Community Safety Grants

Arson Control Forum - Implementation Fund

The aim of the Arson Control Forum is to reduce by 10% the number of deliberate fires by 31st March 2010 from the 2001/02 baseline. The Forum's Implementation Fund initiative is a key programme of work designed to support the arson reduction target. Implementation Fund resources will predominately be targeted at those areas with the highest arson rates; those areas which currently have no type of arson reduction project, will also be seen as a high priority to receive funding....more info

Basic Command Unit Fund

This annual fund is designed to help police meet the individual crime reduction needs of their local area and tackle the priorities set out in the national policing plan - which includes combating gun crime. The fund can be spent on crime prevention work such as targeted police operations, youth diversionary schemes, or security advice campaigns for the public....more info

Capital Modernisation Fund to assist Small Retailers in deprived areas

This Capital Modernisation Fund project aims to assist retail businesses in the 10% most deprived areas of England (as set out in the DTLR Indices of Multiple Deprivation) that are closing because shopkeepers cannot afford proper security. This deprives local residents, especially those who are unable to travel, of access to a decent range of goods and services....more info

Communities against Drugs

The Communities Against Drugs strategy aims to give power back to local communities to help them fight against illegal drug use. It provides £300 million to support measures enable communities to fight drug-related crime....more info

Crime and Disorder Partnerships

The targeted policing initiative aims to reduce crime levels through intelligence-led policing at a local level, in partnership with other agencies, the voluntary sector and the private sector....more info

Neighbourhood Wardens

This programme provides a uniformed neighbourhood warden presence to help reduce crime and the fear of crime, improve the quality of life, deter anti-social behaviour, care for the physical appearance and management of the neighbourhood and foster social inclusion....more info

Recovered Assets Fund

This is a Home Office grant which uses the recovered assets of criminals to fund proactive projects linked to the key objectives of the drugs White Paper "Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain" or those of complementary strategies in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; provide seed funding for innovative law-enforcement initiatives; provide seed funding for community regeneration projects and local crime reduction partnerships....more info

Reducing Violence Against Women Initiative

The Violence against Women initiative is part of the £250 million Crime Reduction Programme which the Home Secretary announced in the Summer 1998. The CRP is an evidence led programme that aims to reverse the long-term rise in crime by identifying and piloting a range of cost effective approaches to reducing crime....more info

Safer Communities Initiative

The Safer Communities Initiative has been launched by the Home Office. £20million has been provided for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships to tackle crime and disorder in their area to meet national crime reduction targets and other local priorities....more info