The Mayor of West Yorkshire funds community groups, charities and providers to tackle crime, support victims and improve community safety. Current and upcoming funding opportunities are published here. This page is updated regularly.
Part of the Prison Early Release Scheme (ERS) many victims / survivors will choose to seek help from local specialist organisations they already know and trust. The Community Services Support Fund (CSSF), facilitated by Womens Aid, is to help specialist VAWG organisations meet additional demand arising from the ERS.
Grants will be available of £400 for every eligible organisation that is supporting an eligible victim / survivor. There is no limit to the number of eligible victims / survivors an organisation can claim for, the £400 is per victim / survivor supported.
The fund is available to community-based specialist VAWG organisations in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across England and Wales, including VCSE organisations that provide a dedicated specialist VAWG service. Generic services without dedicated specialist VAWG provision are not eligible for the fund.
A victim / survivor is eligible for support through this response package if all three of the following apply:
They have experienced violence against women and girls (VAWG). This can include women, men, children and young people who have experienced VAWG.
They are affected by the release of an offender whose custodial release date has been brought forward under the Progression Model.
They feel, or anticipate, an impact on their safety, emotional wellbeing or day-to-day stability as a result.
The Community Services Support Fund opened for applications on Thursday 22nd October at 10am. Thereafter, it will open on the third Thursday of each month at 10am with the exception of December which will be brought forward to the second Thursday.
The £400 grant is a contribution towards the cost of providing specialist support to adult and child victim/survivors.
This can include:
needs assessments
safety planning
emotional support
targeted advocacy
safeguarding support
For more information or to apply, please visit Community Services Support Fund - Women’s Aid
The Mayor will run the Mayor's Safer Communities Fund several times a year. This fund offers grants to voluntary and community groups, charities and partners for innovative community safety projects.
