Mid and East Antrim Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) Small Grants Programme

Overview

Mid and East Antrim Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) will consider support for any constituted community or voluntary group undergoing activities within its statutory and civic remit where there is a benefit to policing and community safety in the Mid & East Antrim area. PCSPs aim to create safer and shared communities. To help achieve this aim, the PCSP Small Grants Programme will fund projects which will address the prevention, reduction or raising awareness of the following issues: • Anti-Social Behaviour• Reducing Crime, Fear of Crime (may include Business Retail Crime)• Rural Crime• Hate Crime• Road Safety• Cyber Crime• Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence• Drugs and Alcohol• Building Confidence in Policing• Paramilitary Activity Grants will be considered for those groups who provide a platform for increasing relationships with police or where Police are directly involved in the project. Mid and
East Antrim PCSP also encourage applications which improve relationships between communities and police, particularly where traditionally these relationships may have been difficult. Small Grants are a good way for PCSP to support the work carried out by community and voluntary groups at a local level and to help build relationships between community/voluntary groups and Mid and East Antrim Policing and Community Safety Partnership. The maximum amount of funding available per application is 100% funding up to £2,500 (subject to available budget). The aims of the Mid and East Antrim Policing & Community Safety Partnership small grants scheme all link to Department of Justice’s overarching objectives for the PCSP which are:

• Objective 1: To ensure effective delivery in response to local need, and improve the visibility and recognition of the work of the PCSP through effective consultation, communication and engagement.
• Objective 2: To improve community safety by prioritising and addressing local community safety issues, tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
• Objective 3: To support confidence in policing, including through collaborative problem solving with communities.

Delivery of PCSP projects must be outcomes based.

These outcomes may include some of the following:

• Fear of Crime - Increased awareness of the fear of crime issues relevant to vulnerable groups including older people, youth, people with a disability, LGBT community, and those from a BME community or different religions perspective
• Road Safety - Increased awareness of the road safety issues in the area and a more joined up approach linking to key target groups in the area to widen the road safety message
• Business & retail crime - participants (retailers and those using the town centres) with an increased confidence in the police in tackling retail theft & crime in town centres
• Rural Crime - Reduction in thefts and burglaries in rural areas machinery theft; horse box or trailer theft; livestock thefts; metal thefts; house burglaries and attacks on vulnerable people
• Violent crime - Reduction in Violent crime
• Burglaries and other crime - Reduction the number of Domestic Burglaries
• Confidence in Policing - hard to reach and disadvantaged communities, (those on low incomes, young people or those in loyalist or republican areas where paramilitary influence is a challenge) who have engaged in projects or initiatives around crime, fear of crime and ASB & who have greater confidence in the police
• Hate crime in the Mid & East Antrim Council area - Projects to help reduce incidents of hate crime

Who can apply

The PCSP Small Grants Scheme is open to constituted community and voluntary organisations, Designated and Statutory bodies based/working within the Mid and East Antrim Borough such as:

• Community Development Groups
• Minority Ethnic Groups
• Children’s / Young Adults’ Groups
• Women’s Groups
• Older Peoples’ Groups
• Playgroups/ Parent and Toddler Groups
• Parent Teachers Associations
• Environmental And Housing Groups
• Faith-Based Groups;
• Designated Bodies of the PCSP
• Statutory Bodies (any project must be over and above statutory obligations)

PCSP particularly encourage collaboration and groups working together to address community safety concerns

Example activities

• Crime diversionary programmes.
• Behaviour modification and respect programmes such as ‘Road Safety’ programmes to include young people in developing safe road use.
• Intergenerational projects where differences and similarities are explored and shared which are themed on community safety.
• Projects that address issues linked to drug and alcohol misuse among young people.
• Community safety projects involving people who have different experiences to share or learn about, this may include areas relating to anti-social behaviour, drugs & alcohol and domestic abuse. Community group activities which may include environmental clean-up projects focused on the younger generation.
• Community Safety workshops and outreach activities associated with sport, drama, music or art which may have a crime prevention or diversionary aspect to them.
• Facilitated study tours which encourage participants to develop links and knowledge outside their own community to address issues such as the reduction of crime and fear of crime.
• Community dialogues with speakers available to discuss Policing and Community Safety issues.
• Cross Community activity to build relationships

Eligible costs

• Equipment costs are eligible but must be directly linked to the delivery of the project and for use solely as part of the delivery of that project. Equipment will remain the property of Mid and East Antrim PCSP throughout the project and upon completion of the project. PCSP may request the return of the equipment at the end of the project. The PCSP have the right to refer the request for equipment to the Council’s Community Grants Scheme if deemed for generic use.
• Subsistence costs Please note that any assistance towards relevant subsistence costs (i.e. refreshments) incurred will not exceed more than 20% of the amount awarded except under exceptional circumstances and with the prior consent of Mid and East Antrim PCSP.
• Travel costs You cannot claim travel costs for projects outside the United Kingdom.
• Capped Rates - Only activities completed by the specified deadline of Friday 28 February
  2025 will be considered.For events lasting less than three hours, there is a basic cost for refreshments which is capped at £2.50 for every person present.
  • Lunch fees are available for events that continue for more than five hours at a capped rate of £6 for every person present.
  • For a residential, which is referenced as essential to the project, fees are capped at £80 for every person for every 24 hour period. This includes dinner, bed, breakfast and refreshments. Activities must be listed and costed separately.
  • If you are using a facilitator, mediator, consultant or project evaluator you must provide names and organisations and a detailed breakdown of the rates.