Preventing crime before it starts is PCC fund’s new bench-mark

• Time is running out for applications to Gloucestershire’s award winning Commissioner’s Fund for grants in support of new crime fighting projects
• The fund is?offering grants up to ￡5,000 in support of fresh and innovative ideas – but they must be?in line with the PCC’s Police and Crime Prevention Plan
• Police and Crime Commissioner?Chris Nelson said, “I firmly believe in better connected communities, and by utilising our collective assets, we can work together to make life better”.
• The Commissioner’s Fund has supported over 500?local?initiatives?aimed at reducing crime and anti-social behaviour since 2012.?The closing date for applications is Monday 12 December 2022, 5 pm.??

If you have a good idea for reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, you only have until 5 pm on 12 December to let us know about it.

The Commissioner’s Fund, which supports local organisations trying to make their communities better, is focussing on schemes designed to stop crime before it even happens.?With that in mind, the PCC is offering grants up to ￡5,000 to schemes that will prevent vulnerable people from falling into criminality.

“The Commissioner’s Fund has built-up an excellent reputation for helping local organisations break the cycle of crime. This year, I want it to focus on projects that deliver early intervention, prevention and diversionary activities to get the message across that crime is never the answer to a problem”, said Mr. Nelson.

500 projects in 10 years

In order to be considered, projects must take place in Gloucestershire, be linked to one or more of the PCC’s Police and Crime Prevention Plan priorities and support crime reduction and community safety work. Grants up to ￡5,000 will be offered for one financial year, starting in April 2023 but will?not?include physical security measures such as CCTV or lighting.

If you have an idea you think might qualify, check the funding criteria and how to apply, on the?OPCC website

Created in 2012, the ‘Commissioner’s Fund’ has awarded grants to hundreds of community and voluntary organisations, including around?500 local projects?working to break the cycle of crime.