Simon Hayes, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, has awarded a total of £35,940 to 11 projects across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to support his continuing commitment to reduce crime and prevent reoffending, including £4000 to a Newport charity.
The grants have been allocated from the fourth and final tranche of funding from the Commissioner’s £138,000 ‘Protecting People and Places’ fund. Grants of up to £5,000 were on offer to individuals, groups or organisations’ who were able to provide evidence that their projects supports the delivery of the four priorities outlined in the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan.
Newport Parish Council placed a bid for the Church Litten Youth Shelter and were awarded £4,000 towards the project.
Meanwhile in Niton, the village’s Methodist Church has also been awarded £4000 for youth work in the community.
These grants supplement the £1.3m Community Safety Fund allocated to community safety partnerships which support a wide and diverse range of projects and crime reducing initiatives across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Although this is the fourth and final trance of funding from the ‘Protecting People and Places’ fund, Mr Hayes is set to launch a new ‘Police and Crime Commissioner’s Small Grant Support Fund’ from April. This will form part of the wider commissioning strategy launched earlier this month. Full details on how to apply will be made available on this website: www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk
Simon Hayes said:
“This past year, the Protecting People and Places Fund has enabled me to support a total of 36 projects across Hampshire and Isle of Wight who deliver crime reducing initiatives within the heart of our communities. I’m sure their combined contributions will greatly enhance the lives of those who directly benefit from their work and their efforts in making our communities safer places for everyone.
Article continues below this advertisement “Supplementing the ‘Police and Crime Commissioner’s Small Grant Support Fund’ in the coming year (2014/2015), my commissioning strategy will offer access to three additional funding streams. The objective of this commissioning programme is to encourage the development of stronger communities that are more resilient to crime. I also want to see service providers working much closer across the eight themed areas of the commissioning strategy which is aimed at reducing crime, reducing reoffending and improving victim and witness experiences. By providing stable funding over the longer term, I hope to ensure projects deliver long-term sustainable outcomes. Full details of each funding stream are available on this website.”
