Safer Neighbourhood Board Grants

***This grant programme is now closed***

Safer Neighbourhood Boards have become an important borough level mechanism for delivering local police accountability and engagement. Safer Neighbourhood Board (Kensington & Chelsea) was established in 2014 by the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). Its purpose is to give local people and victims a greater voice in establishing local policing and crime priorities, as well as monitoring police performance and confidence. The Board is currently chaired by Ruth Daniel.

The Board receive an annual grant from MOPAC to fund a range of projects and activities that meet the Police and Crime Plan priorities. It also supports projects focused on issues and concerns identified by the local community, and which support delivery against the MOPAC Police and Crime Plan priorities.

For 2026/27 the Safer Neighbourhood Board (Kensington & Chelsea) is inviting community groups and voluntary organisations that are properly constituted and provide services for people who live, work or study in Kensington and Chelsea to bid for funding of between £3,000 and a maximum of £4,000 to deliver projects and initiatives in line with the priorities and outcomes detailed below:

• Priority 1 – Reducing violence and criminal exploitation (including violence against women and girls) To deliver the following outcome areas:
  • Reducing violence affecting young people and vulnerable groups
  • Preventing and disrupting criminal exploitation, including county lines and gang-related harm.
  • Improving safety and feelings of safety for women and girls.
  • Reducing the harm caused by drugs and associated criminality.
  • Strengthening partnership work to prevent serious violence and exploitation.

• Priority 2 – Building safer and more confident communities to deliver the following outcome areas: •
  • Increasing public confidence in local policing and community safety services.
  • Reducing gaps in trust and confidence between different community groups.
  • Ensuring fair, respectful, and transparent engagement between the police and residents.
  • Supporting community-led initiatives that promote cohesion and reduce fear of crime.

• Priority 3 – Improving support for victims of crime to deliver the following outcome areas:
  • Improving access to timely, appropriate support for victims of crime.
  • Reducing repeat victimisation, particularly for domestic abuse, sexual violence, and hate crime.
  • Strengthening pathways between statutory services and specialist victim‑support organisations.
  • Ensuring victims feel heard, informed, and supported throughout the justice process.

Eligibility Criteria

What types of projects and activities will the Safer Neighbourhood Board (Kensington & Chelsea) fund to deliver the outcome areas set above?

• Workshops
• Awareness raising events
• Diversionary/positive activities
• Community engagement
• Prevention Projects and activities
• Advocacy/ Support

What types of projects and activities will the Safer Neighbourhood Board (Kensington & Chelsea) not fund?

• Individuals via individual bank accounts or individuals who are not part of a community group, charity or other constituted organisation.
• Religious or political activities, however religious groups can apply for non-religious activities.
• Work or spending that has already taken place.
• Projects for which there is a statutory obligation to provide a service or for which an organisation is already funded to provide a service.
• Capital projects, works or items.
• Projects that duplicate existing provision.
• Initiatives which do not meet the priorities/outcomes and criteria.
• General business development or websites.

Important Attachments

In your application, you will be asked to upload completed copies of each of the following important documents:

• Project Activity log
• Project Budget
• Risks and Mitigations form
• Reference Request form

Once you have completed the above forms, please proceed to the online application here.

If you have any questions about this application, please contact us at snbadmin@westway.org