COLD LAKE – A new committee has been formed to centralize the process for community groups and organizations to apply for grant funding through the City of Cold Lake.
The Cold Lake Community Grant Advisory Committee will receive the majority of requests for city funding, the municipality said in a Jan. 18 press release. The task was historically split between city council and the recreation and culture grant committee.
The committee will have two members from council and two community members for a two-year term, who will review funding requests and make recommendations to council for funding.
“We wanted to even the playing field and streamline the process for applying for municipal grants,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “This new committee will meet to review funding applications only four times per year, so community groups and organizations will need to plan ahead and be proactive with their requests.”
Organizations and community groups wanting to submit a request are required to do so no less than 50 days before the event or program is set to begin. Those who have applied will be notified no more than 20 days following the application deadline whether or not their request has been approved.
There are nine grant streams that applications will be accepted under. Development incentive up to a maximum of $2,500, community event incentive up to a maximum of $10,000, up to $20,000 through the major community tourism event, travel has a maximum of $500 per individual or $1,000 per team.
The arts, culture, and heritage stream allows for a maximum of $750 per individual or up to $2,000 per organization, while the screen-based production allows up to a maximum of $10,000.
The final grant stream, other funding, and goodwill requests, is when a request doesn’t fall under the other categories or is excluded based on the criteria of an existing policy or program. Additionally, the Community Grand Advisory Committee will accept and review applications for the community capital project grant. Funding is available for up to one-third of the total project costs.
The winter deadline for grant requests is 4:30 p.m. on the first Thursday in February, while the spring deadline is 4:30 p.m. on the first Thursday in April. The summer deadline falls on the first Thursday of August at 4:30 p.m. and the first Thursday in September by 4:30 p.m. is the fall deadline.
Application forms can be found at the city’s website at /coldlake.com/content/recreation-and-cultural-grant-program.
