Deadline: 6-Oct-21
The Government of Canada has announced the applications for Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) to assist interested groups in completing funding applications.
Funding Information
- Approved projects may receive up to 50% of total project costs to a maximum Public Safety Canada contribution of $100,000 per project.
Outcomes
- Immediate Outcomes
- As a result of the outreach and program implementation, more communities will become more aware of the SIP and will apply for available funding to address hate crimes at their facilities;
- There will be increased physical security for educational institutions, places of worship, and community centres in communities at risk of hate-motivated crime that have received support under SIP; and
- Better and more informed program decision-making for Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) as it relates to the administration of SIP and for funding recipients as it relates to implementation of their project.
- Intermediate Outcomes
- A reduction of incidents of hate-motivated crimes in targeted areas;
- An increased sense of security in communities at risk of hate-motivated crime in targeted areas; and
- An increased awareness of the particular challenges faced by communities at risk of hate motivated crime.
- The intermediate outcomes are expected to lead to the following ultimate outcome:
- A safer, more secure Canadian society.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available to private, not-for-profit organizations that are at risk of being victimized by hate- motivated crime. It helps with the cost of security infrastructure improvements for:
- Places of worship such as a temple, mosque, synagogue, gurdwara or church, where a group of people can gather to perform acts of religious praise, meditation, honour or devotion;
- Provincially/territorially recognized private educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools; and
- Community centres, such as a community drop-in centre or aboriginal Friendship Centre, where members of a community can gather year-round for social or cultural activities.
- Crown corporations, publicly funded institutions, for profit organizations, and individuals are not eligible for funding.
Assessment Criteria
Project proposals will be reviewed against the following criteria:
- The demonstration of how the applicant’s community is at risk of being targeted by hate-motivated crime;
- The demonstration and frequency of hate-motivated incidents against the project site;
- The security infrastructure equipment currently in place;
- The ability of the applicant to develop, implement, manage, monitor, and document a project within a specified timeframe and budget;
For more information, visit https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/fndng-prgrms/scrt-nfrstrctr-prgrm-en.aspx
