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🛡️ GTM Summary: Canada Community Security Program (CCSP) Grant Campaign

Launch Audience:
Canadian non-profits, community centers, religious organizations, and other at-risk institutions seeking physical security upgrades.

Primary Goal:
Generate qualified leads by aligning Coram’s offering with the new CCSP federal grant, which funds up to 70% of security upgrade projects (up to $100,000 per site).


🎯 Context: What is CCSP?

  • Grant Program Name: Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)

  • Replaces: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) — as of October 2024.

  • Run by: Public Safety Canada (PSC)

  • Funding Details:

    • Covers up to 70% of costs (cameras, lighting, access control, alarms, reinforced doors, etc.)

    • Maximum of $100,000 per site

    • Available nationwide for eligible Canadian organizations

    • Designed to protect people at risk of hate-motivated threats or violence


✅ Eligibility Criteria

Organizations must:

  1. Be legally incorporated in Canada (federal/provincial non-profit, charity, etc.)

  2. Serve at-risk communities (based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or cultural identity)

  3. Operate public-facing facilities (e.g., places of worship, schools, community centers)

  4. Provide evidence of credible threat (police reports, vandalism, threats, community risk factors)


📦 Coram's Role & Offering

Why Coram?
Coram provides qualifying, grant-eligible security technology with:

  • AI-enhanced video surveillance

  • Access control systems

  • Alarm and response tools

  • Seamless installation and support

  • Grant-friendly scoping, pricing, and documentation

Our GTM Angle:

  • We help customers scope projects that meet CCSP criteria

  • We offer free consultations and risk assessments

  • Our team can assist in preparing grant applications

  • Coram’s hardware + software platform is eligible and easy to justify


📈 GTM Strategy

Lead Capture & Conversion

  • Primary CTA: "Let us help you scope a grant-eligible security project."

  • Secondary CTA: "Book a consultation with Hayden Friedrichsen – hayden.friedrichsen@coram.ai"

  • Web page: www.coram.ai → CCSP landing page

Target Segments:

  • Religious institutions (churches, mosques, synagogues)

  • Cultural and community centers

  • Schools and daycares

  • LGBTQ+ community spaces

  • Ethnocultural groups with prior incidents of hate or vandalism

Sales Enablement Materials:

  • CCSP one-pager or brochure (downloadable)

  • Email templates for outreach (cold and warm)

  • Social cards highlighting grant facts and Coram alignment

  • Case studies or examples of eligible installs (if available)

Timeline Sensitivity:

  • Position Coram early in the prospect’s planning phase (before application submission)

  • Emphasize support with site assessments, quoting, and documentation needed for grant submission


💬 Messaging Snapshot

Problem:
Too many vulnerable community spaces lack modern security due to budget constraints.

Solution:
The new CCSP grant makes it possible to secure your space—with Coram’s help, you’ll only pay a fraction of the cost.

Positioning Line:
“Coram helps Canadian organizations protect their communities—with security systems that meet CCSP grant criteria, without unnecessary complexity or cost.”


📣 Next Steps

  • Launch CCSP landing page on coram.ai

  • Activate outreach via email + targeted social posts

  • Brief sales and partner teams on eligibility criteria and pitch script

  • Provide Hayden with lead routing process and qualification checklist

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