Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner announces £300,000 of community safety funding

Community and voluntary organisations have been offered the chance to apply to a £300,000 grant funding pot to help make the county safer.

Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Gary Godden has launched the Safer Nottinghamshire Together Grants, which will be awarded to groups who can deliver projects to tackle one of five key priorities.

These are anti-social behaviour, protecting vulnerable people from harm, violence against women and girls, serious violence including knife crime, and improving criminal justice outcomes for children, women and girls, and minority communities.

Two different types of grants are available — including larger multi-year grants until 2028 of up to £25,000 a year pro-rata, plus smaller one-off grants of up to £5,000.

Applications can be made via an online form, and applicants can receive support from specialist voluntary sector agencies during the process.

To find out more details, or to apply for funding, visit www.nottinghamshire.pcc.police.uk/what-we-do-for-you/grants-and-commissioning/safer-nottinghamshire-together-grants.

“This is a golden opportunity for community and voluntary organisations to help play a vital role in creating a safer Nottinghamshire for all,” said Mr Godden.

“Working with the community and voluntary sector allows us to offer additional support and crime prevention resources for our communities, right across Nottinghamshire, to enhance the offer people already receive through our policing service.

“The money could be used to fund a wide range of projects to tackle issues that matter to our communities most, from community speed watch schemes to education programmes that help young people to develop positive attitudes and behaviours toward women and girls.

“It could fund projects to divert young people from serious violence or to help tackle disproportionality in crime and the criminal justice system.

“There are so many ways this money could be put to good use to help make Nottinghamshire a safer, more cohesive and more supportive place for everyone.

“I would urge any groups who want to make a real difference to find out more, and apply by logging on to our website and filling in our online application form.”

Police and crime commissioners are responsible not only for holding the area’s policing service to account, but also for working in partnership with local organisations to help prevent crime and anti-social behaviour, reduce reoffending and to provide support to victims.

The deadline for applications to the Safer Nottinghamshire Together Grants is 9am on July 15, 2025.