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Funding opportunities

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The People's Fund

The People's Fund is available to people and organisations delivering projects tackling serious violence in West Yorkshire. The funding supports projects that reduce serious violence through education, prevention, awareness and community safety. A total of £500,000 is available, which £100,000 available in each district.

The People's Fund

Mayor's Safer Communities Fund

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.

Mayor's Safer Communities Fund

Raneem’s Law: Domestic Abuse (DA) Specialists in West Yorkshire Police Customer Contact Centres (CCCs)

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority and West Yorkshire Police have been awarded funding to delivery Raneem’s Law Phase Two in West Yorkshire from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

We are holding a grant round and asking DA Specialist Providers across West Yorkshire to consider submitting an Expression of Interest.

We strongly recommend you read the Supporting Information and the Draft Reporting Requirements before submitting an EOI.

Deadline: 12 noon Wednesday 25 March 2026. Please note submissions after this will not be accepted.

Please refer to the following information:

Commissioning and funding 2026-27

A number of potential commissioning and funding opportunities are planned for 2026-27 to support the Mayor in relation to Policing and Crime, the Violence Reduction Partnership and the Womens Safety Unit.

The information is an overview of potential upcoming opportunities, and more information will be provided as planning and commissioning work progresses.

Services to support victims of crime and community safety

  • Funding allocations in relation to local commissioning of Victims’ Support Services 2026-2028
  • Funding allocations in relation to local commissioning of Domestic Abuse (DA) and Sexual Violence (SV) support services 2026-2028
  • Funding for the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Pathfinder provision
  • Funding allocations to West Yorkshire Community Safety Partners
  • Commissioning for Raneem’s Law - provision to strengthen the police response to Domestic Abuse that will improve the quality and consistency of decision-making, enhance victim engagement, and ensure that opportunities for timely intervention are not missed in Call Centres

Safety of Women and Girls

Commissioning education related work focused on the safety of women and girls.

Serious violence reduction

  • Funding allocations for a range of early intervention and prevention programmes with partners to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence
  • Funding allocations for research and evaluation programmes of work
  • Funding allocations for West Yorkshire Serious Violence Duty holders
  • Commissioning provision for a range of interventions linked to the use of virtual reality and social skills training, sport, pre-court diversion and delivery linked to the secure estate
  • Commissioning workforce development, training and resource provision focused on trauma informed and trauma responsive service approaches

Safeguarding and Criminal Justice

  • Funding for age-appropriate interventions for young people whose behaviour in their own relationships or towards their parents or caregivers has been identified as harmful
  • Funding for tailored interventions for domestic abuse and stalking perpetrators

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