PCC announces major grant funding opportunity for safer communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is to launch her biggest grant funding opportunity to support local projects that reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.

Charities, councils and third sector organisations will be invited to apply for funding from 1 April until 15 May. Successful applicants will receive the funding from 1 October 2025 until 31 March 2027.

The PCC launched her last Safer Communities Fund in 2022. This saw 44 projects being funded in the first year, 43 in the second year, and 37 in the third year. Key areas included tackling violence against women and girls, preventing youth crime, and tackling anti-social behaviour. This year, the Commissioner will welcome applications that seek to tackle serious violence, prevent child exploitation, reduce crimes affecting women and girls, drive down anti-social behaviour, and reduce reoffending.

PCC Donna Jones said: “My role as Police Commissioner is to look beyond frontline policing and to work alongside local projects and initiatives that prevent crime, reduce reoffending, support victims, and divert those at risk, especially young people, from entering the criminal justice system.

“I’ve seen first hand how third sector organisations have provided life-changing interventions that have transformed people’s lives and communities. Children involved in anti-social behaviour have been offered meaningful activities, repeat offenders have been rehabilitated and back into employment, and victims of exploitation have broken free. Crime and anti-social behaviour can’t take hold of communities when neighbourhoods are invested in.”

The Funding Network was launched by the Police Commissioner earlier this month to provide a streamlined grant application process for local providers. Organisations will need to be a member of the Funding Network to be eligible to apply for the Safer Communities Fund.

The total amount of funding available will be announced at the end of March.

For more information and to apply, visit Funding Network – Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner