Children and Youth Opportunities
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Funding for Recreation In Your Community
There are many avenues for funding for recreation in your community. Funding is available for a wide range of activities from providing qualified recreation leadership, building or improving facilities to putting plans in place for community projects and programs. The Recreation and Regional Service Branch Consultants can provide assistance in filling out applications or answer questions.
Contact us for more information
- Provincial Recreation Organizations
- Provincial Government Funding Opportunities
- Partners in Recreation – other funding opportunities
Provincial Recreation Organizations
The Province provides recreation operating grants to provincial organizations who offer diverse types of programs and services that support Manitoba’s recreation delivery system. These include:
- Recreation Connections Manitoba
www.recconnections.com/ - Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg
www.wbgc.mb.ca/index.asp - General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres
http://gcwcc.mb.ca/ - Manitoba Camping Association Sunshine Fund
www.mbcamping.ca/sunshinefund.htm - Manitoba Camping Association
www.mbcamping.ca/ - Sun Fund for Kids
- Northern Manitoba Recreation Association
- Frontier Games
www.frontiersd.mb.ca/progs/frontgames - Canadian Red Cross, Manitoba Division
www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=2944&tid=085 - Hostelling Manitoba
Provincial Government Funding Opportunities
A number of government programs provide funding opportunities for recreation. These include:
Recreation Opportunities Program – Partners in Leisure (ROP)
Recreation Opportunities Program – Partners in Leisure (ROP) guidelines 
Encourages municipal corporations and school divisions to form a partnership aimed at providing a wide range of community recreation opportunities through qualified recreation leadership.
Open Doors – Community Recreation at Manitoba Schools Pilot Project
Encourages schools and local governments to enter into or strengthen joint use agreements for the purpose of increasing opportunities for community recreation at schools and support school- based costs in the provision of community recreation programs.
Neighbourhoods Alive
www.gov.mb.ca/housing/neighbourhoods
Provides support to community organizations for neighbourhood revitalization including the Community Initiatives program
Manitoba in motion Community Physical Activity Grants
www.manitobainmotion.ca/grants
Provides funding to help communities plan and implement ways to increase regular physical activity among Manitobans of all ages.
Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
www.gov.mb.ca/ana/interest/health.html
Supports and facilitates the development of policies and programs that promote improved health outcomes for northern and Aboriginal communities including community recreation and wellness programming.
Community Places
www.gov.mb.ca/housing/cpp/index.html
Provides funding and planning assistance to non-profit community organizations for facility construction, upgrading, expansion or acquisition. Eligible projects are those which provide sustainable recreation and wellness benefits to communities.
Lighthouses
www.gov.mb.ca/housing/neighbourhoods/programs/lh.html
Provides funding support to provide youth with positive community based social and recreation activities including sports and arts in the after school time period at schools, community facilities and recreation centres.
Culture/Arts
www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/index.html
Provides funding support to community organizations in the following areas: Arts and Culture, Community Festivals, Public Libraries and Multiculturalism
Heritage
www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/heritage_grants.html
Provides support to identify, protect and interpret Manitoba’s heritage resources.
Home Town Green Teams
www.gov.mb.ca/healthyliving/youth/employers/greenteam.html
Creates summer employment opportunities for students and youth aged 16 to 24 years. Participating employers provide a variety of community development projects that improve neighbourhoods, promote community involvement and help develop young leaders.
Partners in Recreation – other funding opportunities
Sport Manitoba
http://sportmanitoba.ca/page.php?id=228
Offers a wide range of developmental grants that facilitate the growth of athletes, coaches and officials at the community level
Kids Sport
www.kidsportcanada.ca/index.php?page=manitoba_welcome
Provides financial assistance for registration fees and equipment for children and youth ages 18 and under.
JumpStart
www.canadiantire.ca/jumpstart/
Provides financial assistance for registration fees, equipment or transportation for children and youth ages 4 -18.
Community Services Council
Allocates funds and/or bingo events to non profit, volunteer community service, social service, recreation, and health-related organizations in Manitoba.
Manitoba Arts Council
www.artscouncil.mb.ca
Regional Health Authorities
www.gov.mb.ca/health/rha/contact.html
RHA’s may have special funds to support healthy living initiatives including physical activity, healthy eating, smoking reduction and injury prevention. Contact your local RHA for more details.
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