Grants & Awards

Safe Community Grant Application for 2022
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Through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, the Block Watch Society of BC will be providing Safe Community Grants to Block Watch groups. Engaged communities play a direct role in reducing and deterring crime in neighbourhoods. These grants are a targeted way to help groups re-engage. Each grant will be for $125 and there are 40 grants available for 2022. The process will be competitive so be sure to make your application as detailed as possible. Please review the following criteria before applying.

Eligibility for the grant:

• If you received a grant in 2021 you are not eligible to apply for a grant in 2022.
• You must live in a municipality or region that has an active membership with the Block Watch Society of BC.
• Your Block Watch group must be active within your local municipality or region.
• The event must occur before September 30, 2022.
• There must be a component of crime prevention, safety or community engagement.
• Check for provincial restrictions on in-person events, at the time of your event.
• Event must be inclusive of neighbours.
• Grant funds will be paid after your post-event report and receipts are submitted
• Post-event reports must be submitted within 30 days of their event
• Alcohol cannot be claimed as an event expense.

Here are some ideas for your event:

• Block Party
• CPTED or target hardening home projects
• Bicycle safety and education
• Emergency preparedness meeting

Selection of Grant Applications:

• Each application will be reviewed by a committee within the Block Watch Society of BC.
• Applications must be detailed and include a crime prevention, safety, or community engagement component.
• Only applications received by the deadline will be considered.
• Qualifying applications will be chosen at random by the grants committee.

To apply for a Safe Community Grant, complete the attached application and submit to blockwatch@blockwatch.com

Deadline for submitting your grant application is May 25, 2022.

Respectfully,

Block Watch Society of BC

Safe Community Grants Committee

Successful Applicants for the 2021 Community Safety Grants

Draw #	First Name	Group #	Municipality	Coordinator
1	Elaine	C300-40	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
2	Laura	none given	Victoria	Kimberly Kelley
3	Nicole	none given	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
4	Vivan	none given	Cowichan Bay	Sarah Davidge
5	Stephen	F700-043	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
6	Diane	E500-151	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
7	Jennifer	Z-2 J05-05	Richmond	Rita Leung
8	Rudi	CC-32	Vancouver	Leah Marlay
9	Melanie	FV-77	Vancouver	Leah Marlay
10	Hugh	B200-141	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
11	Beverley	1-256	Surrey	Gabriel Pelletier
12	Jenn	BS009	Victoria	Kimberly Kelley
13	Jill	V5074	Victoria	Kimberly Kelley
14	Roberta	Fairview 68	Vancouver	Leah Marlay
15	Jamie	none given	Duncan	Sarah Davidge
16	Andrea	SCBW083	Mill Bay	Sarah Davidge
17	Carol-Ann	none given	Duncan	Sarah Davidge
18	Mike	3-472	Surrey	Gabriel Pelletier
19	Ivy	none given	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
20	Julia	DNBW62	Duncan	Sarah Davidge
21	Katharine	E500-085	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
22	Jean	none given	Burnaby	Susan Salame
23	Maurey	Zone 5	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
24	Ruth	E500-194 or B200-011	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
25	Catherine	none given	Victoria	Kimberly Kelley
26	Marites	2-453	Surrey	Lindsay Wiebe
27	Wendy	2-306	Surrey	Lindsay Wiebe
28	Janice	F800-025	North Vancouver	Gursimran Gill
29	Laura	E-44-003	Langley	Florence Fowler
30	Sheri	SE-0126	Burnaby	Susan Salome
31	Advinder	3-384	Surrey	Gabriel Pelletier
32	Sharon	none given	Chemainus	Sarah Davidge