Deadline: 15-May-25
The Community Engagement and Development Program Framework in Action (CEDP – FIA) grant is to promote the capacity building benefits of sport, culture and recreation programs.
It provides financial support to organizations in communities within the Prairie Central District for Sport, Culture and Recreation (PCDSCR) to align initiatives with the Framework for Recreation: In Canada. The funds for the CEDP-FIA are provided through a District grant application to the SPRA.
Purpose
- To promote the capacity building benefits of sport, culture, and recreation programs by providing financial support to organizations in communities within the Prairie Central District for Sport, Culture and Recreation (PCDSCR) to align initiatives with the Framework for Recreation: In Canada.
Goals
- Active Living – Foster active living through physical recreation
- Participation throughout life
- Physical literacy
- Play
- Reduce sedentary behaviours
- Inclusion and Access – Increase inclusion and access to recreation for populations that face constraints to participation
- Equitable participation for all, regardless of socioeconomic status, age, culture, race, Aboriginal status, gender, ability, sexual orientation, or geographic location
- Connecting People and Nature – Help people connect to nature through recreation
- Natural spaces and places
- Comprehensive system of parks
- Public awareness and education
- Minimize negative impacts
- Supportive Environments – Ensure the provision of supportive physical and social environments that encourage participation in recreation and build strong, caring communities
- Provide essential spaces and places
- Use existing structures and spaces for multiple purposes
- Renew infrastructure
- Active transportation
- Partnerships in social environment
- Recreation education
- Assessment tools
- Align community initiatives
- Recreation Capacity – Ensure the continued growth and sustainability of the recreation field
- Collaborative system
- Career development
- Advanced education
- Capacity development Community leadership
- Volunteers
- Knowledge development
Funding Information
- Grant Amounts: $100.00 – $1,000.00
- Communities can apply for more than one grant but will not be approved for more than $1,000 in grants annually.
- All initiatives and related revenues and expenditures will conform to the PCDSCR fiscal year April 1st to March 31st.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipal/First Nation Recreation Authorities (Community Recreation Board/Department/ Director) or non – profit volunteer community groups and schools. Community Group/organization must reside within the District boundaries.
For more information, visit PCDSCR.
