Active Communities Initiative

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Overview

The Active Communities Initiative supports eligible organizations to retrofit, renew, expand and/or build new small to medium sized public-use community sport and recreation facilities. Eligible organizations may apply for grants between $50,000 and $1,500,000 for each project. Maximum grant funding from the Government of Alberta cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be First Nations or Metis Settlements, or registered, and in good standing, for more than 2 years under one of the following acts:

• provincial legislation
  • Agriculture Societies Act
  • Companies Act, Part 9 (Non-profit Companies)
  • Part 21 of the Business Corporations Act (Extra-Provincial Corporations)
  • Societies Act of Alberta
  • Special Act of the Alberta Legislature
• federal legislation
  • Income Tax Act (Registered Charity, operating in the Province of Alberta)
  • Special Act of the Parliament of Canada and operating in Alberta

Ineligible organizations and applicants

The following are not eligible to apply for funding:

• organizations not registered under one of the above-mentioned acts
• individuals
• municipalities
• for-profit organizations
• non-profit organizations that primarily support a private sector interest or do not primarily provide public access to sport facilities, programs and services
• public or private schools (grades K to 12 and post-secondary)
• organizations that have overdue or incomplete reporting for any Government of Alberta grant funding previously received

Contact

Connect with the Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Branch if you have questions:
Email: [email protected]