- CSW Grant List of Questions and Information Needed (pdf)
- Community Safety and Wellness Grant Guidelines (pdf)
- CSW Grant Backgrounder (pdf)
- Smart Simple User Manual for CSW Grant (pdf)
For further assistance please email communitysafety@reddeer.ca
Community Safety & Wellness Grant
The Community Safety and Wellness Grant is designed to increase resiliency of vulnerable citizens, ensure basic needs security, enhance community safety, foster relationship building and connection between citizens, community, and programs. Focus areas of the grant need to relate to community safety issues at either the individual, family, peer, neighborhood, or community level.
Through this grant program, The City of Red Deer will allocate $150,000 to support vulnerable citizens, build relationships, support basic needs access and increase the overall safety and wellbeing initiatives in Red Deer that align with the vision and goals of the Community Safety Strategy. Each eligible project may apply for up to $25,000 for the 2026 year. Previously funded, successful projects may re-apply to build on outcomes achieved in prior years.
Important Dates
- Deadline for applications - 4 p.m. on July 31, 2026
- Applicants Notified of Decision - August 14, 2026
- Final Report Submission Deadline - January 31, 2027
Applications will become accessible July 1, 2026. To apply, login at reddeer.smartsimple.ca.
Approved Projects 2023-2025
| Year | Organization | Funded Project | Approved Funding Amount |
| 2025 | Canadian Mental Health Association | Connected & Safe: A Resilience-Based Community Safety Initiative | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre | Ascent Youth Resiliency Conference | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (Fiscal agent: Care for Newcomers Society) | Belonging Through Connection | $25,000 |
| 2025 | The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre | 2025 Senior Safety Series: Navigating Fraud and Scams in the Age of AI | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Ubuntu - Mobilizing Central Alberta | Building Youth Digital Resiliency- “The Nature FriendZone” | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association | Safety Net: Strengthening Immigrant Wellbeing | |
| 2024 | Red Deer Native Friendship Society | Community Access to Safe and Secure Space | $20,200 |
| 2024 | Safe Harbour Society for Health & Housing | Charting Progress: Building Community Safety and Support with Help from Businesses and Volunteers | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre | 2024 Senior Fraud/Scams Education Series | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Ubuntu - Mobilizing Central Alberta | Strengthening Community Safety and Wellness Through Resiliency: Building Brave Communities to Respond to Hate Based Crimes and Incidences, Sexual Assault and Bullying | $24,500 |
| 2023 | Care for Newcomers & Central AB Crime Prevention Centre | Welcome to Red Deer 2023 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Red Deer Native Friendship Society | Special Concerns Unit | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Safe Harbour Society for Health & Housing | Community Engagement with Vulnerable Populations | $25,000 |
| 2023 | The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre | Graffiti Abatement | $14,000 |
| 2023 | The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre & Bridges | Seniors – Safe at Home & Online | $25,000 |