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North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT)

PACT Main Grant Fund

Grants of up to £2,000 from the North Wales Police and Community Trust for constituted community and voluntary groups and charities in north Wales working in partnership with their Neighbourhood Policing Team on projects that reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. Applications must show how the project supports the current Police and Crime Plan and must be endorsed by the local District Inspector. Applications are accepted at any time and trustees meet quarterly; match funding is encouraged.

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You could get
Up to £2,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Properly constituted voluntary organisations, community groups or charities working in north Wales that are working in partnership with their local Neighbourhood Policing Team
  • The application must be endorsed by the District Inspector before it is submitted
  • Groups need at least two committee members to sign cheques, and those involving under-18s need adult support and appropriate vetting
  • Applicants may be asked for their most recent accounts and bank statement
  • (PACT's separate Neighbourhood Policing Team Small Grant Fund, up to £250, is for police officers only; Crimebeat grants up to £500 for young people's crime prevention projects run through the High Sheriffs of Gwynedd and Clwyd.)

What it funds

Community-led projects, run with the local policing team, designed to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and support the current Police and Crime Plan, addressing PACT's objectives:

  • Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour
  • Promote crime prevention programmes
  • Increase awareness of drug, alcohol and other substance abuse issues and best responses
  • Promote road safety
  • Improve relations between young and elderly
  • Provide support to Neighbourhood Policing Teams
  • Enhance the work of the police and their involvement in local issues

costs can include equipment, travel and staff costs, shown in a full financial breakdown. CCTV is funded only for community organisations with cash match funding and evidence that ongoing maintenance is covered.

What it will not fund

  • Projects not working in partnership with the local Neighbourhood Policing Team
  • Applications without District Inspector endorsement
  • CCTV applications from public bodies
  • CCTV without cash match funding and covered maintenance costs

How to apply

  1. Contact your local Neighbourhood Policing Team and discuss the project with them
  2. Download the Main Grant Fund application pack (English or Welsh)
  3. Complete the form, including how the project supports the Police and Crime Plan, the need, the difference it will make, a full cost breakdown and any match funding
  4. Get the application endorsed by your District Inspector
  5. Email the completed form to PACTNW@northwales.police.uk
  6. Trustees assess applications at their quarterly meeting
  7. If successful, sign and return PACT's Terms and Conditions before funding is paid; PACT may visit the project
  8. Complete the Project Evaluation Form on completion or within three months of receiving the grant, whichever is first

email PACTNW@northwales.police.uk for submission deadline dates for each quarterly meeting. Trustees' decisions are final and there is no correspondence on unsuccessful applications. Publicity must credit PACT, and North Wales Police's press office must be told before any project event.

Have ready

  • Completed Main Grant Fund application form, endorsed by your District Inspector
  • Full breakdown of project costs, including the value of in-kind support
  • Relevant photographs, if useful

you may be asked for your most recent accounts and most recent bank statement. Unincorporated groups must give written evidence that the signatory has the group's authority.

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