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Preventing hate crime: funding for community projects

11 Aug 2017 - 11:17 by michelle.foster

Apply for funding for community projects that prevent hate crime. Hate crimes are crimes that are motivated by hostility on the grounds of race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity and national origin), religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity. Providing funding for projects that prevent hate crime is one of the actions included in the UK government’s hate crime action plan. Home Office

The aim of the fund is to work with affected communities to fund the development of partnership projects that:
• prevent hate crime
• respond to hate crime in our communities
• increase the reporting of hate crime
• improve support for the victims of hate crime
• build our understanding of hate crime

The Home Office is seeking to fund projects up to £50,000. Project delivery is expected in June 2018, with all invoices submitted by 31 March 2018.

The Home Office are looking for motivated and creative community groups to work in partnership with other organisations to develop projects that help to prevent hate crime and issues associated with it. Your project development must involve stakeholders who are affected by, are past or potential perpetrators of hate crime, or those who support victims/perpetrators of hate crime.

The following are eligible to apply:
• any registered English or Welsh charities
• any charitable incorporated organisation in England or Wales
• companies limited by guarantee
• not for profit registered community interest companies
• constituted community and voluntary community sector groups
• 3rd sector/public sector partnerships (providing the lead organisation bidding for funding is not a public sector or local government body)

For further information and to apply, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/preventing-hate-crime-funding-for-community-projects, or email: [email protected]

Deadline: Friday 15 September 2017

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