FED:Groups offered $100K to tackle extremism

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2011
FED:Groups offered $100K to tackle extremism

CANBERRA, April 2 AAP - Community groups will be offered grants of up to $100,000 in
a bid to tackle violent extremism.

Non-profit groups would be eligible as part of the Building Community Resilience program.

Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said community organisations had demonstrated
a strong commitment to tackling radicalisation at the grassroots level.

"The new program will focus on activities that support individuals away from intolerant
and radical ideologies and encourage positive participation in the community," he said
in a statement on Saturday.

Under the program, non-profit groups can apply for grants of between $5000 and $100,000.

Applications close on April 29, with funding becoming available from July 1.

Individuals, companies, political parties and government agencies will not be eligible
for funding under the guidelines.

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KEYWORD: EXTREMISM

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