Charities, councils and organisations are being invited to bid on the Police and Crime Commissioner's biggest grant funding opportunity to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Donna Jones is looking to fund projects for safer communities across Hampshire, aiming to reduce serious violence, child exploitation, crimes against women and girls and anti-social behaviour.

The last Safer Communities Fund in 2022 supported 124 projects.

Charities, councils, and third sector organisations can apply for the funding from April 1 until May 15.

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The money will be awarded to successful applicants from October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027.

PCC Donna Jones said: "My role as Police Commissioner is to look beyond frontline policing and to work alongside local projects and initiatives that prevent crime, reduce reoffending, support victims, and divert those at risk, especially young people, from entering the criminal justice system.

"I’ve seen first hand how third sector organisations have provided life-changing interventions that have transformed people’s lives and communities."

The total amount of funding available will be announced at the end of March.