High Sheriff and Merseyside Police Charitable Fund
Funding
Up to £3,000
Deadline
16 November 2026
Location
Liverpool; Sefton; St Helens; Knowsley; Wirral
Applications
Deadline: 16 November 2026
Overview
This Merseyside fund gives grants of up to £3,000 to community groups that help keep people safe and prevent crime. In 2026 the focus is on preventing and ending violence against women and girls, which is the current High Sheriff's priority. Examples include early intervention with boys and young men, support for survivors and their children, and making streets and spaces safer for women. Your group must have been constituted for at least a year and be based in Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley or Wirral. You will need a letter of support, ideally from your local neighbourhood policing team. Applications close on 16 November 2026. Official source: https://cfmerseyside.org.uk/grants/high-sheriff-and-merseyside-police-charitable-fund. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Up to £3,000.
- Projects must help prevent violence against women and girls.
- Constituted for at least 12 months.
- Letter of support needed by the end of November.
- Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Wirral only (not Halton).
- Closes 16 November 2026.
Voluntary and community groups constituted for at least 12 months and based in Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley or Wirral. Halton is not covered. A police or similar letter of support is required.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Merseyside community groups working on community safety and violence against women and girls.
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Full details from Community Foundation for Lancashire and Merseyside
Grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community groups in Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Wirral (not Halton) working on community safety and crime prevention. For 2026 every project must help prevent and end violence against women and girls, and also meet one of the fund's priorities: crime prevention, activities that reduce young people's vulnerability to crime, or community safety. Groups must have been constituted for at least 12 months and need a letter of support, ideally from a neighbourhood policing inspector, constable or PCSO, by the end of November. Core costs can be considered. The round opened on 19 October 2026 and closes on 16 November 2026, with decisions in January 2027.
Read the fund page, get a letter of support from your neighbourhood policing team or a similar referee, then apply through the Community Foundation for Lancashire and Merseyside Fundseeker portal by 16 November 2026.
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