Grant and program design resources

The Queensland Government has allocated $50 million in funding across four 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 regionally focused, community-led 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, factsheets, and guides for more information about Kickstarter.

Grant program guidelines, FAQs and more resources

Program information and grant guidelines

Download the Kickstarter program information and grant guidelines (PDF, 283 KB) (DOCX, 176 KB).

Frequently asked questions

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 youths when addressing assessed needs.

Youth Justice Service Response Guides

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)

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.

Contact us

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For further information, please contact us at YJ_Grants@youthjustice.qld.gov.au or head to the Youth Justice Kickstarter Grants website.