Annual Your Community, Your Choice fund opens for applications with £60,000 available for local projects.
The Your Community, Your Choice initiative returns for its thirteenth year on 26 January as it opens
for applications with a grand total of £60,000 available for community projects across North Wales.
Your Community, Your Choice (YCYC) is supported by the Office of the Police and Crime
Commissioner (OPCC), North Wales Police (NWP) and North Wales Police and Community Trust
(PACT), with the aim of helping fund grassroots projects that bring communities together while
reducing crime and creating safer communities for all. The funding for the initiative comes partly
from money seized by the courts through the Proceeds of Crime Act, with the remainder provided by
Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin.
Over the past 13 years, the initiative has awarded over £650,000 to projects across North Wales,
supporting the priorities in the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan, which sets the priorities for
police to work to in fighting crime in North Wales. The Plan’s priorities are a local neighbourhood
policing presence; supporting victims, communities and businesses; and a fair and effective criminal
justice system. Past projects that have received funding from Your Community, Your Choice include
community music groups, youth clubs, sports clubs, theatre and arts projects, local gardening
initiatives, activities for young people, streetscape schemes to reduce crime, and many more.
The funding available for this year is £60,000, to be shared across 21 projects. Community groups in
each county can apply for up to £2,500, while organisations working across three or more counties
are eligible for up to £5,000. The projects with the most votes from members of the public will be
successful in receiving funding.
A user-friendly online application form is available on the OPCC website. The online form is
designed to be easy to navigate, with a convenient save and resume feature, allowing applicants to
complete their submission at their own pace. For those who prefer, a Word document application is
available on request.
The application window and online form for Your Community, Your Choice goes live today (26
January 2026) and closes on 20 February 2026. A panel comprising the Police and Crime
Commissioner, PACT, and North Wales Police representatives will shortlist applicants. The final
winners will be determined by public vote in early March 2026.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin stated: “Your Community, Your
Choice is an initiative that brings real and visible benefits to organisations and communities across
North Wales and I’m delighted to help launch another round of funding that helps people across our
region. As PCC, supporting victims, communities and businesses is at the heart of my plan for cutting
crime in North Wales and I would urge any suitable local organisation to take this opportunity and
help shape a safer North Wales.”
PACT Chairman Ashley Rogers said: “One of our main focuses in Your Community, Your Choice is
supporting projects that help to develop resilient communities, and this year is no different. We are
encouraging community organisations to apply for funding for projects that will have a positive
impact – particularly those which have a long-term vision reflecting the diversity of our area and
which work in partnership with others to prevent problems occurring. Together, we can help build an
even stronger community for all.”
North Wales Police Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Evans stated: “By working together we can
make North Wales the safest place in the UK to live in, work in and visit. Community organisations
play a vital role in making this happen and help support the wider work of the Police. Your
Community, Your Choice helps develop innovative crime prevention and community support projects
and we’re looking forward to seeing many organisations participate in the initiative.”
For further information on how to apply go to the OPCC website, social media channels or
the PACT & North Wales Police websites or contact us via:
Email: yourcommunityyourchoice@northwales.police.uk