Deadline: 11-Feb-22
The Creating Safer Places Grants Program is now open to support urban design projects that apply an inclusive environmental design approach to deter crime, increase safety and activate public places.
The Creating Safer Places grants is part of the Building Safer Communities Program which includes grants and a series of community forums across Victoria.
Aims
Through the Creating Safer Places and the broader Building Safer Communities program, the government aims to:
- support local communities to deliver innovative crime and community safety solutions in local areas
- promote the development and delivery of collaborative, partnership approaches to crime prevention as part of a strategic approach to local community safety.
- build community capability through knowledge sharing and strengthened relationships.
Objectives
Creating Safer Places funding will support projects that:
- help prevent crime and improve safety and community perceptions of safety
- encourage the legitimate use of public places by increasing amenity and encouraging a positive sense of ownership of the space
- assist a diverse range of community members to feel safer and become more engaged in their community
- encourage the development of local partnerships to understand and address local crime prevention issues.
Funding Information
$25,000 to $300,000 per project over two years.
What can be funded?
- Applicants are encouraged to incorporate a combination of the following elements in their project to reflect the needs of the community:
- inclusive urban design principles to enhance the safety and amenity of public spaces for a diversity of community members, including graffiti prevention measures
- place-making initiatives that increase community ownership and use of a location
- consultation with a diverse range of community members in the design and implementation of the project, noting reasonable consultation costs can be covered by the grant
- education or awareness initiatives that address reasons for poor perceptions of safety in an area, such as graffiti.
In their applications, councils will be required to clearly identify the need for and benefit of the urban design initiative, using evidence such as community surveys and other relevant data.
Eligibility Criteria
Victorian councils.
For more information, visit https://www.crimeprevention.vic.gov.au/grants/creating-safer-places-grants