Derbyshire Police Authority Fund
Before progressing with an application for this fund it is important to read our success guide:
Click on the link below to download a PDF file.
Then carefully read the fund criteria set below.
We would also advise contacting the grants team to discuss your project ideas before applying, particularly as this fund is quite limited in terms of the amount of money available to distribute per year.
Brief Description
The Fund aims to improve the quality of life for Derbyshire residents by supporting activities that help to build safer, stronger communities.
More Information
The fund has four main themes if your group submits an application to this fund it must be able to fit at least one of the themes:
- Activities that help to reduce anti-social behaviour and other causes of crime within your community
- Activities that support vulnerable young people who are either at risk of committing crime or becoming the victims of crime
- Projects that promote personal and/or community safety
- Projects that help to improve your local community either through an activity that bring everybody in the community together or through improving the community physically (renovating a building or creating a new community space).
Type of Project costs funded
- Capital (any items of equipment) although it is unlikely to fund substantial building works
- Revenue (any non-equipment costs) including ongoing running costs for a project or group
- One off events and one-off projects
- The Fund will not consider contributing to projects costs exceeding £5,000
Priorities
There are no other specific priorities linked to this fund
Area
The Derbyshire Police Authority Fund will make awards twice a year for projects within Derbyshire.
Amount
The maximum grant is currently £250 although preference will be given to applicants requesting amounts below the maximum.
Closing Dates
There are two closing dates: 25th May and 31st October
Decisions will be made up to four weeks later with a firm date supplied to applicants during the assessment process.
Examples of grants that could be made:
- £250 towards the cost of security shutters for a community village hall
- £200 for flyers, publicising a holiday activity club for children and young people
- £150 towards annual room hire charges for a young people’s music club
- £225 for publicity and insurance for a community festival
Make an Application
There are two ways of making an application, you can either apply online or download a form, which can then be sent to us by post. If you are sending us an application by post you can find the address to send it to by clicking on 'contact us'.
Please remember to include the documentation requested in the success guide.
Also remember to make a copy of your application for your own records. You will need this to track spend and complete monitoring if you are successful.
