Grants & Funding

Cheque Out Our Grants!

Recreation doesn't just happen. It takes dedicated people like YOU!

As your Association, we're here to champion everything you do to energize Saskatchewan and change lives - and provide the grant money to help you do it!

We encourage you to apply to our Member Initiative Grants and keep checking this page for more updates.

How To Apply

To apply for one of our grant opportunities:

Support

We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible process for all grant applicants.

For individuals facing physical or technological challenges, we offer help with alternative forms of application submission such as offline or oral submissions.

For questions regarding our member grants and the application process, check out this helpful FAQ.

If you need assistance completing our grant applications, we're here to support you! Contact Brian Chmarney at bchmarney@spra.sk.ca or 306-206-2446.

Funding Schedule

 
Funding Opportunity Release Date Application Deadline
Regional Recreation Practitioner Pilot Program June 18, 2024 August 14, 2024
Parks for All Action Grant Sept. 18, 2024 Nov. 13, 2024
Framework in Action Grant Sept. 18, 2024 Nov. 13, 2024
Get Moving Grant Sept. 18, 2024 Nov. 13, 2024
Training Grant Oct. 1, 2024 June 1, 2025
Community Rink Affordability Grant Late Fall 2024 TBA
Parks for All Action Grant April 9, 2025 May 28, 2025
Framework in Action Grant April 9, 2025 May 28, 2025
Get Moving Grant April 9, 2025 May 28. 2025

Funding Opportunities

Parks For All Action Grant

The Parks for All Action Grant is a commitment to the national Parks for All Action Plan and aims to support efforts that achieve the Parks for All Vision. Efforts can be local, regional or provincial in scope. Applications should highlight how people will be engaged, and the long term benefits that are expected.

The Vision is: Connected Canadian park lands and waters that support healthy nature and healthy people in harmony for generations to come, backed by an active, diverse parks community that cultivates shared goals, mutual respect and collective action.


Framework in Action Grant

The Framework in Action Grant aims to support SPRA member initiatives that advance the goals and priorities identified within The Framework for Recreation in Canada 2015 – Pathways to Wellbeing. Initiatives will show alignment with one (1) of the goals of the Framework and can be local, regional or provincial in scope.


Get Moving Grant
The Get Moving Grant aims to support initiatives that advance the areas of focus identified within A Common Vision for Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Living in Canada: Let’s Get Moving (or, the Common Vision). Initiatives will align with one of the areas of focus of the Common Vision and can be local, regional, or provincial in scope.

The Common Vision is a new, collective way forward that will guide the country towards ways of increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary living. It is a national policy document that is intended to move the country.


Training Grant
The Training Grant aims to enhance local skills and qualifications by supporting recreation and parks volunteers, and staff in accessing training. 

This grant provides funding for skill development in areas critical to the effective management or delivery of services, programs and facilities. Eligible training may include certifications or courses related to facility operations, program development, safety standards, evaluation practices, resource management, or facilitation. 


Upcoming Grants 

Community Rink Affordability Grant
Skating and curling rinks are integral to the creation of vibrant, active, and connected communities in Saskatchewan. 

Recognizing the escalating operating costs communities and organizations face, SPRA has partnered with the Government of Saskatchewan to offer the Community Rink Affordability Grant.    

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