Grassroots organisations across Devon and Cornwall are set to receive £525,000 over the next three years to tackle violence against women and girls.
The funding will be distributed through a partnership between Devon Community Foundation, Cornwall Community Foundation and Devon and Cornwall Police. It follows a successful civil forfeiture case against Andrew and Tristan Tate under the Proceeds of Crime Act at the end of 2024.
More than £1 million was returned to Devon and Cornwall Police after the case, with most of the recovered money going to the Treasury. The force decided to reinvest part of its allocation in work aimed at preventing violence and supporting those affected by it.
Support for local groups and survivors
Grants will be available to groups across Devon and North Cornwall. Eligible projects could improve safety, support survivors of abuse, challenge harmful attitudes among young people or provide trauma-informed help for women, girls and families.
The programme builds on a pilot that awarded more than £109,000 to small community organisations over the past two years. The foundations said the new funding should help smaller groups reach vulnerable people who may struggle to access specialist services.
Details of how to apply will be published on the Devon Community Foundation and Cornwall Community Foundation websites.
Why it matters for Britain
The scheme directs recovered criminal assets into local services, giving community organisations resources to support survivors, prevent abuse and improve safety for women and girls in Devon and Cornwall.
