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    Home>Violence Reduction Unit>Funding & Commissioning

    The VRU has to date commissioned more than £5m worth of interventions and work across Northumbria to improve lives to prevent crime – you can see which projects have been supported below.

    The Local Youth Fund – Round 2

    January 2022 - February 2022

     Preventing Crime

    Northumberland, Tyne & Wear

    The Local Youth Fund – Round 2

    The Local Youth Fund – Round 1

    August 2021 - September 2021

     Preventing Crime

    Northumbria wide

    The Local Youth Fund – Round 1

    Vulnerable Children’s Charities Funding – August 2020

    April 2020 – December 2020

     Preventing Crime

    Northumbria wide

    Vulnerable Children’s Charities Funding – August 2020

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 3 2021-2022

    April 2021 – March 2022

     Fighting Crime

    Northumbria wide

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 3 2021-2022

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 2 2020-2021

    April 2020 – March 2021

     Improving Lives

    Northumbria wide

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 2 2020-2021

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 1 2019-2020

    November 2019 – March 2020

     Improving Lives

    Northumbria wide

    VRU Intervention Fund – Phase 1 2019-2020

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