Grant and program design resources
Applications for Round 1 2024-25 of the Kickstarter Grants are open, with funding of around $10 million available across the state to support the delivery of groundbreaking early intervention programs that reduce youth crime.
Individual grants of up to $300,000 are available for early intervention programs that focus on addressing early criminal behaviours and reconnecting young people with education, training and employment opportunities.
Across the next 4 years, $50 million in funding will be committed to the program, which will pilot the best new ideas that contribute to restoring community safety and reduce the number of victims of crime through regionally focused, community-led initiatives.
Applications close at 12pm AEST, Thursday 8 May 2025.
See our downloadable resources, factsheets, and guides to help with completing your application.
Grant program guidelines, FAQs and more resources
Program information and grant guidelines
Download the Kickstarter Grant program information and grant guidelines (PDF, 283 KB) (DOCX, 176 KB).
Digital factsheet
Download our digital factsheet (PDF, 243KB) (DOCX, 185 KB) for information about the Kickstarter Grants.
FAQs
Read our frequently asked questions (PDF, 342 KB) (DOCX, 212 KB) to help clarify information about the Kickstarter Grants.
Early Intervention Behaviours and Service Response Factsheet
Our Early Intervention Behaviours Factsheet provides information on what works for young people when addressing assessed needs.
Youth Justice Service Response Guides
Find out about how to address young peoples' 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)
Grant Application Writing Guides
Download our grant application writing guides for key information about preparing, writing, reviewing, and submitting your application for the Kickstarter Grants.
- Preparing your application (PDF, 255 KB) (DOCX, 160 KB)
- Writing your application (PDF, 698 KB) (DOCX, 1.7 MB)
- Reviewing and submitting your application (PDF, 220 KB) (DOCX, 157 KB)
Youth Justice Program Design Resources
Read more about program design to 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)
Promotional Toolkit
We would appreciate promotion of the grants program to your colleagues, partners, and industry bodies. Sample social media posts and newsletter content for sharing on your channels are provided below:
Social media
Share the following social media posts to spread the news and encourage local businesses, community organisations and local community members to apply.
Facebook/LinkedIn post:
Passionate about making a difference in your community?
Round 1 2024-25 of the early intervention Kickstarter Grants are now open!
If you’re a non-government organisation who can deliver initiatives that focus on reducing crime and identifying and addressing the range of risks and needs for young people, you’re encouraged to apply for $300,000 in individual grant funding.
Grant-funded initiatives will help repair young people’s relationships with family and kin, teach them that anti-social behaviour carries consequences, while also providing connections, guidance, and discipline to get them back on track.
Applications close 8 May 2025. For more information, visit www.youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter.
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Applications for the Queensland Government’s early intervention Kickstarter Grants are now open! Grants of up to $300,000 are available for community-led projects designed to address at-risk behaviours and build safer Queensland communities. Find out more: youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Grants – applications now open
Round 1 2024-25 of the Queensland Government’s Kickstarter Grants are open until 8 May 2025.
This first round of grants will see around $10 million in funding to support early intervention initiatives across Queensland that address anti-social behaviour and improve community safety.
Grants of up to $300,000 are available for projects that re-engage young people with education, training and employment opportunities and get them back on track.
Across the next 4 years, $50 million in funding will be committed to the program, which will pilot the best new ideas that contribute to restoring community safety and reduce the number of victims of crime through regionally focused, community-led initiatives.
By developing projects that align with the needs of the community and that intervene early to support young people, we can make a difference.
If you have a solution that could help young people get back on track and improve community safety, visit youthjustice.qld.gov.au/kickstarter to learn more and apply.
Applications close 12pm, 8 May 2025.
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