Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF)

Who is eligible?

• Community or professional organizations, societies and associations which have associated themselves with a not-for-profit purpose, and which have the mandate to represent their membership or community.
• Provincial, territorial, regional, municipal and local governments.
• Aboriginal governments, organizations and communities.
• Provincial, municipal and Indigenous police services.
• Canadian universities, educational institutions/boards of education and Centres of excellence.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations.
• For-profit groups.
• Individuals.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and wages for permanent or temporary professional, clerical, technical and administrative services, including mandatory employment related costs.
• Fees and disbursements for hiring consultants and experts integral to the project.
• Rent, normal utilities, maintenance of offices and other buildings, and property taxes where directly related to the project.
• Minor renovations to the facility where the interventions are taking place, where deemed essential for the success of the project.
• Office equipment and minor capital acquisitions net of disposal.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital costs, such as land, buildings, vehicles and most other major capital costs (more than $5K per acquisition).
• Hospitality that does not meet the eligible expenses criteria.
• Interest charges or costs of borrowing.
• Amortization.
• Core or ongoing operating expenses.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Alignment with the program’s objectives and the priorities of the call for applications.
• Demonstrated need for the project.
• Organizational ability and readiness to administer and deliver the project.
• Partnership creation and/or strengthening.
• Contributions to knowledge and resource development and dissemination.

• The complete application consists of the Online Funding Application Form, the Project Budget using Public Safety Canada’s Template, and the Project Workplan using Public Safety Canada’s Template.
• Completed applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 PDT on October 6, 2021.
• Information sessions will be held on August 17, 2021 at 11 a.m. (French) and August 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. (English), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
• To participate in the information session, please register for the session.
• If you have technical issues beyond your control that prevent you from submitting by the deadline, e-mail the Program mailbox within 24 hours of the deadline and request approval to submit a late application.

• Proposals for consideration under the CPAF will be reviewed against program criteria by the Department to determine their eligibility, completeness and conformity according to specified mandatory requirements.
• A formal funding review process will be established to review all proposals under the CPAF.
• Following the review process, all applicants will be contacted by Public Safety Canada with the results of the assessment.
• Applications that have been selected for further development will be invited to work with PS Program Advisors to develop their project into funding agreements.

• Results from the 2024 National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) Call for Applications were sent out as of August 20, 2025.