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Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small │Government of Alberta

Open to applications

Value

Up to $125,000 in financial assistance.

Description

The Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small provides up to $125,000 in financial assistance to upgrade, expand, purchase or build arts, cultural, heritage, recreational, sport or other related public-use community facilities.

Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible to apply for funding under the CFEP:

  • Community non-profit organizations who are registered (and in good standing) under one of the following Acts:
    • Provincial Legislation
      • Agriculture Societies Act
      • Part 21 of the Business Corporations Act – Extra-Provincial Corporations*
      • Cemeteries Act or Cemetery CompaniesAct
      • Companies Act, Part 9 (Non-profit Companies)
      • Libraries Act
      • Societies Act of Alberta
      • Special Act of the Alberta Legislature
    • Federal Legislation
      • Special Act of the Parliament of Canada
      • Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and must be registered in Alberta under the Business Corporations Act
      • Income Tax Act (of Canada and operating in the Province of Alberta (Charities))
  • First Nations and Métis Settlements
  • Foundations established and regulated under the province’s Regional Health Authorities Act
  • Universities, colleges and institutes as defined under Alberta’s Post-secondary Learning Act

Eligible Expenses

Eligible CFEP projects may include the following:

  • New facility – construct facility for the provision of a new or existing service.
  • Purchase facility – acquire facility to deliver new or existing service.
  • Retrofit existing facility space – redevelop, convert, arrange or rearrange existing spaces based on evolving needs.
  • Renovations – includes restoring, refurbishing, upgrading, or other initiatives to improve the general conditions of a facility to extend its useful life and not regular repairs and upkeep required to maintain and operate the facility.
  • Equipment – unlicensed motorized vehicles, appliances, furniture and equipment integral to supporting a public-use community facility.
  • Architectural, engineering and design fees required for the planning and design of capital construction projects.
  • Facility assessment, lifecycle analysis, planning or feasibility studies.

Deadline Date

Open and closes (January 15; May 15; September 15 annually). Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: Community Grants

Phone Number: 780-422-9598 or 1-800-642-3855 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: communitygrants@gov.ab.ca

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/community-facility-enhancement-program-small

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Indigenous, Non-Profit, University Partnerships

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

Cultural Heritage, Equipment, Facilities

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