Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Support Grant (Canada)

Deadline: 14-Feb-25

The City of Swift Current’s Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Support Grant for local, non-profit and volunteer-based organizations who aim to provide programs and services in the sport, culture or recreation sector.

The goal of this grant is to encourage and facilitate people getting involved in sport, culture and recreation activities. The Grant Program funding is divided into two sections:

• Target Populations: A portion of the funding has been specifically allocated to encourage programs that serve the needs of various target groups. These target groups include individuals who are physically, mentally, emotionally, socially or financially disadvantaged. Organizations that serve or represent indigenous peoples, seniors, single parent families, women and youth at risk are also eligible to access this category of funding. Programs for these special populations may include only the specific interest group or may also include the general pubic.
• Base Level Programs: Funding is available for projects which promote or provide sport, culture or recreation opportunities for residents of Swift Current. These endeavors are not focused on any specific group, but are designed for any citizen of Swift Current.

Benefits

• Support to change policy aligning screening procedures with Safe Places
• Organization support for implementation and annual reviews
• Affiliation Logo & certificate for use Recognition on Safe Places website
• Registered in the Public directory
• Online, completely self-service platform for screening
• No Paperwork
• Secure
• Safe Places Manages screening process on behalf of club

Eligible Expenses

• Approved expenditures include expenses that are directly related to the delivery of a sport, culture or recreation activity.
• For example, this can include:
  • Rental charges for facilities used to conduct the program

Ineligible Expenses

• There are a number of ineligible expenditures that can result in an organization being ineligible to receive the final Community Support Grant funding even though they have been previously approved. These include:
  • Maintenance and operation costs of facilities (includes vacuum cleaners, phones, service charges, property taxes, insurance, etc.)
  • Uniforms or personal items such as sweatbands, hats and clothing Construction, renovation and repairs to buildings/facilities (includes septic sewer cleaning, fixing doors, shingling, flooring installation, moving/hauling dirt, etc.)
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Per Diems/Day
  • Money Food or food related costs (includes catering supplies, coffee pots, beverages, BBQs etc.)
  • Membership or insurance fees from other lottery funded organizations
  • Prizes including cash, honorariums, gifts, awards, trophies, badges and plaques
  • Out-of-province activities and travel
  • Donations
  • Subsidization of wages for full-time employees. Eligible employment expenditures are less than 35 hours per week and no more than 90 days or 455 hours in a grant period.

Eligibility Criteria

• The City of Swift Current distributes funds on an annual basis to local, non-profit and volunteerbased community groups that provide programs to the residents of Swift Current. Requirements:
  • Projects or programs must be offered between April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.
  • The applicant must be a local, non-profit organization who aim to provide sport, culture and/or recreation activities.
  • Private individuals, specific teams or groups within an existing organization are not eligible for Community Grant funding.
  • Expenditures must be directly related to the operation of a sport, culture or recreation activity within the City of Swift Current.
  • The majority of participants (75%) directly benefiting from the project must reside in Swift Current.
  • Organizations are encouraged to have appropriate insurance (both liability and participant) for any endeavors funded through this grant but it is not a requirement for eligibility.
  • Any project, program or event must be designed and operated on a non-profit basis.
  • Projects, programs or events for consideration should not duplicate existing services.
  • Saskatchewan Lotteries must be publicly acknowledged by any organization receiving a grant during their promotion or acknowledgement of their activities.

Application Requirements

• The following documentation is mandatory for the project to be eligible for review and approval:
  • Completed application form (include all of the information requested on the application form)
  • Budget of the proposed activity
  • Copy of your organization’s 2023 or most recent financial statement (Photocopies of bank statements will not be accepted.)
  • Copy of your organizations insurance (only if the organization has liability and/or participant insurance)

For more information, visit City of Swift Current.