Deadline: 25-Jan-23
The City of Saint John has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from local non-profit and community organizations for funding available through the Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) established by the Government of Canada’s Department of Public Safety.
Canadians deserve to feel safe in their communities, and the Government of Canada is taking action to protect them from gun violence. From banning assault-style firearms to strengthening protections at their borders, they are engaged in a wide array of efforts to address it. Yet the most important element of this work is preventing gun violence from happening in the first place. The fund will help municipalities and Indigenous communities prevent gun and gang violence by tackling its root causes. The Minister made the announcement alongside Mayor Frank Scarpitti and local Members of Parliament in Markham, Ontario.
Purpose
The BSCF provides municipalities the opportunity to enhance community-based prevention and intervention strategies related to gun and gang violence. The City is seeking interest from eligible organizations that focus on children, youth, and young adults, for funding support specific to the following:
- enhancing community knowledge of existing and emerging factors related to gang and gun violence
- supporting the planning, development and implementation of associated prevention and intervention programs, practices, and initiatives.
Funding Information
- To help stop gun violence before it starts, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, today announced new federal support through the $250 million Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF), including $7.3 million for the Regional Municipality of York.
Eligibility Criteria
- To address the conditions that contribute to a young person falling in with crime, the program will provide funds, through 2025-26, to eligible municipalities and Indigenous communities.
- Municipalities will then distribute funds to local organizations that focus on children, youth and young adults who are involved in or at risk of joining gangs.
- Funding to communities in Quebec will be determined in collaboration with the provincial government, respecting the jurisdiction of the Government of Quebec.
For more information, visit City of Saint John.