Victims of Violent Crime Grants Program 2009-2010

Funder: Department of Corrective Services (NSW)

Program summary

This annual funding program assists non-profit, community agencies working with victims of violent crimes by providing small grants for one-off projects.

The aim of the program is to provide opportunities for offenders, through profits from prison labour programs, to make reparation to the community through financial assistance to victims of crime support organisations.

Key dates

Who can apply?

The Program is open to any organisation which is able to demonstrate a sound record in the delivery of services for victims of violent crime or be able to demonstrate that they have specialist expertise with a particular client group for whom they plan to implement a project focusing on victim of crime related issues.

Applicant organisations must be not-for -profit, non-government and operating in New South Wales. Organisations who are eligible to apply must also be an incorporated identity and have an Australian Business Number.

Who can't apply?

This program is design to assist the service delivery to victims of violent crime, therefore examples of organisations unlikely to be eligible for funding inlcude:

• a community support service which accepts victims of violent crime as clients but which does not have a specific victim support program in place or is not seeking funding for a specific victims support project.
• a family support service without a specific victim support program which recognises that a high percentage of its clients are victims of violent crime.
• any organisation/program where the focus of the service does not specifically seek to address the emotional issues relating to being a victim of violent crime e.g. a housing provider where the major focus is on appropriate housing support and movement toward independent living.

What will be funded?

Funding is available to conduct 'one-off' projects or to purchase resources, which will benefit victims of violent crime.

In the case of non-recurrent projects, the project must have clear start and finish dates; contain clear objectives and strategies; and have demonstrable outcomes e.g. a report, a revised policy, a pamphlet, a book, a kit etc.

Alternatively, organisations are able to submit an application to purchase resource items that will benefit victims of violent crime clients. A wide range of resource items have been approved under the Program in the past. These have included: -

• child safety and playground equipment;
• re-printing of existing brochures (note: if the document requires to be updated or revised this would be considered a project);
• computer equipment;
• books, videos, resource kits; and
• television/video equipment.

While any item will be considered, applicants will be require to ensure that they clearly demonstrate the benefit of purchasing the resources for victims of violent crime who utilise their service.

What will NOT be funded?

The funding available under this Program aims to assist the provision of support services to victims of violent crime rather than to actually provide a direct service. Given the above, ineligible activities would include: -

• direct service provision e.g. employment of a domestic violence support worker, employment of a position to coordinate a support group;
• recurrent projects/programs e.g. ongoing therapeutic workshops/groups; and
• costs that would normally be involved in the running of ongoing services and programs e.g. rent of premises, utlilies etc.

Current priorities

This Program's current priorties are for projects which assist:

• children and young people; and/or
• people in rural and isolated areas; and/or
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and/or
• people from a cultural and linguisticaly diverse background; and/or
• people with disabilities; and/or
• older people.

How much funding is available?

More information

http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au

Download

• 2009/2010 Victims of Violent Crimes Grant Program Application (MS Word file - 329 KB)

Contact

Related Categories

• Rural & regional
• Young people
• Aboriginal people
• Children & families
• Multicultural
• Older people
• People with a disability