Looking for Grants to Help with the Cost of Recreational Activities?
It is our goal to remove all barriers to recreation and participation. Below is a list of grants that can help offset the cost of recreation for families and individuals, along with organizations.
Individual grants
Grindstone Award Foundation
The Grindstone Award Foundation provides funding for young female hockey players who have the passion to play but face financial challenges.
Apply for the Grindstone Award Foundation
Jumpstart - Individual Child Grants
Jumpstart, a registered charity, helps kids from financially disadvantaged families participate in organized sports and physical activity. Families must first meet specific financial criteria as per Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICO) chart to be eligible for funding for one or more children. View the LICO chart here.
Apply for Jumpstart Funding
Sunshine Fund
Every child deserves the opportunity to go to camp regardless of race, faith, family income, or special needs. Camp is a place where everyone belongs. The Manitoba Camping Association Sunshine Fund helps children experience the benefits of camp.
To apply for financial assistance, download the Sunshine Fund application by clicking on the link below. To find out if you qualify for assistance, please review the Statistics Canada Low Income Cut-Off chart on their website. If you qualify, the maximum subsidy amount is $700.00 per child per year.
Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and only cover overnight camp programs. The number of children we can subsidize annually depends on public donations and grants that we receive.
Apply for Sunshine Fund
Manitoba Gymnastics Association
The Manitoba Gymnastics Association offers several funding opportunities accessible to current members. Available opportunities include the KidSport Top-Up Fund, Champion Performance Fund, Edmond Financial High-Performance Bursary, and SMB Athlete Assistance Grant.
Apply for Manitoba Gymnastics Association Funding & Grants
Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund
The Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund helps Canadian youth access hockey. It provides up to $500 per player in registration fee subsidies to approved applicants registered with a sanctioned Hockey Canada association.
Financial eligibility for the Assist Fund is based on the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) guidelines from Statistics Canada.
Apply for Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund
The Grindstone Award Foundation provides funding for young female hockey players who have the passion to play but face financial challenges.
Apply for the Grindstone Award Foundation
Jumpstart - Individual Child Grants
Jumpstart, a registered charity, helps kids from financially disadvantaged families participate in organized sports and physical activity. Families must first meet specific financial criteria as per Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICO) chart to be eligible for funding for one or more children. View the LICO chart here.
Apply for Jumpstart Funding
Sunshine Fund
Every child deserves the opportunity to go to camp regardless of race, faith, family income, or special needs. Camp is a place where everyone belongs. The Manitoba Camping Association Sunshine Fund helps children experience the benefits of camp.
To apply for financial assistance, download the Sunshine Fund application by clicking on the link below. To find out if you qualify for assistance, please review the Statistics Canada Low Income Cut-Off chart on their website. If you qualify, the maximum subsidy amount is $700.00 per child per year.
Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and only cover overnight camp programs. The number of children we can subsidize annually depends on public donations and grants that we receive.
Apply for Sunshine Fund
Manitoba Gymnastics Association
The Manitoba Gymnastics Association offers several funding opportunities accessible to current members. Available opportunities include the KidSport Top-Up Fund, Champion Performance Fund, Edmond Financial High-Performance Bursary, and SMB Athlete Assistance Grant.
Apply for Manitoba Gymnastics Association Funding & Grants
Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund
The Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund helps Canadian youth access hockey. It provides up to $500 per player in registration fee subsidies to approved applicants registered with a sanctioned Hockey Canada association.
Financial eligibility for the Assist Fund is based on the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) guidelines from Statistics Canada.
Apply for Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund
Organization grants
Jumpstart - Community Development GrantProgram Support and Operational Support. These grants help organizations who provide programming for kids between the ages of 4-18 in financial need or youth with disabilities between the ages of 4-25.
Programming Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations develop or sustain the delivery of sport or physical activity-based programs.
Operational Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations build their capacity to provide more inclusive, equitable, safe sport participant experiences.
Apply for Jumpstart Community Development Gran
Beautiful Plains Community Foundation
The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation supports organizations in the Town of Neepawa, RM of Rosedale, RM of Glenella-Lansdowne and the Langford portion of the RM of North Cypress-Langford.
Apply for Beautiful Plains Community Foundation
Programming Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations develop or sustain the delivery of sport or physical activity-based programs.
Operational Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations build their capacity to provide more inclusive, equitable, safe sport participant experiences.
Apply for Jumpstart Community Development Gran
Beautiful Plains Community Foundation
The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation supports organizations in the Town of Neepawa, RM of Rosedale, RM of Glenella-Lansdowne and the Langford portion of the RM of North Cypress-Langford.
Apply for Beautiful Plains Community Foundation