Grants from Civil Forfeiture Proceeds in Canada

Deadline: 23-Nov-22

Applications for funding from the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program are now being accepted.

The Civil Forfeiture Grant Program provides annual, one-time funding to organizations from across BC for the implementation of crime prevention and remediation projects.

Streams and Areas

The number of streams have been consolidated. The 2022/2023 streams are as follows:

• Crime Prevention: This stream provides up to $40,000 in one-time funding to proposals that will implement evidencebased, crime prevention and community safety initiatives that address criminal activity by providing direct supports for vulnerable individuals at-risk of, or currently involved in, criminal activities and / or behaviour, including prolific offenders.
• Priority Areas Include:
  • Applicants can submit proposals that focus on their community’s unique crime prevention and community safety needs, however, the following priority areas have been identified for this year’s stream, if relevant to your community:
    • Gang involvement and gun violence;
    • People with lived/living experiences of mental health challenges and/or health harming coping strategies who are involved or are at-risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system.
    • Note: Proposals that focus on police enforcement, criminal activity monitoring or general awareness campaigns will not be considered.
• Restorative Justice: This stream provides up to $40,000 in one-time funding to proposals that will support or enhance current restorative justice program delivery in communities across British Columbia, in particular those projects that focus on improving capacity to serve victims.
• Proposals may include activities and expenses related to the following areas:
  • Capacity development
  • Participant supports including supports that prevent victim re-traumatization
  • Awareness building
  • Partnership development
  • Service delivery
  • Note: Consistent with current Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Community Accountability Program contracts, proposals must not address issues related to power-based crimes (including violence against women in relationships, sexual assault, and/or hate-motivated crimes).
• Indigenous Healing: This stream provides up to $40,000 in one-time funding to support proposals that address healing of Indigenous peoples from the impacts of intergenerational trauma, crime or victimization in communities across British Columbia.
• Note: Projects should focus on healing approaches reflective of and / or aligned with Indigenous culture and worldviews, including:
  • Healing for the individual, the family and/or the broader community;
  • Emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of healing; and
  • Other culturally identified practice(s) that contribute to healing.
• Preferred Criteria
  • Preference may be given to proposals from Indigenous organizations. Non-Indigenous organizations that apply under this stream must demonstrate how they both collaborated or worked with Indigenous partners in project design and how they will partner or collaborate with Indigenous individuals or organizations in implementing the project.
  • Preference may be given to projects that focus on unique needs of Indigenous women and girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ people and/or projects that are responsive to the "Calls for Justice" of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Gender-based Violence: This stream provides up to $40,000 in one-time funding to proposals that will develop and/or enhance culturally relevant, culturally safe and trauma informed responses to gender-based violence, including violence against women, in communities across British Columbia. Focus areas for addressing and preventing gender-based violence projects may include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation (including online child sexual exploitation), sex worker safety, and exiting from sex work.
• Preference may be given to projects that focus on unique needs of Indigenous women and girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, racialized survivors and survivors with disabilities.

Funding Information

• All grant streams now have the same funding limit of up to $40,000 per application.

Eligibility Criteria

• Below you will find a list of organizations that are eligible to apply for funding. However, some streams may have different eligibility requirements. Be sure to review the stream descriptions starting on page 17 to determine if the stream you are applying for has different eligibility requirements. Eligible organizations include:
  • Local governments
  • Community-based not-for-profit organizations
  • Schools and school districts
  • Health authorities
  • Academic institutions
  • Police departments
  • Indigenous organizations (e.g. First Nations Bands or Tribal Councils, First Nations organizations incorporated as a not-for-profit society or registered charitable organization, urban/off reserve First Nation organizations such as Friendship Centres, Métis chartered communities and Métis service providers).

For more information, visit Civil Forfeiture Proceeds.

For more information, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/community-crime-prevention/grants