Southern Alberta Non-Profit Projects and Organizations to Share $10M in Provincial Funding
LETHBRIDGE: Community Initiative Program grants totaling $10 Million will be shared by 294 projects in communities across Alberta. Of that amount, $6 million will go toward Community Facility Enhancement projects and $4.5 million Community Initiatives.
The Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP), allows eligible non-profit organizations to apply for matching grants to support facility enhancement and development projects, while the Community Initiative Program (CIP) provides operating and programming funding. The CIP International Development Program grant, which are awarded quarterly, also provides support to international emergency relief efforts as well as Alberta-based organizations involved in humanitarian and poverty reduction projects in developing nations.
The projects include facility upgrades and construction or development, as well as support for the delivery of social, cultural and recreational programs and activities. A total of 16 of the 294 projects, are in Southern Alberta. Some of the following initiatives have been previously announced and the dollar values do not necessarily reflect total cost of the individual projects.
Approved grants for Facility Enhancement Programs include: