ACVPA Nomination Form 2026

Nomination form

Please refer to the information on our website which includes advice for completing a quality nomination and other helpful documents to assist you with the process.

In order to be considered for an award, please ensure that:

  • every question is answered
  • your completed nomination is submitted online by the due date

Eligibility

Please note: Projects must have been fully operational at 1 February 2025. Projects that commenced after 1 February 2025 are not eligible for 2026 but may apply in 2027.

 

5) Is this project led by a police organisation?
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10) Has this project previously applied for an award in the ACVPA program?
Are there any additional components which have been in place for at least 12 months?
11) Is this a nomination for a project you are working on?
Include details on the following: 
  • How does the project work?
  • What are its long-term goals? 
  • What have the tangible outcomes been, including any unanticipated outcomes? 
  • What group or groups does this project target? 
    • Specific geographic areas or population?
    • Victims or potential victims of violence or other types of crime? 
    • Perpetrators or potential perpertrators of violence or other types of crime?
    • Other significant people?
  • What types of crime and behaviour does the project target?
15) Has the project been evaluated independently?
Document attachment is available at the end of the form.
For example: 

  • Is it the only project of its kind? 
  • Does it help people who are at particular risk?
  • Is it unique to your local area? 
  • How could it be adapted elsewhere?
  • Has it raised community awareness of violence and other crime issues? 
Please supply the names, addresses, contact numbers and email addresses of 2 referees. These should be people who are familiar with the project and who would be in a position to provide feedback on its merits. The selection board will contact referees as required.
19) How did you find out about the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards?
20) Would you like to be on an emailing list so you can be notified about future Awards?
If the nominated project is selected for an award, our communication team will contact this person regarding media and other promotional opportunities.

All supporting information must be submitted along with the nomination. The nomination will be evaluated based on the information provided.

The Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards program reserves the right to use details of award winners’ project details, summaries, photos and videos to publicise and market the ACVPA. Winners who wish to publicise their awards should fully acknowledge the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards  program in any publicity material, ensuring they adhere to any embargo.

Attachments

If you wish to provide any supporting documentation, it should be submitted online wherever possible. Attachments should be kept to a reasonable size and quality.

Supporting documentation could include but is not limited to:

  • newspaper articles
  • posters, CDs, DVDs
  • evaluations
  • letters of support.

If your supporting documents exceed file size limitations and/or cannot be attached online, please post them to the Secretariat to be received by the closing date:

Australian Institute of Criminology
ACVPA Secretariat
2026 AWARDS
GPO Box 1936
Canberra City ACT 2601

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