Aims/priorities: Hate crime is defined as ‘any criminal offences perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility, prejudice, towards someone based on a personal characteristic’. In Greater Manchester hate crime is monitored across six strands: race, religion, sexual orientation, trans identity, disability and alternative subcultures.
Hate crime is significantly under-reported. Even in difficult times, continued efforts by local groups and organisations are needed to raise awareness of and challenge hate crime in our communities and to help instil confidence in victims by highlighting how and where hate crime incidents can be reported.
Through Action Together on behalf of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, funding is available annually to support projects across Tameside that promote awareness of hate crime and how to report it.
The main aims of these grants are to:
- Raise awareness of what Hate Crime is.
- Increase the reporting of Hate Crime.
Organisations must engage local people beyond their existing membership networks and should be:
- Hold an awareness raising activity that can help become the catalyst for further conversations or
- Delivering a longer-term project to help local people find out more about hate crime.
- Helping to change/challenge the behaviours, narratives and perceptions of Hate Crime
- Highlight the support of third-party reporting centres and encouraging more victims to report hate crimes to either the Police or third-party reporting centres across the Borough
The funds can be used to cover the costs of speakers, arts/crafts, running workshops, developing a play or a film, or any other reasonable costs for holding an activity or event as part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022. Expenses for volunteer time and food and refreshments will not be excepted.
Who can apply? To be eligible you must be a not-for-profit organisation and must be a member of Action Together based in Tameside tahst are engaging with local people beyond their existing membership networks.
Successful applications will need to attend a two-hour online Hate Crime Awareness Session (date to be confirmed).
We welcome applications from groups that are new to the programme as well as those who have applied previously. Where appropriate, we also encourage partnership or joint applications for this funding.
Priority will be given to innovative projects which show an awareness of more than one strand of hate crime and projects which can show a tangible product at the end that can then be re-used e.g. hate crime awareness resources such as posters, film clips, music, artwork, presentation materials and research documents and findings etc.
Grant amount: Up to £1,000. You can only make one application per organisation.
Application process: You can find the Guidance Notes and Application Form here. Please read the guidance notes carefully and submit your completed application to funding@actiontogether.org.uk. Please ensure that ALL boxes on the application form are completed.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted from Monday 31 January 2022 until Friday 18 March 2022 but may close sooner if the fund is exhausted. The online panel will aim to make a decision on your application by Monday 28 March 2022 and you will be notified by email of the outcome of your application.
Contact information: Email Roma Hashim - roma.hashim@actiontogether.org.uk, Tel 0161 339 2345.