Safer Communities Fund - Round 5 - Infrastructure Grants

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 cameras 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 grant opportunities for two other streams: Northern Territory Infrastructure grants Early Intervention grants and further information on this stream will be available on business.gov.au by early 2020