Important dates
- Applications are now closed
- Grant start date: April 1, 2025
Overview
The purpose of the Family Violence Prevention Grant Program is to support initiatives that focus on transforming societal norms and beliefs that enable family violence, such as gender-based violence. The outcomes are to promote healthy relationships, consent and fostering safer spaces and stronger communities.
Primary prevention approaches address the root causes of gender-based violence to stop violence before it occurs.
Gender-based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, psychological, emotional and financial abuse, as well as technology-facilitated violence.
The Family Violence Prevention Grant Program has 2 streams.
- Community Capacity Building: initiatives that increase the capacity of communities, organizations or individuals to respond to and address family violence through partnerships.
- Targeted Prevention Initiatives: initiatives that address the risk and protective factors of family violence to prevent it before it occurs.
The Family Violence Prevention Grant Program aims to reach and work with underserved and equity-deserving communities and groups to prevent and tackle the root causes of family violence before it begins.
Successful applicants
- Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee, Medicine Hat
- Northern Haven Support Society, Slave Lake
- Coalition Des Femmes De L'Alberta, Edmonton
- Canadian Zalmi Society, Calgary
- Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services, Provincial
- University of Calgary, Calgary (Provincial Project)
- Strathcona County, Sherwood Park
- Free Play for Kids, Edmonton
- Centre for Sexuality Society, Calgary
- Camrose and District Family and Community Support, Camrose
- Catholic Social Services, Edmonton
- Centre for Mental Health Equity (CMHE), Calgary
- Hands Lifting Hearts Initiatives Society , Calgary
- Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies, Provincial
- Hope Haven Society, Lac La Biche
- Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services, Lloydminster
- Town of Sylvan Lake, Sylvan Lake
A program evaluation committee determined the successful applicants based on the posted guidelines. Selection criteria included:
- how an organization’s programming aligns with the purpose of the Family Violence Prevention grant program to transform social structures, communities, norms, practices and beliefs that enable family violence or reinforce conditions enabling family violence
- if they target priority youth populations, including Indigenous youth
- their ability to address gaps and community needs, and the sustainability of their programs
The evaluation committee also based its recommendations on ensuring an equitable geographic distribution of funded projects, addressing known gaps in existing programming, leveraging existing funding, and ensuring all targeted outcome areas were addressed.