Up to £5,000 is up for grabs for Cheshire communities who want to make a real difference in their town, city or village.
The Safer Communities Fund has been established to encourage public involvement in the prevention and reduction of crime and to allow community groups to bid for money to help create safer communities across Cheshire.
The total fund in 2016/17 will amount to £60,000. In order to facilitate a reasonable distribution of the Fund, applications will be limited to a maximum of £5,000. There is no minimum level of funding.
Applications must support crime prevention or reduction or the objectives within the Police and Crime Plan and must be located within Cheshire.
This could include, but is not limited to, projects that will: support victims; protect vulnerable people; tackle anti-social behaviour and drugs; improve road safety or promote a safe night time economy.
Cheshire Police & Crime Commissioner David Keane said: "Local people understand their community better than anyone and have some well thought out ideas on what could be done to improve their area. I want to empower people to make a positive impact whether they are involved in local organisations, charities, community and volunteering groups.
"I want to see projects that support victims and vulnerable people or prevent crime and anti-social behaviour. I want bidders to be able to show how they can work to make their project sustainable but I am not setting a minimum funding level and match funding whilst preferable won't always be necessary, so no project is too small – if it helps making your local community safer I'm keen to get behind it.
"This is a really exciting opportunity and one that I am looking to build over the years to come; so please get involved."
There is an online application process and more information on the Safer Communities Fund on the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner's website.
