Deadline Date: January 14, 2026
The Community Safety Investment Grant Program – Stream 1 offers community organisations a chance to design and deliver locally-focused, community-led solutions to prevent or respond to youth offending, strengthen families and improve community safety
The focus areas include Deliver holistic responses that address the underlying needs and risks that contribute to young people’s involvement with the justice system and improve their outcomes, Deliver culturally responsive initiatives that build long-term resilience and protective factors, increase connection to culture and improving social and emotional wellbeing for young people and families, Deliver programs and initiatives that empower young people and their families to achieve change in the young person’s behaviour and safety, Support young people and families to re-engage with education, training, or employment, Increase community safety through tailored initiatives for high-risk youth, Whole of community initiatives that engage young people in pro-social activities.
The grant opportunity is open to organisations across New South Wales and offers funding from $10,000 to $40,000 for one-off initiatives delivered within a 12-month timeframe.
The program places particular emphasis on initiatives that align with the State Government’s Closing the Gap priority of reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the criminal justice system, and projects targeting young people at risk of or already involved in offending pathways.
Applicants should prepare proposals that clearly outline their initiative, the community it serves, relevant measurable outcomes, and how they will implement culturally responsive approaches that connect young people and families with social, emotional and cultural wellbeing supports.
For more information, visit NSW Government.
