Public Safety Canada · Contribution program
(YGPF) Youth Gang Prevention Fund
The program purpose is to provide time-limited grant and contribution funding for initiatives in communities where youth gangs are an existing or emerging threat and support initiatives that clearly target youth in gangs or at greatest risk of joining gangs.
- Total value
- $77.5M
- Agreements
- 36
- Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $1.8M
- Typical range
- $1.2M–$3M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Public Safety Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 2 agreements ($2.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | $21.4M |
| 2020 | 7 | $18.4M |
| 2021 | 4 | $14.4M |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 1 | $245K |
| 2024 | 2 | $5.6M |
| 2025 | 1 | $1.1M |
| 2026* | 11 | $16.4M |
By province
$1$2–$3$5$11
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 9 | $23.8M |
| British Columbia | 5 | $15.1M |
| Saskatchewan | 7 | $13.8M |
| Quebec | 7 | $9.6M |
| Manitoba | 2 | $7.3M |
| Alberta | 2 | $4.6M |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $1.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $1.3M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 1 | $245K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 11 | $37.4M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 21 | $36.5M |
| Academia | 1 | $2.5M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $817K |
| International (non-government) | 1 | $245K |
| Government | 1 | $100K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Social advocacy organizations | 2 | $4M |
| Individual and family services | 2 | $2.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA)A Holistic Approach to Youth Crime Prevention and Reintegration Among Muslim, Black, and Racialized At-Risk Youth · Contribution · Jun 2026 | A Holistic Approach to Youth Crime Prevention and Reintegration Among Muslim, Black, and Racialized At-Risk YouthContribution | $1,080,000 | |
| CEE Centre For Young Black ProfessionalsContribution · Jun 2026 | Contribution | $2,877,551 | |
| Childhood Connections - Okanagan Family and Childcare SocietyStrong Roots Initiative: Empowering Youth, Families and our Community for Safer Futures · Contribution · May 2026 | Strong Roots Initiative: Empowering Youth, Families and our Community for Safer FuturesContribution | $1,684,077 | |
| Quint Development CorporationSustainable Futures: Integrating Deconstruction and Social Enterprise for Community Safety · Contribution · Mar 2026 | Sustainable Futures: Integrating Deconstruction and Social Enterprise for Community SafetyContribution | $1,264,287 | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon and Area, Inc.Building Developmental Relationships in the Shared Spaces · Contribution · Feb 2026 | Building Developmental Relationships in the Shared SpacesContribution | $498,905 | |
| YWCA Regina Inc.Trauma-Informed Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention Initiative at YWCA Regina · Contribution · Jan 2026 | Trauma-Informed Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention Initiative at YWCA ReginaContribution | $2,220,287 | |
| Friends in Toronto Community ServicesKeep Six: Circle of Change Gang Prevention Project (CCGP) · Contribution · Jan 2026 | Keep Six: Circle of Change Gang Prevention Project (CCGP)Contribution | $1,618,175 | |
| Ummah SocietyContribution · Jan 2026 | Contribution | $1,273,617 | |
| United Nations Association in Canada (Ottawa Branch)Building Opportunities for Youth in Rexdale (BOYR) · Contribution · Jan 2026 | Building Opportunities for Youth in Rexdale (BOYR)Contribution | $1,898,553 | |
| John Howard Society of New Brunswick Inc.Youth Horizons: Integrated Intensive Case Management (IICM) · Contribution · Jan 2026 | Youth Horizons: Integrated Intensive Case Management (IICM)Contribution | $628,068 | |
| John Howard Society of New Brunswick Inc.Youth Horizons: Integrated Intensive Case Management (IICM) · Contribution · Dec 2025 | Youth Horizons: Integrated Intensive Case Management (IICM)Contribution | $1,102,077 | |
| Takla First NationTakla First Nation Youth Land-based Diversion Program Project · Contribution · Dec 2024 | Takla First Nation Youth Land-based Diversion Program ProjectContribution | $5,483,463 | |
| Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-MontréalPIVOT - Communications and Training · Contribution · Nov 2024 | PIVOT - Communications and TrainingContribution | $100,000 | |
| Modus – Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung gGmbHPreP Ex: Preparing Practitioners for the Rising Threat of Anti-Authority Extremism · Grant · Aug 2023 | PreP Ex: Preparing Practitioners for the Rising Threat of Anti-Authority ExtremismGrant | $244,974 | |
| Wikwemikong Unceded Indian ReserveMino-Bimaadiziwin Project · Contribution · Apr 2021 | Mino-Bimaadiziwin ProjectContribution | $3,978,163 | |
| Wikwemikong Unceded Indian ReserveMino-Bimaadiziwin Project · Contribution · Apr 2021 | Mino-Bimaadiziwin ProjectContribution | $3,966,833 | |
| Wiikwemkoong Unceded TerritoryMino-Bimaadiziwin Project · Contribution · Apr 2021 | Mino-Bimaadiziwin ProjectContribution | $3,966,833 | |
| College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewannéhiyaw wîcihitowin (Cree helping Cree) in the Little Pine and Poundmaker First Nations · Contribution · Jan 2021 | néhiyaw wîcihitowin (Cree helping Cree) in the Little Pine and Poundmaker First NationsContribution | $2,469,024 | |
| Takla First NationTakla First Nation Youth Land-based Diversion Program Project · Contribution · Dec 2020 | Takla First Nation Youth Land-based Diversion Program ProjectContribution | $5,468,463 | |
| John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS)JHSS Redemption Project · Contribution · Apr 2020 | JHSS Redemption ProjectContribution | $2,989,899 | |
| John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS)JHSS Redemption Project · Contribution · Apr 2020 | JHSS Redemption ProjectContribution | $3,175,100 | |
| Tsuut'ina Nation Police ServiceTsuut'ina Nation Youth Engagement and Diversion Program · Contribution · Mar 2020 | Tsuut'ina Nation Youth Engagement and Diversion ProgramContribution | $3,500,000 | |
| Okanagan Indian BandOkanagan Indian Band Comprehensive Safety Strategy · Contribution · Feb 2020 | Okanagan Indian Band Comprehensive Safety StrategyContribution | $1,117,808 | |
| Okanagan Indian BandOkanagan Indian Band Comprehensive Safety Strategy · Contribution · Feb 2020 | Okanagan Indian Band Comprehensive Safety StrategyContribution | $1,370,308 | |
| Centre d’amitié autochtone de Val-d’Or (CAAVD)Contribution · Jan 2020 | Contribution | $817,124 |