OTHER SHARED FUNDING INITIATIVES WITH SASK SPORT AND SASKATCHEWAN PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
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COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (CGP)
The Community Grant Program assists in the development of sport, culture and recreation activities by providing lottery funding to non-profit community organizations, operated by volunteers, to over 1,000 communities throughout Saskatchewan. CGP funding is available to all communities in Saskatchewan including 79 First Nations, 35 northern settlements, 296 rural municipalities, 147 towns, 291 villages, 145 hamlets, and 16 cities. This program enables communities to address the needs of their population and provide programs that are inclusive and increase participation for Indigenous peoples, newcomers, seniors, the economically disadvantaged, persons with disabilities, and single-parent families. This funding also supports 11 Dream Brokers working in Regina, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Yorkton who provide approximately 1,200 culture programs and services each year, with funding allocation decisions made at the community level. The Culture Section of the Trust contributed 35% of the approximately $8 million dollars allocated to the CGP this past year.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (CDF)
The Community Development Fund provides funding to seven Sport, Culture and Recreation Districts, as well as 22 Northern Community School Recreation Coordinators, to facilitate community development through enhanced access to sport, culture and recreation programming throughout the province. The Culture Section of the Trust contributes 30% of the approximately $4.3 million dollars allocated annually to the Community Development Fund.
Operated by Sask Sport Inc., four Administration Centres for Sport, Culture and Recreation, located in Regina and Saskatoon, provide non-profit sport, culture and recreation organizations with comprehensive business services, such as a full-service print shop, postal service, web site development and maintenance, bookkeeping, payroll services, 51,000 square feet of office and storage space and multiple boardrooms with video conferencing services. The level of support paid from the Culture Section, based on usage of the centre by member organizations including SaskCulture, is 25%. ADMINISTRATION CENTRES FOR SPORT, CULTURE AND RECREATION E TRI-PARTITE BLOCK
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