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Pre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I Consortium

Funding for a consortium to develop and test trust in policing tools.

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UKRI is launching a funding opportunity focused on understanding trust and confidence in policing in the UK. One Research & Innovation Consortium will be established to develop and test dynamic tools and approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing.

The consortium will bring together academics, police, community safety and justice leads, policymakers, third sector organisations a…

The opportunity is focused on understanding trust and confidence in policing in the UK. It will fund innovative workstreams and activities and a Flexible Fund for small research projects or pilots. It will not fund associated studentships, conventional large scale surveys and public opinion polls, research that makes a purely theoretical or methodological contribution to academic debates, or projects not primarily focused on trust and confidence in UK policing.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.27 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.36 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£2M

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Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Funder reference: ukri-post-198656Source: www.ukri.org