Community Safety Investment Fund - Stream 1 - Round 2 - 2026-27

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About the Community Safety Investment Fund Grant

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Program Details

Community Safety Investment Fund aims to provide community organisations opportunities to design and deliver locally focused, community led solutions to prevent or respond to youth offending, strengthen families and improve community safety.

Funding pool for Community Safety Investment Fund - Stream 1 - Round 2 -  $500,000 (exclusive of GST) - 2026/27.

Stream 1: Up to $40,000 is available for smaller projects that can commence in December 2026 and be completed by 30 December 2027.

Programs and initiatives will contribute to the achievement of objectives:

  • 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.

We are particularly interested in grant applications that align with and help achieve the NSW Government’s Closing the Gap priorities, including:
Target 11: to reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal young people in the criminal justice system, so that by 2031, the rate of Aboriginal young people (10-17 years) in detention is reduced by 30 per cent.

This may include (but is not limited to) programs and initiatives that:

  • Prevent and respond to youth offending
  • Divert young people from court which create positive pathways with communities
  • Support young people transitioning from custody back to their community and provide support and opportunities to help them thrive to reduce reoffending.
Has the organisation received CSIF funding in 2025-26? * Required
Did your organisation receive funding in CSIF Stream 1 or 2
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Ineligible (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Has the organisation received CSIF funding in 2025-26?" on page 1

You indicated you received funding in the previous Community Safety Investment fund Streams 1 or 2, therefore you are not eligible for this Grant.

Thank you 

Instructions for Applicants

Before completing this application form, you should have read the Community Safety Investment Fund Stream 1 Round 2 Program Guidelines.
Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Organisations successful in securing a Stream 1 grant will be funded for one year and paid in a single instalment.
Projects can commence in December 2026 and be completed by 30 December 2027.
 
Applicants will notify the Department of Communities and Justice if grant funding is secured from another source.
 
Support available:
Nicole Weber - Quality Matters Consulting
  • Project design and development
  • Project planning
  • Free for any organisations applying
  • 1:1 phone or video call
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If you require any assistance or have any queries relating to SmartyGrants or the application form: Please contact via email grantdesignandsupport@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you have queries relating to this Grant Program , please contact via email YJGrantsFunding@dcj.nsw.gov.au 

Please ensure to quote your Application ID for all correspondence with DCJ.

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Disclaimer

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any project, and the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
  • it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and DCJ does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
  • it has read the Community Safety Investment Fund Stream 1 Round 2 Grant Program Guidelines and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • if this application is successful, the relevant details of the proposal will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • DCJ will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances DCJ may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • DCJ is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the Department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available at: https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/privacy/privacy-policy.html);
  • the information they provide to DCJ in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • they have taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that DCJ and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.

Eligibility Confirmation

Please confirm that the applicant and proposed project meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the Community Safety Investment Fund Stream 1 Round 2 Grant Program Guidelines.
 

The applicant:

  • Has not received funding under CSIF Stream 1 or Stream 2 in the 2025-26 funding round.
  • Is able to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement with the Department of Communities and Justice.
  • Has an Australian bank account.
  • Holds appropriate insurance, including a minimum of $10 million Public Liability Insurance.
  • Meets the requirements of the NSW National Redress Scheme sanctions policy.
  • Does not have any overdue acquittals with the Department of Communities and Justice.
  • Is an eligible legal entity as outlined in the Community Safety Investment Fund Stream 1 Round 2 Program Guidelines.
I confirm that the applicant and proposed project meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the Community Safety Investment Fund Stream 1 Round 2 Grant Program Guidelines * Required