Commissioner Matthew Ellis

Groups in Lichfield and Burntwood are being invited to bid for cash to help make their communities safer.

Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis
Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis

The £300,000 People Power Fund from Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner offers grants of between £100 and £3,000.

The scheme has funder more than 250 projects across the county since 2014.

Matthew Ellis, Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “The People Power Fund is all about local ideas to sort out local issues like anti-social behaviour.”

More details, including guidance and application forms are available online.

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