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Funding and Development Programs
WEST INTERLAKE FIRE PREVENTION GRANT
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Futurpreneur- Futurpreneur is a non-profit organization that provides inclusive financing, mentoring, and support tools to help aspiring business owners aged 18 to 39 start and succeed. Its mentoring program matches diverse young entrepreneurs with business experts from a network of more than 2,400 volunteer mentors. The organization’s Startup Program provides financing, mentorship and resources to help young entrepreneurs plan, launch and grow their businesses.
CLICK HERE for more information

 
Province of Manitoba Funding Programs- access to Government of Manitoba Grants
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https://www.gov.mb.ca/grants/grant-name.html
 
 Canada Media Fund-  fosters, promotes and finances Canadian content across all audiovisual platforms and help to share it with the world.
https://cmf-fmc.ca/our-programs/program-deadlines/
 
Community Foundations of Canada- a range of programs helping communities across Canada  become more resilient and sustainable.
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https://communityfoundations.ca/current-initiatives/

Sport Manitoba- Sport Manitoba is the leading planning, programming, and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Our goal is simple: we aim to ensure every Manitoban has access to the resources they need to achieve their full athletic potential, and we do this every day by developing the skill sets of Manitoba’s athletes, coaches, volunteers, and officials. The Province of Manitoba supports and enables us to achieve this vision.
https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/resources/funding/
 
           Canadian Parks and Rec Association: Reaching Each and Every One Grant

Website: https://cpra.ca/funding/reaching-each-and-every-one/overview/

Program overview:  the overarching goal of this project is to support the prompt initiation of community level interventions on programs, events, and/or policy changes that remove barriers and increase sport access, participation and retention rates for equity deserving groups.

 

PHE Canada: Access to Action Grant Program

Website: https://phecanada.ca/connecting/funding/access-action-grant-program

Program Overview: Access to Action grants will support projects related to any areas in school sport, physical activity, and physical education.


Canadian Women in Sport: Spotlight Grant

Website: https://womenandsport.ca/spotlight-grant/

 Program Overview: This grant is for community sport and physical activity organizations who are working to remove barriers and expand opportunities for girls, women, and gender-diverse participants.


Canadian Tire Jumpstart: Community Development Grant

Website: https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/pages/community-development-grants

 Program Overview: The Community Development Grant has two funding streams: Operational Support (Assists organizations to build capacity or to cover increased expenses to provide inclusive, safe sport participant experiences) and Programming Support (Assists organizations with the costs of delivering sport and recreational programming). 


Manitoba Arts Council- funds the creation and sharing of arts and culture for the benefit of all Manitobans.
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https://artscouncil.mb.ca/grants/

Kin Canada (Kinsmen Club of Winnipeg)- funding opportunities for a variety of community projects
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https://www.kinsmenclub.com/service/

Community Futures West Interlake - Community Futures West Interlake is a developmental lender for new or expanding businesses. Our mandate is to foster employment, sustainable businesses and communities.
  • Small business, Entrepreneurs with Disabilities, Youth, and Social Enterprise loans up to $150,000.
  • Repayable terms up to 5 years with a maximum period of 10 years.
  • Interest charges of bank prime +2% to +4%, minimum base rate of 6.5%. Disability and Social Enterprise loans interest charges of bank prime, minimum base rate of 5%.
  • Youth Micro Loan Program loans up to $4,000 for enrolled full-time students. Interest charges of 5% for a maximum of two year repayment term. Rebate/grant of 10% borrowed will be returned if loan is paid in full and on time.
  • Aftercare loan and business counselling.
  • Click HERE to find out more
 Louis Riel Capital Corporation - Founded in 1992 by the economic development initiatives of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF), Louis Riel Capital Corporation (LRCC) is a Manitoba Metis-owned lending institution created to finance the start-up, acquisition and/ or expansion of viable Metis controlled small businesses based in Manitoba.

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 https://www.lrcc.mb.ca/about 

 LRCC offers programs and support to Metis people in Manitoba, interested in Entrepreneurship, or those navigating the business world. Here are some of the different services and programs the LRCC has to offer:

 
Province of Manitoba - ACSC (Arts, Culture and Sport in Community) in Fund.

The new Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) Fund will provide grants to support the arts, culture (heritage, public libraries, and ethnocultural organizations) and amateur sport sectors, enhancing Manitobans' opportunities to access quality programming and facilities in their own community.

Distributed over three years, up to $100 million in funding will support three programs:

  • Large Capital Projects
  • Small Capital Project and Special Initiatives
  • Community Celebrations

The programs will allow local arts, culture and sport organizations to innovate and respond to emerging community needs, including those that are led by Indigenous, Francophone and ethnocultural communities.

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Applications open on August 16th. All eligible non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply.

If you have questions about the fund and the application process, call 1-866 Manitoba (626-4862).

Click on the links below for further funding information and Guidelines: 

 

 
 



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