Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small

• List of board members, including executives, with contact information
• Recently approved and signed financial statements
• Signed Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small Funding Stream Grant Agreement
• Documents supporting matching funding, including estimates, supplier quotations or sources of estimates, and donated in-kind details with letters from donors
• Application for Electronic Payment Information, a void cheque or pre-printed bank direct deposit form, and when applicable current bank statement(s), a lease or user agreement, titleholder support letter, and a third-party agreement

Who is eligible?

• Alberta-based community non-profit organizations or charities registered under one of the provincial or federal acts stated in section 3.1
• First Nations and Metis Settlements

Who is not eligible

• Municipalities and for-profit organizations
• Organizations that primarily support a private sector rather than the public interest
• Universities, colleges and institutes as defined under Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act, private schools, and organizations not registered under one of the specified acts
• Organizations with overdue or incomplete grant reporting relating to any previously awarded ministry grant, and individuals

Eligible expenses

• New construction, facility purchase, retrofitting, renovations, equipment purchases, and planning/design fees
• Standalone equipment purchases supporting a public-use community facility or green space, including unlicensed motorized vehicles, appliances, equipment, and furniture

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Regular repairs and upkeep required to maintain and operate the facility
• Private and/or restricted use facilities, including private or commercial facilities, private residential or group housing, and places of worship or church sanctuaries
• Gaming-related facilities or activities, including gaming equipment and upgrades to facilities that provide gaming activities
• Core or essential facilities and utilities that are the responsibility of the municipality, First Nation or Metis Settlement, and provincially regulated educational facilities or school or post-secondary infrastructure for academic purposes
• Purchase of land as a stand-alone project, projects constructed on land outside of Alberta or equipment moved or used outside of Alberta, expenses incurred before application submission, and time and labour related to funding applications, committee planning meetings, or fundraising activities

• Organizational capacity and sustainability
• Project viability and readiness to proceed
• Community benefit, accessibility, and need
• Economic impact and job creation potential
• Community involvement and partnerships

• Read the CFEP Small Program Guidelines.
• Register for a Front Office account by downloading and completing the Registrant Form, selecting Community Grants as the program area, and emailing it to registration.cg@gov.ab.ca.
• Prepare the supporting documents to upload in Front Office.
• Complete an application for funding in Front Office.

• The review and decision-making process takes approximately 6 months, and program staff may contact organizations for information during review
• Notification of funding decisions is sent by email to the contacts listed on the application approximately 6 months after the intake deadline
• Applicants may begin incurring project-related costs from the date of application submission at their own risk, and expenses incurred before submission are not eligible for reimbursement
• Organizations declined for funding may submit a new application for the same project if expenses have not been incurred before the new submission
• Projects must be completed and accounted for within 18 months from the date the grant payment was received; financial accounting must be completed through the Front Office Portal for applications submitted through Front Office as of January 15, 2025, and through the Final CFEP Accountability Report for applications submitted to any intake before and including September 15, 2024

• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• All decisions on grant applications are final and no appeals will be considered.