Building Safer Communities Program Grants

BSCP Youth Violence Prevention Program Grants provide multi-year funding to networks or partnerships across Vancouver to deliver early violence prevention programs that address community-level risk factors associated with gun and gang violence, specifically among equity-denied youth communities.

Networks are defined as organizational partnerships between 2 or more agencies working together to deliver youth programs or services for a particular community. Programming must focus primarily on children in the middle years or adolescent youth belonging to equity-denied communities. 

Grant type: 3-year project grant, $300,000 to $400,000 over 3 years
Call for applications: November 15, 2023 to January 8, 2024

How to apply

1. Review the information package PDF file (248 KB), which includes:
   • Program focus areas
   • Eligibility criteria
   • Funding guidelines 
   • Eligible expenses
   • Application process
   • Important dates
2. Download the budget template Word file (20 KB) and theory of change template Word file (16 KB). 
3. Email a planner at socialpolicygrants@vancouver.ca to discuss your project idea. Include "BSCP grants" in the subject line.
4. Submit your application through VanApply
   • Learn more on how to get started with VanApply

The Organizational and Youth Sector Capacity-building Project Grants support non-profit agencies to improve their ability to deliver youth violence prevention programs.

Capacity-building projects must enhance the ability of community organizations to successfully address youth violence through staff development, strengthening collaboration between youth-serving agencies or improving processes and systems to help ensure equitable access to early youth violence prevention services and programs.

Grant type: 1-year project grant, up to $20,000 per grant
Call for applications: ongoing intake until December 2025

How to apply

1. Review the information package PDF file (208 KB), which includes:
   • Program focus areas
   • Eligibility criteria
   • Funding guidelines 
   • Eligible expenses
   • Application process
   • Important dates
2. Download the budget template Word file (16 KB).
3. Email a planner at socialpolicygrants@vancouver.ca to discuss your project idea. Include "BSCP grants" in the subject line.
4. Submit your application through VanApply
   • Learn more on how to get started with VanApply

BSCP Youth Engagement Project Grants aim to increase a sense of safety and belonging among Vancouver youth through youth-led projects that build social-emotional skills that prevent or mitigate the effects of youth violence.

Initiatives must incorporate a peer-to-peer approach to project implementation and should focus on enhancing protective factors that lessen the likelihood of youth violence victimization or perpetration. 

Grant type: 1-year project grant, up to $10,000 per grant.
Call for applications: January 8, 2024 (deadline February 5, 2024)
Subsequent call for applications: opens January 2025

How to apply

1. Review the information package PDF file (232 KB), which includes:
   • Program focus areas
   • Eligibility criteria
   • Funding guidelines 
   • Eligible expenses
   • Application process
   • Important dates
2. Download the budget template Word file (16 KB) and project planning template Word file (16 KB) 
3. Email a planner at socialpolicygrants@vancouver.ca to discuss your project idea. Include "BSCP grants" in the subject line.
4. Prepare an application with answers to the questions outlined in the information package, budget, and project planning templates. 
5. Email your application to socialpolicygrants@vancouver.ca with “BSCP Youth Engagement Grant application” as the subject line.