Deadline: 15-Jan-25
Apply now for the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program.
The Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program provides funding for non-profit organizations and groups for projects that increase participation in sports, culture, or recreation for Saskatoon residents.
Goals
- The goals of this grant program are:
- to provide access to sport, culture, and recreation programs for all Saskatchewan people regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, economic status, physical, or mental ability;
- to support the development and maintenance of sport, culture, and recreation programs and activities; and,
- to increase the awareness of the benefits of participation in sport, culture, and recreation programs as a way of improving individual health, well-being, and self-fulfillment.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant available is $500; the maximum is $10,000.
Eligible Projects and Program Priorities
- projects that focus on increasing participation in sport, recreation, or culture activities;
- projects that are predominantly for Saskatoon residents;
- projects that increase Winter City activities; and,
- priority will be given to projects serving Indigenous people, economically disadvantaged people, newcomers, older adults (65 & up), persons with a disability, single parent families, or youth at risk.
Who can apply?
- Business Improvement Districts, however, are eligible to apply.
- schools are not eligible to apply by themselves but can apply in partnership with an eligible organization (such as a Community Association). Activities held in schools or organized by schools must be:
- held outside of regular school hours;
- separate and distinct from the regular school curriculum; and,
- not just for the students at a particular school.
Who can’t apply?
- for-profit businesses;
- individuals;
- health districts, libraries, private schools, government agencies, educational institutions, universities, preschools, and daycares;
- organizations that:
- provide third-party funding;
- exist for the primary purpose of fundraising; or,
- have not met the terms and conditions of any funding program administered by the City of Saskatoon.
For more information, visit City of Saskatoon.