Sports Support Program - Community Sports for All Initiative

• Approved national-level organizations receive set funding amounts ranging from $150,000 to $2,500,000 for the 2024-2026 period to distribute to eligible community sport projects.

• The applicant must be a federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization.
• The organization must be national-level or have the scope and capacity to reach under-represented groups in multiple jurisdictions across all five regions of Canada.
• The applicant must be able to administer and disburse project funding to community organizations.
• The proposed activities must contribute to and align with the objectives of the Community Sport for All Initiative.

Who is eligible?

• National-level not-for-profit organizations
• Organizations with the capacity to reach under-represented groups in multiple regions of Canada

Who is not eligible

• For-profit companies of any type.
• Organizations that are not federally or provincially incorporated as not-for-profit entities.
• Organizations without the capacity to operate in multiple regions of Canada.

Eligible geographic areas

• Atlantic region (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick)
• Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario)
• Prairies region (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)
• West region (British Columbia)
• North region (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut)

• The application intake for this initiative is currently closed.
• National-level organizations have been pre-approved to disburse funding to community organizations for 2024-2026.
• Community organizations can reach out to the approved national-level organizations to inquire about eligibility for sub-funding opportunities.
• Application guidelines and reporting standards are available to assist organizations with public acknowledgement of financial support and compliance.