Community groups, charities and partners working to reduce serious violence can apply for up to £10,000 each.
Projects may include education, prevention, awareness and improving community safety. West Yorkshire Combined Authority especially encourage projects that tackle knife crime, violence against women and girls and gang exploitation. However, any project addressing serious violence will be considered.
Local residents will decide on the winning projects.
If invited, you must present your project in person at a You Decide Voting Event. An online briefing will occur before the You Decide voting events.
Project delivery runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027.
The deadline for applications has been extended until midnight on Thursday 12 March.
Details on The People’s Fund can still be found on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority website, and interested organisations delivering in Wakefield District are asked to complete an expression of interest.
Expression of Interest Form: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/WakefieldThePeoplesFund/
If you have any questions or further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact safercommunitiesfund.pc@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Grants available to support projects in disadvantaged areas for those over 65 years old living with dementia.
Grants are available for young individuals (aged 16 to 25 years) in the UK to deliver a creative project that celebrates why UK native plants and/or fungi are so special.
The Holiday Grants Programme offers one-off grants for schools, youth groups and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips.
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