Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) Community Engagement Programme

Overview

The Policing & Community Partnership - (PCSP) Small Grants Programme offers funding at 100% and up to a maximum of £5,000 per application for projects that have a positive contribution towards:

1.  improving community safety (including reducing crime and anti-social behaviour) and/or
2.  improving community confidence in policing

 Project activity can be a one-off event or delivered over a longer period depending on the nature of the project. Activity must be delivered within the period 1 April 2025 – 28 February 2026.

 Below is a list of community safety issues that applicants may wish to consider when developing their project. This list is not exhaustive, and applicants should feel free to focus on any other community safety issue that is important in their community.  

• reducing incidents of anti-social behaviour by promoting local intervention initiatives
• reducing harm and effects of drugs and alcohol as a contributing factor to crime and anti-social behaviour
• building confidence in policing by developing and enhancing opportunities for engagement between local communities and police
• addressing fear of crime and help people feel safer, especially vulnerable groups and/or those at risk of becoming victims of crime
• highlighting road safety awareness to address the increase in road deaths and serious injuries
• raising hate crime awareness to encourage reporting to the police and share information on supports available. Activities taking place during National Hate Crime Awareness Week 4-11 October are welcome.
• raising domestic and sexual violence awareness to challenge behaviours and share information on supports available. Activities taking place during the 16 Days of Activism 25 Nov – 10 Dec are welcome.
• measures to reduce the likelihood of rural crime. Activities taking place during Rural Crime Week 22-26 September (dates to be confirmed) are welcome.
• measures to raise awareness cyber crime – identifying, preventing and reporting. Activities taking place during Scam Awareness Week (dates to be confirmed) or Safer Internet Day 10 February 2026 are welcome.

Applicants are asked to complete their application form through this portal only. Only authorised representatives of the organisation may apply. Correspondence regarding applications will be generated electronically to the registered user that completes the application.

Please note that incomplete applications or retrospective applications will be deemed invalid and will not be considered.

Who can apply

The process is open to constituted groups such as community organisations, sporting clubs, uniform organisations and parent teacher associations. This list is not exhaustive – any questions regarding eligibility should be directed to the PCSP staff team contact details are available at the end of this document. 

Project participants must be residents of the Fermanagh and Omagh district.

Organisations based outside of the District Council area are eligible to apply if project participants are residents of the Fermanagh and Omagh district. Only one application per organisation can be submitted

Eligible projects

1. Description of your Project - Tell us what you want the funding for.

Use these prompt questions to provide a complete answer:

• What is the project – describe the activity to be delivered.
• What is the duration of the project – one off event or longer?
• Where will the project take place?
• Who are the target participants and why?
• Are there any partners involved in the delivery?
• What do you want the project to achieve?
• How does the project improve community safety and/or improve community confidence in policing?
• How will you advertise the project?
• How will you acknowledge funding from Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership?

2. Demonstration of Need –You must demonstrate that there is a need for your proposed project.

Use these prompts to provide a complete answer:

• What community safety focus for the project?
• How do you know this is a concern for your community? 

You should reference community surveys, public meetings, focus groups, external statistics such as PSNI or NISRA statistics, community plans, local knowledge. 

3. Benefits - Tell us how your project will have a positive impact on community safety and/or community confidence in policing.

Use these prompts to provide a complete answer:

• What difference do you hope to achieve by delivering the project?
• How will this difference be measured? e.g. pre and post project questionnaire to measure perceptions of safety or confidence in policing

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What funding is available?

Grants available in the range of £750 - £5,000.

Eligible costs

The following costs are eligible for funding: 

• Workshop facilitator (capped at £25 per hour)
• Sports coach (capped at £20 per hour) 
• Venue hire 
• Advertising 
• Refreshments (capped at 20% of the funding awarded) 
• Project materials 
• Transport 
• Diversionary activities 

Applicants should note the following: 

• Facilitators and coaches must be external to the organisation 
• Venue hire costs can only be covered if the group does not own or lease their own premises in which the project is being delivered.