Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced the launch of the Community Safety Fund (CSF) funding call 2024.

The open call for the Community Safety Fund will run from Tuesday 04 June 2024 until 5pm on Friday 26 July 2024 . €3.75 million has been made available to support the development of community safety initiatives.

The Community Safety Fund:

• allows proceeds of crime to be directed into community projects to support community safety
• ensures that the most appropriate proposals to improve community safety will access the funding they need
• encourages the development of innovative ways in which to improve community safety from those people who best understand local community safety needs
• allows best practice on community safety and youth justice to be shared with other partnerships and communities nationally as new proposals are developed
• reflects and highlights the success of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in seizing the proceeds from criminal activity

This could include activities intended to:

• tackle crime or reduce the fear of crime; improve community safety and feelings of safety
• support the creation of safe and resilient communities
• reduce reoffending
• divert vulnerable individuals away from engagement in criminal behaviour

Size of grants

Grants will be in the range of €20,000 – €150,000.

Call for applications

Applications will be invited from community safety initiatives as well as groups co-funded with local authorities, NGOs and community organisations working on issues relevant to community safety and youth justice. Applications may be submitted by individual organisations, or by a consortium involving two or more organisations where the lead partner is a community organisation, not-for-profit, social enterprise or similar with a remit relevant to community safety and/or youth justice. Applications with innovative approaches will be afforded particular consideration.

Completed application forms must be returned by 5pm on 26 July 2024  to  CommunitySafetyFund@justice.ie

Supporting documentation, including the Application Form and Guidance Document are available below.

Community Safety Fund: Your questions answered : Download or View

CSF application for funding: Download

Criteria for the Community Safety Fund: Download or View

Source: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/community-safety-fund/