Grants Incentives and Funding Programs

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Lloydminster Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) works with local organizations to help connect people to resources, build meaningful partnerships and provide programs that build resiliency and community capacity. We administer a number of grants that fund community and support organizations.

Family and Community Support Services Grant Funding

The Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant Funding is a source of financial assistance for non-profit community organizations provided by the Province of Alberta. The funds are to be used to enhance and enrich preventative programs and services within the City of Lloydminster.

View the Government of Alberta website for more information about FCSS.

Review the FCSS Grant Funding Guidelines to learn more about the program, eligibility and submission requirements.
Review the FCSSAA "What is Prevention" which outlines prevention and community development as it relates to the FCSS Program, including the different levels of prevention.
Review the Program Advice Inventory Listing (PAIL) which provides detailed information about the eligibility or non-eligibility of programs. Use this tool to determine if your program qualifies for funding.
Consult the FCSS Measures Bank as all applications must be in alignment with a strategic direction, outcome, indicator, and measure question from the FCSS Measures Bank. Programs that target the general community, adults, or families would use the FCSS Measures Bank. Provincial Priority Measures are preferred.
Programs that target children and youth must use the FCSS Children and Youth Measures Bank as all applications must be in alignment with a strategic direction, outcome, indicator, and measure question from the FCSS Measures Bank. Provincial Priority Measures are preferred.

The call for 2021 applications is now closed.

Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program

The Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program assists in the development of sport, culture and recreation programs by providing funds to non-profit community organizations operated by volunteers.

The Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program is guided by the following:

It provides access to sport, culture and recreation activities for all Saskatchewan people regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, economic status, physical or mental ability

It provides funds to community non-profit volunteer organizations in support of sport, culture and recreation programs

It allows communities to establish local priorities; and It stipulates that all participating groups, from administration to beneficiary, are responsible for ensuring complete and accurate accounting

The goal of the program is to get people involved in sport, culture and recreation activities by enabling communities to address the needs of local residents. This program is a partnership among Sask Sport Inc., SaskCulture Inc. and the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association Inc. and is administered by the City of Lloydminster.

Applicants who would like assistance with their application are advised to schedule an appointment by November 10, 2020.

2020-2021 Project Cycle: Please submit your completed Community Grant Project Report Form and supporting documentation by April 30, 2020.

2021-2022 Project Cycle: Please submit your Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Application. The grant period is April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2020.

Tobacco Reduction Grant

The Lloydminster Tobacco Reduction Grant (LTRG) is a community grant program with the goal of healthier, smoke free Lloydminster. It provides funds to non-profit organizations, schools, and volunteer groups for projects that:

Raises awareness of the health risks associated with tobacco
Or support the adoption of a tobacco free lifestyle

The City of Lloydminster receives funds from Tobacco Retailers through Business Licenses Fees which are then distributed to local non-profit volunteer community groups to provide programs.

Applicants who would like assistance with their application are advised to schedule an appointment by October 15, 2020.

Download the guidelines and application form here!

Grand period is January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The deadline to apply is October 26, 2020.

Non-Profit Grants (previously known as Third-party funding)

Overview:

The City of Lloydminster has established a Non-Profit Grant Program Policy No. 134-03:

To provide a framework for an accountable and transparent process to distribute monies to qualifying Non-profits.
To establish a process to ensure Non-profits’ request for funding are reviewed, evaluated and disbursed equitably.
To provide Council with a mechanism that ensures a balance of their fiscal responsibilities to ratepayers and their responsibilities to provide support to Non-profits.
To ensure a fair and transparent disbursement of tax dollars and grant funds.
Council shall, as part of the annual budget process, identify an amount of money to serve the Operating Grant for Non-profits in the following two categories:
- Non-Profit One-Time Grant Request
- Non-Profit Annual Grant Request for the following specific organizations:
  - The Vic Juba Community Theatre
  - The Lloydminster and District SPCA and
  - The Lloydminster Regional Archives

Application Process:

The application process for the 2020 calendar year is closed.

If you have any questions on the process, please call 780-875-6184 Ext. 2202 or email nonprofitgrant@lloydminster.ca.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What can be applied for a One-Time Grant Request?

Under the One-Time Grant Request, it can include, but is not limited to operating expenses, ongoing or new programs/projects, and capital projects. Please refer to Section 4: Ineligibility Guideline for a list of ineligible expenditures. Council will decide which applications will be funded or not-funded. Please note that Council could request specific metrics to be met by the applicant.

For the One-Time Grant Request, is this a one-time ask or able to submit yearly?

The Non-Profit One-Time Grant Request is currently being offered for the program year January 1-December 31, 2020. Future intakes will be pending budget allocation and approval of Council.

What is the minimum and maximum amount for the ask?

Council has not established a minimum or maximum amount for the grant request. However, for a capital project, the request can only be up to $20,000. Availability of funds are subject to Council and budget approval.

Are the Non-profits, applying for One-Time grant, required to provide audited financial statements?

No. Please refer to Section 5: Obligation of Grant Recipients in the Guidelines for One-Time Grant Request.

Can a Non-profit organization request to be a specific organization to be funded annually?

Specific organizations are identified by Council based on municipal service requirements. For the 2020 program year, only the three organizations as identified in the Non-Profit Operating Grants Policy 134-03 will be under the Non-Profit Annual Operating Grant Request.

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*The application forms serve as a framework to help Non-profit organizations best illustrate the
impact their program/projects will have on the community and stipulate the benefits it will provide to
residents. The framework is designed to list information for comparative purposes and help Council
determine a decision for the community. The application is open-ended; answer the questions to the
best of your ability following the guidelines.