PCC Rupert Matthews has secured funding from the fifth round of the Home Office's Safer Streets Fund and has designated part of the grant towards a new VAWG initiative.
This new funding opportunity will support the roll-out of an educational programme throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) to address the attitudes and behaviours that are the root cause of violence against women and girls.
Up to 40 organisations across LLR are being invited to apply for a grant worth £1,870 to deliver the project, which has been developed by partners to prevent and raise awareness of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
The PCC is working in collaboration with the Violence Reduction Network (VRN) and other criminal justice and public sector agencies to tackle VAWG and has recently developed a new joint VAWG Strategy for 2024-2026. The partnership has prioritised working with young people to prevent and raise awareness of sexual violence and is focusing work on young people between the ages of 10 and 19.
The funding is open to community-based groups, grassroots organisations, charities and sports and youth clubs and will reimburse organisations for the time spent on training and delivering the programme.
Successful applicants will also receive educational packages and resources. As well as guidance, support and training to implement the sessions into their curriculum.
Applications for the funding open Monday 23 September 2024
and close Monday 14 October 2024 at 5pm.
During this time, you can contact the VAWG Programme Lead, sharan.dhillon@leics.police.uk with any questions.
This also applies if you require the following documents in any other format.
For more information and how to apply, please download the following documents: