Antrim and Newtownabbey PCSP Community Safety Small Grants

Overview

The PCSP small grants programme has been developed to support the delivery of projects aimed at improving Community Safety across Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. 

The fund seeks to encourage local community-based organisations to address local community safety issues through innovative and appropriate solutions.

Who can apply

The process is open to formally constituted groups which are not-for-profit that are transparent, accountable and must be from or operating within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. 

Projects must take place between 1 July 2025 and 31 March 2026 

Any activity outside these timescales will not be eligible for funding. 

Only groups which meet these criteria can apply to the PCSP Grants Programme. If an organisation is satisfied that it is an eligible formally constituted organisation as outlined above, it MUST be in a position to meet the following criteria: 

• Be based in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area or have their main activities based in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. 
• Be committed to Equal Opportunities in terms of organisational policies and the delivery of services to those being served or represented. 
• Be non-party political and open to the full range of local opinion. 
• Have appropriate and adequate insurance cover for all activities. 
• Ensure that all group activities abide by the law and that the necessary permissions are obtained for activities from the appropriate body/authority. 
• Ensure that Child Protection Policy / Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedures are in place and adhered to as and when appropriate. 
• Have a bank/building society account. 
• Be able to produce an annual statement of independently audited or certified accounts or be able to present a bank statement in the case 6 of newly established groups. 
• Have arrangements in place for dispersing the group’s funds if they dissolve/end. 
• Agree to Antrim and Newtownabbey PCSP's promotion, monitoring, evaluation, and training procedures as required. 
• Be prepared, if requested, to showcase your project to others and PCSP Members via a media your group feels comfortable with, such as slide show, scrap board, story board, video etc.

What can be funded

Funding is available under several themes (applicants should clearly indicate which theme their project relates to): 1

1. Anti-Social Behaviour 
2. Community Vulnerability 3
3. Road Safety 
4. Confidence in Policing

Examples of projects supported:

• Anti-Social Behaviour Projects which will prevent, reduce or address anti-social behaviour across the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Applicant projects may include the following: 
  • Provision of diversionary/intervention programmes which will reduce the number of incidents of anti-social behaviour through partnership working in local communities. 
  • Provision of early intervention projects which will reduce the risk of individuals, (especially young people aged up to 17-years-old) from engaging in anti-social behaviour. 
• Community Vulnerability Projects which support vulnerable people and/or communities and address such issues as hate crime, domestic and sexual violence, substance abuse, isolation and loneliness. Applicant projects may include the following: 
  • Development of local community safety initiatives which help to reduce fear of crime in communities, particularly among older people and other isolated/vulnerable groups or individuals. 
  • Partnership working with groups addressing hate crime, developing new initiatives and challenging attitudes
• Road Safety Projects which address and raise awareness around particular areas of concern in relation to road safety. Applicant projects may include: 
  • Development of localised community road safe initiatives which will make neighbourhoods safer for all road users. 
• Confidence in Policing Projects which will increase confidence in policing by developing and enhancing opportunities for engagement between local communities and the PSNI. Applicant projects may include those which: 
  • Aim to increase the levels of reporting of certain crimes (specifically domestic abuse) are particularly welcome. Applicants should note that domestic abuse can include coercive control and/or physical, emotional, or financial abuse 
  • Encourage engagement between hard-to-reach communities (including newcomer families / disengaged young people) and the PSNI. 

All of the above are examples and applicants should feel free to focus on any other community safety issue that is important to their community and relates to one of the specified themes. The PCSP welcomes applications that are original and innovative.

Funding details