Region of Durham Community Safety and Well-Being Fund: Building Safer Communities Grant Program
Deadline (Stream One): April 30, 2024
The Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Fund: Building Safer Communities Grant Program supports the development of community-based violence prevention and intervention initiatives. This program will address community violence and youth justice involvement by supporting sector resilience, bridging service gaps, and encouraging resident engagement and leadership development. This program is made possible by funding from Public Safety Canada.
Stream One: Program Funding
This funding will support local projects that address risk factors associated with gun and gang violence, by addressing the underlying social conditions that give rise to crime. Prioritized program outcomes include social development, violence prevention, violence intervention, and violence interruption.
- Applications open: March 20, 2024 to April 30, 2024
- Amount: Up to $300,000 per fiscal year for up to two fiscal years, subject to program performance.
Stream Two: Capacity Strengthening
This Stream will support one-time training and capacity-strengthening activities to enhance staff, organizational, and/or sector capacity to meet the needs of the listed priority populations. Examples of eligible capacity-strengthening activities include but are not limited to, mentorship and train the trainer programs, trauma-informed care training, anti-racism training, CPR training, etc.
- Applications open: We will accept applications on a rolling basis. Once all Stream Two dollars have been allocated, applications will not be considered for the remainder of the year. We encourage you to apply early.
- Amount: Up to $25,000 for up to one year only.
Stream Three: Advocacy and Public Awareness
This Stream will support advocacy, public awareness, and knowledge mobilization activities. Eligible activities include but are not limited to the development and implementation of workshops, conferences, panels, symposiums, communication campaigns, etc. In addition, applicants who have been invited to participate in knowledge translation and exchange activities can apply for funding to support travel, accommodation, copy editing, publication fees, etc.
- Applications Open: We will accept applications on a rolling basis. Once all Stream Three dollars have been allocated, applications will not be considered for the remainder of the year. We encourage you to apply early.
- Amount: Up to $25,000 per year for up to two years.
