Deadline: 31 August 2017
The Government of Canada, Department of Justice is seeking applications for its program entitled “Youth Justice Fund” that encourage a more effective youth justice system, respond to emerging youth justice issues and enable greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.
The Fund supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of pilot projects that provide programming and services for youth in conflict with the law. It supports professional development activities, such as training and conferences, for justice professionals and youth service providers. Additionally, it funds research on the youth justice system and related youth justice issues.
Objectives
- Establish special measures for violent young offenders
- Improve the system’s ability to rehabilitate and reintegrate young offenders
- Increase the use of measures, outside the formal court process, that are often more effective in addressing some types of less serious offending
- Establish a more targeted approach to the use of custody for young people
- Increase the use of community-based sentences for less serious offending
Components
- The Main Fund supports a broad range of projects with youth involved in the justice system. Current funding priorities include youth with mental health issues and/or cognitive impairments such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
- The Drug Treatment component supports drug treatment programming for youth involved in the justice system.
- The Guns, Gangs and Drugs component responds to youth involved in the justice system and involved in, or vulnerable to, gun, gang and drug activities. It promotes the provision of community-based educational, cultural, sporting and vocational opportunities to these youth to allow them to make “smart choices” and resist gang involvement or exit gangs.
Eligibility Criteria
All of the following are eligible for funding:
- Non-profit community organizations, societies, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
- Canadian institutions/boards of education;
- Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Aboriginal organizations;
- Provincial, territorial and municipal governments and their agencies and institutions;
- Private sector organizations as long as such organizations will not make a profit on the work performed;
- For-profit enterprises, research/evaluation organizations and individuals are eligible for funding to conduct research and evaluation activities;
- Individuals.
How to Apply
Applicants can obtain an application form at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit Youth Justice Fund.