Grants Available

A sub-committee of the NERIC members review area application proposals and make recommendations to a provincial Board of Governors for:

  • Community Initiatives Funds
  • Student Summer Works formerly known as Student Employment Experience


Approximately $150,000 of casino profits are annually allotted to the Northeast to enhance human development and community vitality.

Annual Grants Summer Grants

Community Initiatives Fund  Community Grant Program

http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CIF

Community Initiatives Fund ( CIF ) provides grants to community initiatives that enhance human development and community vitality, focusing on:

1.      development opportunities for children, youth and families;

2.      increased positive activities for young people at the local level, including physical activity, and arts and culture activities;

3.      increased community leadership capacity, particularly leadership opportunities for youth; and

4.      inclusion of First Nations and Métis people as leaders in delivery of community activities

Deadlines for the Annual applications are: May 1, November 1 , and February 1

Deadline for the Summer application is: March 1

 To access application guidelines for the Community Initiatives Fund Annual and Summer Grants please go to:

http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/Community-Grant-Program

CIF Vitality

The new program will support small capital projects that improve the quality, accessibility and use of facilities in communities across the province. The program will also support projects and events that build community pride, encourage volunteerism and community involvement and engage Aboriginal and young people as leaders in community activities. Application deadlines: October 1 and April 1.

To access the Community Vitality Grant program application guidelines please go to:

http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/Community-Vitality-Grant-Program

 

Other Grants Available

Literacy

The Saskatchewan Literacy Network publishes a 20 page document listing Canadian and Saskatchewan sources for literacy funding.

http://www.sk.literacy.ca/pdf_links/funding.pdf

 

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation ( SHC)

SHC is an agency of the Ministry of Social Services. SHC website lists a variety of funding programs for individuals, non- profit and private corporations, First Nations cooperatives and municipalities interested in housing development, rental development , rental repair and homeowner repair.  Information and applications are available at:

http://www.socialservices.gov.sk.ca/programs-services/housing/

 

 

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