Tourism, Culture and Recreation
May 20, 2010
Applications for
Capital Grants Available Online
Applications for the 2010-11 Minor
Project Capital Grant Program, which assists eligible organizations with
minor costs associated with upgrades to recreation facilities and
equipment, are now available online.
"Sometimes a relatively small amount of
money can make a big difference to a community's ability to provide a
safer, more inviting environment in which to take part in physical
activity," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation. "This program will help organizations and
communities throughout the province provide venues and equipment which
encourage more active, healthy lifestyles."
Applications and details about the Minor
Project Capital Grant Program can be viewed at:
www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/minor_project_capital_grants.html
The deadline for receipt of applications
is June 25, 2010.
Under the Minor Project Capital Grant
Program, successful applicants can receive grants from $1,000 to $3,000
for projects that support physical activity and recreational
opportunities for residents within a community and surrounding region.
Budget 2010: The Right Investments -
For Our Children and Our Future provides over $1.2 million in new
funding to improve existing programming, and introduce initiatives which
support the goals of the provincial recreation and sport strategy,
Active Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007). Since the launch of the
strategy, more than $62.4 million in new funding has been committed to
support recreational and sport infrastructure and equipment throughout
the province.
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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
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