Grant and program design resources

The Queensland Government has allocated $50 million in funding across 4 years to support the delivery of groundbreaking early intervention programs that contribute to restoring community safety and reducing the number of victims of crime through community-led, regionally focused initiatives.

Individual grants of up to $300,000 are available for early intervention programs that focus on addressing early criminal behaviours and reconnecting youths with education, training, and employment opportunities.

See our downloadable resources and guides for more information about the Kickstarter program.

Grant program guidelines and frequently asked questions

• Kickstarter program information and grant guidelines (PDF, 344 KB) (DOCX, 363 KB)
• Frequently asked questions (PDF, 493 KB) (DOCX, 647 KB)

Grant application writing guide

• Preparing your application (PDF, 428 KB) (DOCX, 1.9 MB)
• Writing your application (PDF, 906 KB) (DOCX, 3.6 MB)
• Reviewing and submitting your application (PDF, 330 KB) (DOCX, 917 KB)

For more information, visit the How to prepare your application webpage.

Youth Justice Program Design resources

Learn how to structure a program, what resources are needed, and how to put it into action.

• Program Design 101 (PDF, 406 KB) (DOCX, 207 KB)
• Community Consultation (PDF, 189 KB) (DOCX, 199 KB)
• Risk and Protective Factors (PDF, 261 KB) (DOCX, 174 KB)
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management (PDF, 243 KB) (DOCX, 150 KB)
• Activity Design (PDF, 233 KB) (DOCX, 187 KB)
• Cultural Safety (PDF, 240 KB) (DOCX, 179 KB)
• Accessibility (PDF, 183 KB) (DOCX, 118 KB)
• Program Referrals (PDF, 174 KB) (DOCX, 174 KB)
• Program Assessment (PDF, 249 KB) (DOCX, 193 KB)
• Program Reporting (PDF, 266 KB) (DOCX, 158 KB)
• Target Demographic Cohort (PDF, 188 KB) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)
• Budget Planning and Resource Allocation (PDF, 166 KB) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)

Early Intervention Behaviours and Service Response Guides

Our Early Intervention Behaviours factsheet (PDF, 415 KB) provides information on what works for youths when addressing assessed needs.

Find out about how to address youths' needs in various domains.

• Attitude and Orientation (PDF, 765 KB) (DOCX, 213 KB)
• Education and Employment (PDF, 665 KB) (DOCX, 157 KB)
• Family Circumstances and Parenting (PDF, 666 KB) (DOCX, 152 KB)
• Leisure and Recreation (PDF, 502 KB) (DOCX, 155 KB)
• Peer Relations (PDF, 542 KB) (DOCX, 154 KB)
• Personality and Behaviour (PDF, 650 KB) (DOCX, 158 KB)
• Prior and Current Offences, Orders and Interventions (PDF, 352 KB) (DOCX, 87 KB)
• Programs vs Activities (PDF, 932 KB) (DOCX, 118 KB)
• Risk, Need and Responsivity (PDF, 224 KB) (DOCX, 66 KB)
• Substance Abuse (PDF, 539 KB) (DOCX, 70 KB)

Promotional toolkit

We would appreciate promotion of the Kickstarter program to your colleagues, partners, and industry bodies. Sample social media posts and newsletter content for sharing on your channels are provided below. Download social media tiles, web banners, posters, and email headers from our promotional toolkit.

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Restore community safety – apply for a Kickstarter program.

Applications for Round 3 of the early intervention Kickstarter program are now open!

Grant-funded initiatives will help repair relationships with family and kin for at-risk youths, teach them that anti-social behaviour carries consequences, while also providing connections, guidance, and discipline to get them back on track.

If you’re a non-government organisation that can deliver initiatives that focus on reducing crime and identifying and addressing the range of needs for at-risk youths, you’re encouraged to apply for up to $300,000 in individual grant funding.

Applications close Thursday 5 November 2026. For more information, visit youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter.

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Applications for the Queensland Government’s early intervention Kickstarter program are now open! Grants of up to $300,000 each are available for community-led projects designed to address anti-social behaviour and build safer Queensland communities. Find out more: youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter.

Newsletter

Kickstarter – Round 3 grant applications now open

Round 3 of the 2026-27 Queensland Government Kickstarter program is now open for applications until 5 November 2026.

This round of grants will see approximately $7.5 million in funding to support early intervention initiatives and boost education, training, and employment opportunities for youths across Queensland.

Grants of up to $300,000 each are available for projects that intervene early to address anti-social behaviour and get at-risk youths back on track, improving community safety.

Across four years, $50 million in funding has been committed to the program to pilot the best, new initiatives for at-risk youth showing early signs of criminal behaviour and re-engage them with education, training and the community. If you have a solution that could help youths get back on track and improve community safety, visit youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter to learn more and apply.

Applications close 5pm, Thursday 5 November 2026.

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Contact us

For further information, contact us at YJ_Grants@youthjustice.qld.gov.au.