Community safety funding

You can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 where there is an evidenced community safety need to support projects and activities to: 

  • increase awareness of domestic abuse, exploitation (sexual, slavery, trafficking), and encourage safeguarding
  • divert youth from knife crime, gangs, and county lines
  • contribute towards safer roads and streets, such as accident awareness and bike safety - but not streetlights or CCTV

This grant comes from the Government's Shared Prosperity Fund and is for communities in North Northamptonshire. We have £20,000 available for the 2024/25 funding round.

Please also refer to the Community Safety Partnership Plan for further information about North Northamptonshire’s community safety priorities.

Refer to our community funding policy below and community funding privacy notice for further information.

The following can apply:

  • parish councils
  • charities
  • community and voluntary groups
  • clubs
  • not-for-profit organisations

School PTAs, ‘Friends of’ groups, health charities and religious bodies can also apply if their projects benefit the wider community and support our aims.

Joint applications between organisations are welcomed as it can help deliver and enhance projects. One organisation needs to apply and take the lead during the application process.

Organisations must:

  • demonstrate a community safety need for the project
  • demonstrate value for money in the investment of public funds (environmental, social and economic)
  • identify and quantify beneficiaries and impact of investment 
  • consider on-going sustainability
  • ensure the identified funding priorities are met in the application

We can help fund:

  • programme or activity costs which are directly relevant to the application
  • travel and transport costs associated with relevant events in North Northamptonshire
  • hire or purchase of equipment for meeting project needs, including sports equipment
  • venue hire (excluding hire of group’s own premises) relating to the application
  • technical assistance where third-party support is required to meet the project outcomes
  • publicity, marketing but not political lobbying
  • volunteer expenses, including volunteer training costs

We can't help fund:

  • organisations that hold more than 12 months unrestricted operating costs within their assets, unless a good reason can be demonstrated
  • activities which are discriminatory, political, or are classed as religious conversion
  • activities where there is statutory funding provision available
  • costs that can be claimed back from elsewhere - e.g. VAT
  • costs that are not auditable - e.g. cash payments unsupported by an approved financial system
  • costs towards banking charges or repayment of debt
  • payments made to individual members of the applicant group or organisation who have a personal financial interest
  • retrospective costs - e.g. activities already completed or costs incurred before the agreement of funding
  • programmes or activities which are considered the core activity of national or regional government, government departments or arms-length body, such as health or education
  • gifts and prizes
  • alcohol
  • employee costs - including salaries
  • political lobbying
  • staff training or facilitation costs
  • works to facilities that are or should be subject to an insurance claim
    and
  • applicants cannot apply for additional funding towards existing projects or activities which have been grant funded by the council within the last 12 months.

The following conditions apply for successful applicants:

  • funding awards are paid upon receipt of a signed grant agreement, annex and accompanying documentation
  • your organisation will need to comply in accordance with the provisions of and principles of the Data Protection Act 2018
  • this grant is not transferable between projects or organisations
  • a grant is awarded on the basis of information provided in the application. Should this information be found to be misleading, or the supported project is cancelled, the council will be entitled to be repaid the grant monies
  • applications must be for a non-profit making purpose
  • it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they have all relevant consents and permissions in place - i.e. planning permission, DBS checks, and licenses. A grant award does not give permission to proceed with any work without the correct statutory authorisation
  • successful grants awarded must be spent by the end of February 2025 and must meet and comply with the grant arrangements
  • successful grants awarded must comply with appropriate monitoring systems, including a final report and any relevant documentation such as receipts
  • applications made for funding requests over £5,000 will be rejected

Apply

To apply, you will need your:

  • certificate of public liability insurance in the sum of at least £5 million
  • constitution or governing documentation
  • equality policy
  • year-end accounts
  • child protection statement (if applicable)
  • vulnerable adults statement (if applicable)

Applications close on 20 September 2024, at 12 noon.

Once you have applied, we may ask for further information and supporting evidence.

Last updated 23 September 2024