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Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI) – Sport Support Program | Canadian Heritage

December 23, 2024

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Description

The Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI), a component of the Sport Support Program, seeks to remove barriers and increase sport participation rates for under-represented groups. Its key objective is to support community sport initiatives for under-represented groups, in particular, Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQI+, low-income people, persons with a disability, newcomers and seniors to increase participation and retention in sport.

The CSAI funding is directed at applicant organizations to administer and disburse project funding to community organizations to deliver community sport initiatives that contribute to and align with the objectives of the CSAI.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, your organization must meet all of the following requirements:

  • be a national-level organization or other organization with the scope and capacity to reach the target under-represented group(s) in multiple jurisdictions, within all 5 regions of Canada (but not specifically in each province/territory within the regions), that has the ability to deliver quality programs, projects and/or services relevant to the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy (PDF)
    • All 5 regions include the following: Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario), Prairies (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta), West (British Columbia), and North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
  • be a federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization
  • be able to administer and disburse project funding to community organizations to deliver community sport initiatives that contribute to and align with the objectives of the CSAI

Eligible Expenses

Only project-related expenses, which can be of cash and in-kind value, are eligible for applicant and community organizations.

  • Further Distribution of Funds
    • up to 15% of the contribution provided to the applicant organization may be used for administration; salaries, fees and benefits; and operations and programming expenses in delivering the funds to community organizations.
    • the balance of the contribution, or a minimum of 85%, must be disbursed to eligible community organizations for projects that will advance the Program’s objectives.
  • General administration
    • Costs related to the administration of the project.
  • Salaries, fees and benefits
    • Costs to employ or contract part-time and full-time staff.
  • Operations and programming
    • Costs associated with the planning and/or delivery of your project.
  • In-kind Contribution
    • In-kind contributions are considered real contributions to the cost of the proposed project but are not reimbursable. Donated goods and services may be considered in-kind contributions if they:

Deadline Date

The deadline to submit applications is December 23, 2024, no later than 11:59 pm local time.

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