestic abuse.
• CCTV for a Community facility used by numerous community groups in east Hull
• Part funding for a new retail/business radio system in Hull city centre.
• A project to support diverse communities in reporting crime and anti-social behaviour.
• Emergency housing for complex victims of domestic abuse.