Saskatchewan Lotteries

Town of Tisdale Recreation and Parks Department

 

 

SASKATCHEWAN LOTTERIES COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM

Does your organization require financial assistance to develop or implement a sport, cultural, or recreational program for the

people in our community?

 

Our Community is eligible to receive lottery funding through the Saskatchewan Lottery Community Grant Program.  This money is allocated to non-profit community organizations operated by volunteers to assist in development of sport, culture and recreation programs.

If your organization is developing, promoting or maintaining such
a program and require financial assistance, please submit your application today!

Projects must take place between April 1/2026 and March 31/2027

Deadline for Applications is January 31, 2026

Return the completed form to the Town Office in person, by mail
to Box 1090, Tisdale, SK, S0E 1T0 or email to recreation@tisdale.ca

If you require assistance with completing your application

 please call the Town Office at 306-873-6361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SASKATCHEWAN LOTTERIES COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES

¨      Expenditures must be DIRECTLY related to the delivery of a sport, cultural, or recreation project.

 

¨      Expenditures must occur within the grant period of April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Receipts will not be accepted if they are dated outside of the grant period. If receipts are not LEGIBLE, they will not be accepted as an expense.

¨      Once approved, you will receive a confirmation letter and Project Report form which must be completed and submitted to receive your grant allocation. Project Report Follow-Up Form deadline for the April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 grant period is April 30, 2027.

¨      Groups receiving grants MUST publicly acknowledge Saskatchewan Lotteries within their activities.

 

GENERAL OR UNDERREPRESENTED?

You will notice the application requires you to apply for lottery funding under a GENERAL component or UNDERREPRESENTED component. 
Which one should you apply for?

The GENERAL component of this grant provides organizations the opportunity to apply for a large variety of recreation, sport and cultural programs.  Groups providing just about any type of project for any group of people, of any age can apply for funding.  Projects can vary greatly from offering a sports clinic, upgrading training equipment, expanding an existing program or assisting with general expenses to continue to operate your community group.

The UNDERREPRESENTED component of the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant program is geared toward people who may not, for whatever reason, participate in existing sport, culture and recreation activities.  The funding for this component provides organizations to recognize the needs and remove barriers of the seniors, Indigenous people, economically disadvantaged, persons with a disability, single parent families, youth at risk and other special needs groups within our community.   To be eligible for funding under the UNDERREPRESENTED the majority of your participants must be part of your "Under Represented" group.  Listed below are some applications that may provide the spark for a successful initiative.

¨      Seniors programs, Children’s Festival, Special Olympics Program

¨      Charity Quilting, Golf Development, Community skates

¨      Modified playground equipment, Audio books/large print books

INELIGIBLE ITEMS

The Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program is designed to provide funding for sport,

culture and recreation programs. The following expenditures are ineligible and cannot be
used when submitting your report form at the end of your project.

¨      Construction, renovation, retro-fit and repairs to buildings/facilities (this includes fixing doors,

shingling roofs, installing flooring, moving/hauling dirt, etc.);

¨      Property taxes or insurance;

¨      Alcoholic beverages;

¨      Food or food related costs (this includes catering supplies, coffee pots, coffee, stoves, BBQs, etc.);

¨      Membership fees in other lottery-funded organizations;

¨      Prizes, cash, gifts, awards, honorariums, trophies, plaques and badges;

¨      Out of Province activities and travel;

¨      Subsidization of full-time employees (full time means more than 35 hr/week for a period not

exceeding 3 months)

¨      Uniforms (including practice jerseys and bibs) or personal items such as sweatbands and hats

¨      Per Diems/Day Money

¨      Donations

 

GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING APPLICATIONS

Every year, the Recreation & Parks Board receive significant requests for assistance. To assist the
Board, the following guidelines have been adopted to determine the allocation of the Lotteries funding.

REQUIREMENTS

¨      Application is complete and all information needed to make a decision is present

¨      Project is clear & specific

¨      Budget information is clear & concise

¨      Clearly identified as to GENERAL or UNDER REPRESENTED

¨      Funding request is clear

¨      Follow-up report from previous year has been completed (if applicable)

 

PRIORITIES

 

¨      Distribution of grant money to be split among sport, recreation and culture

¨      Organizations that support youth programs that tend to be non competitive, but recreational/skill teaching in nature

¨      Organizations that utilize Tisdale facilities and are contributing bodies to Tisdale and District Recreation and Parks

¨      Organizations that have very little support from other sources/and who demonstrate self help

¨      Organizations that do not duplicate other projects but offer new programs

¨      Organizations that offer programs to larger numbers of persons or whose benefits are deemed high