The city of Swift Current is spreading some love around to various non-profits in the community.
Initially announced back in May, city council made arrangements for a portion of its federal "Safe Restart Program" funding to be set aside as a one-time grant that could be used to help out non-profit and volunteer-based organizations as they struggle to get operations back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total amount; coming in at $93,900, was formed into the Safe Restart Program Funding Grant by the city's administration team, in order to help assist, maintain and improve resident's access to initiatives and programs that, quote:
"Support a healthy and active community and help alleviate the effects of COVID-19."
As such, the program's priority will be given to new initiatives that are designed with COVID-19 measures in mind and are there to help people and businesses return to some sense of normal.
As for the funding's key requirements:
- The applicant must be a Swift Current Non-profit organization providing a benefit to one of seven project categories;
- Economic Development
- Social Development
- Justice Initiatives
- Senior and Youth Initiatives
- Cultural Development
- Community Sport, Culture or Recreation based Infrastructure Development and Maintenance Initiatives, or
- Health Initiatives.
- Private individuals or specific teams or groups are not eligible (ie. local AAA Hockey or Baseball clubs)
- Organizations who have already received Safe Restart Funding are not eligible.
- Programs or projects that have already received grant funding from the city of Swift Current Saskatchewan Lotteries may not be eligible.
- Projects, programs or events for consideration should duplicate existing services.
- City of Swift Current must be publically acknowledged by any organization receiving a grant during their promotion or acknowledgement or their activities.