- The Crisafulli Government is delivering $7 million for community-led initiatives to stop domestic and family violence before it begins.
- The Safe Futures grants program will support community-based organisations to lead locally, support victim-survivors and create safer communities.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering nation-leading reforms to tackle the domestic and family violence issues inherited from Labor, to help more victims sooner.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering more support for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, with a $7 million investment for community-led initiatives.
The Safe Futures grants program will fund primary prevention initiatives designed and delivered by community-based organisations.
Funding will be delivered in two stages:
- Scoping grants of up to $30,000, opening in July, to support initial project development
- Delivery grants of up to $600,000, opening in January, to implement community-led initiatives.
The funding builds on the recently launched Safer Families, Safer Communities: A Domestic and Family Violence Reform Strategy for Queensland.
The strategy is a landmark initiative aimed at prevention and early intervention, addressing the behaviour of those who use violence, and supporting the long-term recovery and healing of victim-survivors.
The Safe Futures initiative builds on the Crisafulli Government's investments in targeted frontline services that deliver measurable outcomes for victim-survivors after the former Labor Government oversaw skyrocketing rates of domestic and family violence , including:
- Police Protection Directions that give police stronger powers to provide immediate protection for victim-survivors.
- The rollout of GPS monitoring for the courts to impose on high-risk perpetrators.
- Delivering the Domestic and Family Violence Peak four years earlier than Labor planned.
- Establishing Queensland's first standalone Sexual Violence Peak after decades of advocacy from the sector.
Community organisations can apply for a planning grant of up to $30,000 to fund three months of community engagement and capacity-building activities to identify initiatives and prepare for a delivery grant application, while delivery grants of up to $600,000 will fund community-led projects to prevent violence by addressing underlying social causes.
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Amanda Camm said the Safe Futures grants program was empowering communities to drive cultural change and create a safer future for all.
"Grassroots organisations are best placed to help address the root causes of domestic, family and sexual violence, by changing the conditions that enable violence to occur," Minister Camm said.
"Ending domestic and family violence requires a united effort, with everyone contributing to the societal change needed.
"Safe Futures funding will support communities to build a future free from domestic and family violence and forms a crucial part of the Crisafulli Government's to provide more front-line services than ever before to help more women than ever before.
"We're sending a powerful message that violent or abusive behaviour has no place in Queensland.
"After a decade of the former Labor Government's obsession with endless reports and recommendations they never carried through, the Crisafulli Government is delivering measurable outcomes to make a real difference."
