What is the Crime Prevention Foundation?

In Brown County alone, more than 50 million additional dollars have been spent over the past decade to increase law enforcement. Although this does place more criminals behind bars, it has been proven that crime prevention measures can significantly reduce crime and be up to 10 times more cost-effective than traditional control measures. In response, the Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County was formed to support programs which successfully target a variety of at-risk populations such as children and teens.

Now accepting grant applications.

The Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County is accepting applications for grants that fund local crime prevention programs. Grant applicants must submit requests for programs or projects that aim to reduce or eliminate at least one of the three elements of the crime triangle: the desire to commit the crime, ability to commit the crime or opportunity to commit the crime.

Qualified applicants include non-profit organizations, government agencies, schools, and school districts operating in Brown County. Grants will not be awarded to individuals. Grant funds should not be used to supplant funds from the organization's operating budget. Applications are reviewed once a year and are due to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation by 5:00 pm on May 31, 2009. Please note that the grant deadline has been extended to June 15, 2009. Grant recipients will be notified in September.

To download a grant application in Portable Document Format (.PDF), click here. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, visit the Adobe homepage.