Community Grants Program for Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention Projects

SGI and the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Partnership Project are pleased to be involved in a joint program to provide community grants for traffic safety and ABI prevention programs. Our goal is to enable community groups to establish, enhance and deliver programs that address safety issues in their communities. SGI and ABI will provide support and guidance in identifying priorities and in the development and implementation of any of these initiatives.

Preference will be given to submissions for grants that meet the following criteria:

     There should be a demonstrated need for the initiative in the specific community.

     The initiative should not duplicate an existing program in the specific community.

     Preference will be given to projects that have a strong community involvement or that are funded on a shared basis in the community, and address SGI traffic safety and ABI program priorities such as:

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    impaired driving

    seat belt use

    child passenger restraint use

    high collision intersections

    pedestrian safety

    bicycle safety

    snowmobile safety

    senior drivers and young drivers

    sport and recreational injury prevention

    workplace safety

    fall-related injury prevention

     The proposals must include a well defined action plan, and:

          involve various community groups or members

          be cost-effective

          have the potential to be repeated or expanded in the future

          offer a structure that can be used for other traffic safety/injury prevention initiatives

          may be helpful and useable in other communities

          avoid a conflict of interest

–        focus on community safety education or awareness

–        are cost-shared

–        address a demonstrated need in the community

–        do not duplicate existing community or provincial programs or resources

     The proposals should not include expenses for salaries, food for volunteers or participants or for media/promotion

·         Funding for physical improvements or capital expenditures will not be considered

Format of Submissions

Please use theapplication form. There is a link below.

Deadline

These grants are offered twice a year. The application deadline for the first set of grants is February 28. The second deadline for grant applications is October 31. Late applications will not be considered.

Please submit applications to:

Shannon Ell

SGI Traffic Safety Promotion

5104 Donnelly Crescent

P.O. Box1580

Regina, SK  S4P 3C4

Phone: (306) 775-6179

Fax: (306) 359-0312

If you would like an electronic version of this application, send an e-mail request to sgivideolibrary@sgi.sk.ca.

Grant Amount

Although there is no restriction on the maximum amount allotted for any grant, the amount requested must be reasonable as the total amount of funding available for each grant deadline is $50,000 ($100,000 annually).

Decisions on Grants

All applications for funding will be evaluated by a review committee comprised of representatives from: SGI Traffic Safety, ABI Partnership Project, enforcement, and other groups as required. Applicants will be advised of the decision on their submissions by April 30, for the February deadline and December 31, for the October deadline.

Program Benefits

SGI and the ABI Partnership Project are excited about the potential benefits of the Community Grants program. We encourage communities to identify traffic safety and injury prevention concerns and solutions to help increase awareness of safety issues. Coordinating traffic safety and injury prevention efforts at the community level throughout the province reduces duplication of projects and programs, fills gaps and builds programs that are mutually supportive.

The most favourable benefit of the grant program is the potential for long-term reduction of death and injuries sustained in traffic collisions, falls and recreational and workplace activities. Such injuries are costly to communities and to government agencies such as SGI, Saskatchewan Health, Social Services and Workers' Compensation.

Through this joint effort of government and community, we can help save lives and prevent injuries in Saskatchewan.