Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund (NACPF)

Program Summary

The Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund (NACPF) assists communities experiencing multiple risk factors and other challenges that affect their ability to respond to crime issues, such as remote geographical location and limited capacity.
Objectives:

  • the adaptation, development and implementation of innovative and promising culturally sensitive crime prevention practices which address known risk and protective factors to reduce offending among at-risk children and youth, and high risk offenders in communities;
  • the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources for Aboriginal and northern populations;
  • capacity building as a means to explore ways to develop or implement culturally sensitive crime prevention practices among Aboriginal and northern populations.

Eligible Recipients

Funding for on and off reserve