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Alberta Crime Prevention grant

Apply for a grant to help fund youth crime prevention initiatives and keep your community safe.

Overview

The Alberta Crime Prevention grant is funded from the proceeds of property forfeited under Alberta’s Civil Forfeiture Act. Civil forfeiture makes Alberta communities safer by taking away property linked to crime, such as cash, vehicles and real estate. Importantly, civil forfeitures support initiatives that seek to prevent crime through community based programming, including crime-reduction programs for at-risk communities.

The Alberta Crime Prevention grant will support programs for up to 2 years that focus on the direct delivery of crime prevention services or supports for youth ages 12 to 24 who are at high risk of becoming involved, or have been involved, in offending behaviours. These behaviours include social disorder, gang and/or criminal activity in Alberta communities with the highest need for services and the lowest capacity to respond to that need.

Funding

Grants provide funding up to $150,000 per year for 2 years (2025-26 and 2026-27).

Eligibility

Applicants must be located in Alberta and one of the following:

  • a registered not-for-profit organization and/or registered charity in good standing
  • a First Nation or Metis Settlement
  • a municipality or community-focused police program or service
  • a community group with a designated fiscal agent

Ineligible applicants

  • individuals
  • academic institutions
  • for-profit organizations
  • Crown corporations
  • publicly funded institutions

Grant use

The grants, up to $150,000 per year* (2025-26 and 2026-27), are available for Alberta-based programs or projects that:

  • focus on the direct delivery of crime prevention services or supports for those 12 to 24 years of age
  • incorporate promising practices around prevention, intervention and diversion
  • build protective factors that foster youth development in community, creativity, education and training, health and mental health, life skills and personal empowerment, relationships, or the workplace
  • address common known risk factors, primarily through referrals, including:
    • addictions and mental health
    • domestic and family violence
    • financial or economic disadvantage
    • houselessness
    • learning or cognitive disabilities or disorders
    • physical, emotional, mental, sexual abuse and others

Preference may be given to (in no particular order):

  • programs that have been evaluated and can demonstrate a high social return on investment
  • applicants looking to expand, scale up, or replicate their program(s) in a high need or low capacity area of the province
  • programs that currently exist and that, without further funding, would cease to exist
  • programs that are filling, or will fill, a gap in a high-risk community
  • programs that can be delivered within one to 3 months of receiving funding

*Note: Funding is limited. Not all applications will be funded, and others may be recommended for a lesser amount.

How to apply

Before applying

Supporting documents required when applying

  1. Certificate of Incorporation from an Alberta corporate registry, if applicable, or proof of registered charity status from Canada Revenue Agency, if applicable
  2. Three (3) letters documenting support or partnership. At least one letter should come from a supporter in the criminal justice system. Examples of acceptable partnership or support letters include (other letters may be considered):
    • local police service
    • chief Crown prosecutor
    • victim-serving organization
    • other criminal justice agencies
    • community groups or other not-for-profit agencies as appropriate
    • Ministry of Family and Community Support Services
    • municipal, regional and Indigenous leadership
    • elected community official familiar with your initiative

Note: Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Contact our office if you need help completing the application.

The application period will remain open until December 18, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

After you apply

You will get confirmation within 5 business days to confirm we received your application.

Contact us if you do not get confirmation within 5 business days.

Contact

Connect with Community Initiatives Support, Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-415-1819
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]