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      Funding & Commissioning

      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

       Improving Lives

      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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