SSGP Community Fund

What is the SSGP?

The Stronger Safer Gloucester Partnership (SSGP) is Gloucester's Community Safety Partnership. A Community Safety Partnership is a group including the council, police, and partner organisations working together to make your city safer.

One of our priorities is to support communities to build resilience through resident led action. If you have an idea for residents to work together to make their community safer, then you’re in the right place! This could be a new idea or one that’s already happening.

Our Four Priorities

1. Youth Harm Prevention – how will your project help to prevent harm to young people, particularly harm from outside the home. What type of harm are you aiming to prevent and how?
2. Ending Male Violence Against Women and Girls – how will you work with men and boys to challenge behaviours or support allyship, or work with women and girls to support them being and feeling safer?
3. Creating Safer Spaces – how will your project work with residents to create safer public spaces? What outcomes will you achieve and in which area? We cannot fund work for outside spaces that aren’t freely accessible to the public.
4. Supporting Communities to Build Resilience – We support resident-led action, so any ideas must be a resident or community led idea with evidence that residents want or need the proposed project in their area.

How do I apply?

Read the information below then fill out this form. If you’d prefer to apply in a different way let us know by emailing grants@gloucester.gov.uk

What do I need to know?

Please make sure you’ve read the following points before you apply:

• Funding available is between £50 to £500
• The idea must link to community safety and be resident led
• We can fund by sending money to a constituted group not an individual. If you’re an individual with an idea you can link with a local group of have a chat with us and we can help to connect you.
• The fund is for residents/activities in areas of Gloucester City
• must clearly link to one of the SSGP's four priorities

What will we pay for?

• Project equipment and materials including hire of spaces
• Food and refreshments
• Promotional items

What will we not pay for?

• Anything you buy before the we’ve given you the money
• Anything that promotes political or religious beliefs
• Costs that are part of what you do already e.g. salaries, rent
• Activities which have already been funded by another organisation
• Payments to individuals or privately owned business
• Organisations with aims that do not match the values of the City Council
• Anything that discriminates against individuals or organisations
• Anything that promotes any illegal or immoral purposes
• Groups with over 12 months reserves