ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...

Goal 3:
Identify, examine and strategically respond to injury issues at all levels.
ACICR Community Injury Control Fund
Background
ACICR believes that it is the people who live, learn, work and play in a community
who best understand their community’s specific problems, needs, assets and
capabilities. Meaningful collaboration at the local level has proven to be the most
effective way to identify and mobilize resources to create effective, comprehensive,
coordinated and sustained action on injuries.
With funding from Alberta Health and Wellness, ACICR launched the Community
Injury Control Fund (CICF) in the fall of 2000. The CICF provides $250,000 a year
in grants to support Alberta groups that want to make their communities safer.
The purpose of the CICF is to stimulate and support local collaborative action to
increase public awareness and reduce the frequency and severity of injuries within
Alberta communities.
The CICF is not intended to duplicate or replace the excellent work that is already
going on in many Alberta communities. Rather, it is meant to build on, enhance
and strengthen existing efforts and to stimulate new activity.
Goal
The goal of the CICF is to improve the well-being of individuals, increase
individual and community safety, and reduce intentional and unintentional
injuries by assisting communities with resources to undertake solutions to local
injury problems.
Objectives 1. Mobilize community groups and organizations to identify and address the
leading causes of injuries in their communities through sustainable, multisectoral
collaboration and coordinated planning and action.
2. Build and strengthen the capacity of organizations and communities to
develop, deliver and evaluate initiatives that increase injury awareness and
reduce the incidence of injury in their communities.
3. Improve coordination, focus efforts, fill gaps and reduce duplication of injury
prevention initiatives in the community.
4. Encourage communities and organizations to share injury prevention
strategies and results with other organizations and communities in order to
improve knowledge of injury issues and to share possible models for
replication or adaptation of successful projects.
5. Fund injury prevention projects to a maximum of $12,000 with the
expectation of in-kind and financial support from the community and other
sources.
Status
In Cycle 8, 22 grants were approved for projects that are completed or underway.
Cycle 9, (2008-2009) funding is available as of April 1, 2008. Grant application
deadlines are June 2 and November 3, 2008 for Larger Grants. Smaller grant
applications may be submitted at any time.
Partners & Sponsors • Alberta Health and Wellness
Contact
Mr. John Fisher, Grant Program Coordinator
Phone: (780) 492-9766
Email: john.fisher@ualberta.ca
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