Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

The RCMP Family Violence Initiative Fund helps communities respond to relationship and family violence and victim issues. Funds are allocated to the RCMP by the Public Health Agency of Canada, under the federal Family Violence Initiative.

Since 2004, the fund has supported many initiatives across Canada. In 2024-2025, the fund supported 20 initiatives, with a total of $396,400.

Objectives of the fund

The fund helps community partners:

• Promote awareness of relationship and family violence

• Assist victims of family and relationship violence

• Foster crime prevention in Indigenous communities

How to use the fund

Examples of uses of the fund include:

• Activities that prevent high-risk groups from reoffending

• Presentations or workshops to increase public awareness

• Activities that help victims of crime develop coping skills and resilience

• Training for sexual assault investigators

• Classroom programs for teens about personal and social skills

• Musical and traditional activities to promote cultural awareness

• Materials about local resources and support services

Stacking of projects and multi-year initiatives are not permitted by the fund.

Who can apply

You can apply for funding if:

• You are part of a community partner organization with a mandate to respond to and reduce incidents of family violence

• Your application is supported by a local RCMP detachment.

In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed submission instructions and information, please consult the HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures and may also be able to help with proposal development.