Deadline: 25 September 2018
The Australian Government is seeking applications for “Safer Communities Fund” to provide grants of up to $1 million to community organisations and local governments for local crime prevention and security infrastructure activities and to protect community organisations that may be facing security risks associated with racial and /or religious intolerance.
Outcomes
The intended outcomes of the program are to:
- contribute to the enhancement of community safety, improve security and reduce street crime and violence through local security infrastructure that benefits the community
- contribute to greater community resilience and wellbeing by addressing crime, anti-social behaviour and other security risks
- help to reduce fear of crime and increase feelings of safety in the Australian community and contribute to greater community resilience
- contribute to the safety of communities that may be at risk of racial and/or religious intolerance.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $1 million will be available to fund up to 100 per cent of eligible project costs.
Program Activities
Project activities can include:
- installation of fixed or mobile CCTV cameras
- installation of security lighting
- installation of bollards
- installation of security and alarm systems, intercoms and swipe access attached to a public or community space
- crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) including changing environmental characteristics in public or community spaces, such as a lack of lighting or poor natural surveillance, that can facilitate street crime and violence.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible applicants must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be one of the following entities:
- an incorporated not for profit organisation
- a local government agency or body as defined in appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines
- Industry/trader associations and chambers of commerce can apply if they meet the eligibility criteria above.
- In order to be eligible applicants must:
- provide evidence from the site owner or manager providing authority for them to undertake the project at the nominated site. They should use the letter template at the bottom of this page and provide this with their application or prior to entering into a grant agreement.
- be able to start their project within 8 weeks of executing a grant agreement which can include project planning activities.
- have met relevant state or territory legislation obligations related to working with children, and ensure that any person that has direct, unsupervised contact with children as part of a project under this program, has undertaken and passed a working with children check, if required under relevant State or Territory legislation. They are also responsible for assessing the suitability of the people they engage as part of their project to ensure children are kept safe.
- Applicants are not eligible to apply if they are:
- a school or preschool that is registered as an educational establishment with a state or territory registration authority
Eligible Projects
- To be eligible applicant’s project must:
- address crime and anti-social behaviour in public or community spaces for the benefit of the wider community or community organisations
- include eligible activities and eligible expenditure
- have at least $1,000 in eligible expenditure.
- A public or community space is a place inside or outside that is open and accessible to the public or members of a community organisation.
- Projects that solely provide crime prevention or security for businesses are not eligible.
- They cannot fund applicant’s project if the same activities receive funding from other government grant programs
How to Apply
Interested Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Safer Communities Fund.