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By Veronica Beltran

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Grant applications open for organizations creating safer communities

Oct 14, 2020 | 11:07 AM

VICTORIA—Organizations across B.C. looking to help build safer communities are able to apply for grant program to help them do just that.

Applications for the 2020-21 Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention and Remediation grant program will be accepted until Nov.25.

“The Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention and Remediation grant program provides one-time funding to support community-based projects using the proceeds from the civil forfeiture process.”—Release by B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

This year’s funding streams include, crime prevention; Indigenous healing; restorative justice; gender-based violence, violence against women, domestic violence and sexual assault; domestic violence prevention/intervention programming; human trafficking, sexual exploitation and sex worker safety; and child and youth advocacy centres.

The Civil Forfeiture Office works to remove the profits from unlawful activity by taking away the proceeds and assets used in crime, and reinvesting them in community safety and crime prevention. For more information on the application submission progress click here.

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