Physical activity and recreation grants

Overview

The Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Branch (SPAR) offers both operating and project grants to eligible recreation and physical activity sector organizations.

These grants are essential to SPAR’s goal of making Albertans more active, more often through recreation and physical activity.

Funding is available through 2 streams: Operating and Project.

Operating stream

SPAR manages 4 closed operating grant programs.

1. Engagement Operating grant (EO)
   • Engagement Operating Grant Application (PDF, 2.4 MB)
2. Activity Specific Recreational Organizations Operating grant (ASRO)
   • Activity Specific Recreation Organizations Operating Grant Application (PDF, 315 KB)
3. Leadership and Certification Operating grant (LCO)
   • Leadership and Certification Operating Grant Application (PDF, 337 KB)
4. Post-Secondary Partnership Operating grant (PSP)
   • Post-Secondary Partnership Operating Grant Application (PDF, 418 KB)

Project stream

Project Macro grant

The Macro grant supports projects up to $25,000 that foster cooperation, innovation and research.

Project Micro grant

The Micro grant supports projects up to $10,000 that are theme specific each grant cycle.

Other grant programs

Alberta Culture and Status of Women offers a number of grant programs for non-profit organizations in Alberta that support your project and operational costs.

Contact

Connect with the Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Branch:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-415-1167
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
Suite 500
10055 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1G3