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Dundee City Council

Local Action Fund

A Dundee City Council grant, run by the Community Safety Partnership, for groups and organisations in Dundee providing targeted diversionary programmes for young people. Activities should tackle local community safety issues such as youth disorder hotspots, motorbike crime, fire setting, or alcohol and drugs, with a focus on prevention and early intervention. Applications use the council's short community grant form; no amounts or deadlines are published.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Groups and organisations promoting community safety activities in Dundee
  • Groups outside Dundee, and those whose aims conflict with the Dundee Community Safety Partnership or the council's equal opportunities policies, cannot apply

What it funds

Targeted diversionary programmes for young people, focusing on some or all of the following:

  • Youths causing annoyance hotspots
  • Targeted provision e.g. motorbike crime, fire setting
  • Partnership working
  • Focus on alcohol, drugs issues
  • Links to identified Local Community Planning Partnership community safety issues

applications should relate to the Community Safety Priorities: impact of crime on individuals, communities and business; antisocial behaviour; youth disorder; violent crime; sexual offences; fire safety; road safety.

What it will not fund

  • Groups and organisations whose aims are not compatible with those of Dundee Community Safety Partnership
  • Groups and organisations outwith Dundee
  • Organisations and groups whose aims are not consistent with the Council's Equal Opportunities Policies

How to apply

  1. Contact the lead officer, Steve Laurence (Community Safety Co-ordinator), if you need more information first
  2. Complete the council's online community grant application form, or return the Word version
  3. Explain who is involved, what the activity is trying to achieve, how it will be done, what will show it is successful, and how it relates to the Community Safety Priorities
  4. If successful, keep a short financial record of the grant spending and submit a brief report of your activities on the format provided

Have ready

  • Completed community grant application form (a short first-stage form: total project cost, amount requested, how you will fund the difference, how the grant will be used, who will benefit)

other supporting information is optional.

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