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Thursday
03  July

Funds to help improve people's lives

 
14/04/2017 @ 09:20

A funding programme with £75,000 available to communities across Dyfed-Powys has been launched by the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Dafydd Llywelyn is inviting applications from groups and organisations in Powys,Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, who would use the funds to help improve people’s lives.

The Commissioner’s Fund offers grants of up to £5,000 to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups so they can develop ideas that have a positive impact on the areas they work in.

Projects must reflect in some way the priorities highlighted in the 2017-21 Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Plan, which are: Keeping our communities safe, safeguarding the vulnerable, protecting our communities from serious threats, and connecting with communities.

A total of 21 groups and organisations made successful bids for funding in 2016. A wide range of schemes were supported, including £5,000 for the Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership, £3,700 for Pembroke Street Pastors, £5,000 for counselling for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, and £4,850 for garden tidy-ups through Age Cymru Sir Gar.

External funding manager Jessica Williams said: “We are pleased to be able to offer this funding to groups and organisations across Dyfed-Powys again this year. Last year we supported 21 diverse projects, all of which will improve the lives of people throughout the force area.

“We look forward to reading the applications and finding out the difference this funding could make to the people we serve. We are asking applicants to describe the outcomes they expect their projects to achieve, and how these relate to the priorities of the Police and Crime Plan.”

The funding is available to public sector, private sector,voluntary or community organisations and we encourage organisations to work together.

There is a maximum application threshold of £5,000 andapplications higher than this will not be accepted. The programme is open from April 13, 2017 with a closing date of June 2, 2017.

Previous successful bids

Total funds allocated July 2016: £84,953.05

Stop it Now! Wales from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation

Counties: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, PembrokeshirePowys

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) awareness £5,000

Pembroke Street Pastors

Counties: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, PembrokeshirePowys

Response Pastors £3,700

Tanyard Youth Project

Counties: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, PembrokeshirePowys

Film for young people £5,000

Seren

Counties: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire

Counselling for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse £5,000

Carmarthen & West Wales Group Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)

Counties: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire

Advanced motoring courses £4,000

Age Cymru Sir Gar

County: Carmarthenshire

Garden tidy-ups £4,850 

Ail Gyfle – Second Chance Social Enterprise

County: Carmarthenshire

Community Gardens £4,979

SPLAT Cymru

County: Carmarthenshire

Art and technology for children £4,750

Carmarthen Domestic Abuse Services (CDAS)

County: Carmarthenshire

Men’s support group £4,957.12 

Cwmamman Volunteer Group

County: Carmarthenshire

Linking the generations £3,900

Trimsaran Village Forum

County: Carmarthenshire

Activities for young people £4,980

Ammanford Talking News

County: Carmarthenshire

Audio newspaper £451.93 

Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership

County: Carmarthenshire

Life-saving activity £5,000

Ty Enfys Family Centre

County: Carmarthenshire

Family activities £4,192.20 

Llywnhendy Brownies

County: Carmarthenshire

Fun for girls £800

Penparcau Community Forum

County: Ceredigion

Activities for young people £5,000        

Solva Care

County: Pembrokeshire

Stay Safe Stay Connected £4,635

Milford Youth Matters

County: Pembrokeshire

Friday night activities £5,000

The VC Gallery

County: Pembrokeshire

Art for young people £1,728

Brecon Street Pastors

County: Powys

Night-time safety £2,029.80

Age Cymru Powys

County: Powys

Support for older people £5,000