Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council: Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) Project Support Programme 2025/26

Overview

Funding is available to local groups, organisations and partnerships wishing to undertake a Policing and Community Safety Project under one of the following objectives:

Objective 1

To:

• work in partnership with local communities to reduce the number of incidents of anti-social behaviour by promoting local intervention initiatives
• to reduce the harm and effects of drug and alcohol as a contributing factor to crime and anti-social behaviour
• continue to work in partnership to increase reporting of Domestic Abuse incidents and to provide support for victims of Domestic Abuse
• increase the confidence in policing by developing and enhancing opportunities for engagement between local communities and police

Objective 2

To reduce:

• the fear of crime and help people feel safer, especially vulnerable groups and/or those at risk of becoming victims of crime including addressing hate crime
• road deaths and serious injuries by working in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations
• the number of burglaries by working in partnership with key statutory and voluntary organisations
• business and retail crime

Projects should have a direct impact on the creation of safer communities with lower levels of crime, fear of crime and anti-social behaviour and/or increased confidence in the police/reporting of crime within our council area during the period up to 20 February 2026.

Applications must clearly state which of the objectives you are applying under, on the relevant place on the application.

Funding

The project support programme will be allocated in the range of £500 to £5,000.  

Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP is not obliged to accept any or all bids and reserves the right to fund successful applications in part or in full.

Only one application will be accepted from each group/organisation/partnership.  

Projects submitted should contribute to and reflect the Aim of Funding section as outlined in either objectives 1 or 2.

Mandatory requirements 

Applications must satisfy the following mandatory requirements. Applications that fail to clearly satisfy these mandatory requirements will not progress to the next stage of the assessment process.

• the project must proactively involve the PSNI in its delivery. If you consult a PSNI Officer during completion of the application, you must insert officer's name and rank.  This will be internally verified on receipt of your application
• to focus in areas recording high/increasing levels of crime, fear of crime or anti-social behaviour
• to focus on those days and times when the problem is most likely to occur
• applications must provide evidence of need and a rationale for what is being proposed
• intervention programmes shall incorporate developmental opportunities that encourage behaviour/attitudinal change
• applications must include a clear number of measurable outputs/performance indicators
• project promoters must submit progress and financial reports to Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP in line with the letter of offer
• project promoters will carry out a post project evaluation on the initiative by completing an outcomes based accountability evaluation form as outlined in any letter of offer
• project promoters will ensure reference to Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP in all media or promotional literature attached to the project
• Child Protection Policy (If appropriate) including Access NI clearance. If your group develops and delivers activities or programmes for children and young people, you must provide a copy of your child protection policy and approved by Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP.

Please Note: Funding shall be provided for projects with a completion date no later than 20 February 2026.

Application content

Breakdown of costs

Each item of cost should be clearly listed with an overall total for project cost provided.  

Total amount applied for from Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP

Clearly state the total amount of money required from Lisburn & Castlereagh PCSP.  Please note that this must not exceed £5,000.

Match funding

Please provide and list full details of 20% match funding secured from own organisation and/or partner within the project.  This may be in the form of ‘in cash’ or ‘in kind’ contributions.  Evidence of match funding must be provided.

Partners

Please provide details of organisation(s) that are formal or informal partners involved in the project.

Conditions of grant aid:

• applications will only be accepted from constituted groups/bodies or neighbourhood watch schemes (NWS) or Community Liaison Police Committees (CPLC) operating in the council area
• 20% match funding must be secured 
• projects must be completed by 20 February 2026