The Commissioner's Crime Prevention Fund will support community projects and activities across Avon and Somerset that help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.

Community groups and charities can apply for grants of between £1,000 to £5,000 from the Commissioner's Fund to help create safer communities for all.

A total of £200,000 is available from the fund and the next deadline is:

Friday 24 February 2023

Groups based in B&NES should apply to Quartet Community Foundation.

Who can apply for this money?

You can only apply if you work or volunteer for a group that:

is based in BANES, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset, or South Gloucestershire

is run by a committee or board of at least 3 unrelated people

has a governing document or set of rules

has an appropriate level of free reserves. If this is more than 12 months running costs, then you should have a policy explaining why

has a safeguarding policy

has a bank account in its name, which requires two unrelated signatories.

They say We welcome applications from groups that exist to support people in their local community. We can award money to groups that are not registered charities, but the purpose of the funding must be charitable. This means we can give a grant to:

community groups

registered charities

community amateur sports clubs

community interest companies (CIC) limited by guarantee that have a clear asset lock benefitting local communities

companies limited by guarantee that are not-for-profit with all surpluses re-invested back into the organisation

faith organisations, but not for the promotion of religion

community benefit societies.