Grants and Contributions:
Title:
MCTC Guns and Gangs Prevention Initiative
Agreement Number:
23069
Agreement Value:
$1,737,996.68
Agreement Date:
Jun 13, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to develop and implement a youth gun and gang strategy with stakeholders. The strategy will support increased community awareness through educational campaigns, developing training workshops and providing alternatives to ways to belong by offering cultural programming that connects to community.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
Develop community-based prevention and intervention strategies and initiatives to tackle gun and gang activities.
Location:
Maskwacis, Alberta, CA T0C 1N0
Reference Number:
088-2023-2024-Q1-00011
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council
Program:
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to support Municipalities and
Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a
determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang
violence.