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Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 – Infrastructure GrantsLast Updated: 03 August 2021
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As of 3 June 2020, the Safer Communities Fund Round 5 Infrastructure grants program is progressing and decisions on the outcomes of applications are imminent.
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Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 – Infrastructure Grants
Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 – Infrastructure Grants provides schools and pre-schools, places of religious worship, community organisations and local councils with grants of up to $1 million for crime prevention initiatives aimed at reducing crime, violence, anti-social behaviour and/or other security risks driven by racial and/or religious intolerance.
What do you get?
Grants from $10,000 to $1 million.
Who is this for?
An incorporated not for profit organisation or an Australian local government agency. Or body as defined in appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines or an Australian State/Territory Government education agency or body. Or a registered school or pre-school that is a legal entity (with its own unique ABN) and that can enter into a grant agreement in its own right. Or a legal entity applying on behalf of a registered school or pre-school.
Overview
The Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 – Infrastructure grants provide schools and pre-schools, places of religious worship, community organisations and local councils with grants of up to $1 million for crime prevention initiatives aimed at reducing crime, violence, anti-social behaviour and/or other security risks driven by racial and/or religious intolerance. Project activities can include:
- Infrastructure activities, such as installing:
- fixed or mobile CCTV camera
- security lighting
- fencing and gates
- bollards
- external blast walls and windows
- security and alarm systems
- public address systems
- intercoms and swipe access
- Employing or hiring security guards, licensed by the relevant state or territory agency, for schools or preschools.
The minimum grant amount is $10,000.
The maximum grant amount per location or school campus is $500,000.
The maximum grant amount per organisation is $1 million.
The grant will be up to 100% of eligible project costs.
The maximum grant period is 36 months.
Projects must be completed by 30 June 2023.
The Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 includes 2 other streams
Eligibility
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible you must have an Australian business number (ABN) and be one of the following entities:
- an incorporated not for profit organisation
- an Australian local government agency or body as defined in appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines
- an Australian State/Territory Government education agency or body
- a registered school or pre-school that is a legal entity (with its own unique ABN) and that can enter into a grant agreement in its own right
- a legal entity applying on behalf of a registered school or pre-school
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What are the assessment criteria?
Applying
How do you apply?
The Safer Communities Fund – Round 5 – Infrastructure Grants are closed to applications.
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What happens next?
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