$4 million seized from criminals to help make communities safer

• Grant applications up to $200,000 being offered for community safety projects
• Not-for-profit organisations and local government authorities encouraged to apply
• Grants are funded by cash and property confiscated from criminals

Up to $4 million seized from criminals in Western Australia is being offered to not-for-profit community groups and local governments to fund crime prevention and community safety projects.

Attorney General John Quigley has announced the latest round of funding under the Criminal Property Confiscation Grants Program.

Groups seeking grants in this 20th round can each apply for up to $200,000 for a worthy project, to be administered by the Department of Justice.

Eligible programs or initiatives must in some way support victims of crime, prevent or reduce drug-related activities, improve community safety, or help prevent crime.

Last year's round of grants funded projects in communities across Perth, as well as in the Kimberley, Goldfields, Pilbara and Peel regions.

Recipient projects included interventions for at-risk young people, support services for victims of crime and domestic violence survivors, community patrols and safety education for residents, and rehabilitation and employment initiatives to reduce reoffending.

The amount of funding must be matched by a contribution from the applicant, other Government agency funding, corporate donations, in-kind goods or services, cash or a combination of those.

Applications close at 12pm on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. For more information, go to www.justice.wa.gov.au/grants.

Comments attributed to Attorney General John Quigley:

"It's true justice that assets seized from criminals are used to pay for projects that fight crime, support victims of it, and make communities safer."

"These grants empower local groups to put their own crime solutions into action and target specific issues affecting their community with the support of the Government behind them.

"I urge any group with an initiative that can help protect the community from crime to apply."