COMMUNITY projects in Monmouthshire will be able to apply to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for a share of £250,000 in cash seized from criminals and from the sale of unclaimed found property for 2017 to 2018.    

Gwent PCC Jeff Cuthbert’s Partnership Fund is open again for bids from charities, voluntary organisations and community groups involved in activities that have a positive impact on their communities whilst at the same time contributing towards delivering the Commissioner’s priorities.

Each group will be able to apply for between £250 to £10,000 from the £250,000 available and will need to demonstrate how their project will deliver against the commissioner’s police and crime priorities. These are crime prevention, supporting victims, community cohesion, and dealing with anti-social behaviour.

The closing date for applications is 4pm on Friday 27th January 2017.

Since the Partnership Fund was launched by the office of the PCC for Gwent three and a half years ago, £750,000 has been awarded to nearly 250 community projects across the force area.

The money has been seized from criminals who have been ordered to pay back their ill-gotten gains from activities such as organised crime and drug dealing.

PCC Jeff Cuthbert said: “I know that small amounts of funding can often make a big difference to people’s lives and can sometimes be the catalyst which can help small community projects to develop, grow and help even more people. The Partnership Fund is a fantastic way of putting money we have seized from criminals back into the public purse so it can be used for positive community action.”

For more information and an application form visit www.gwent.pcc.police.uk