A number of local organizations will get a little extra help from the City of Grande Prairie this year. Thirty-five groups have been approved to receive $4.3 million in 2019 Community Group Funding.
During Monday night’s council meeting, the city increased the 2019 funding approved during budget talks in November by nearly $60,000. That extra money will come from 2018 surplus funding and won’t affect the city’s planned property tax decrease.
2019 Community Group Funding Recipients:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie & Area- $15,000.00
Broadway Live Broadway Ltd.- $10,000.00
Centre for Creative Arts Society of Grande Prairie- $119,000.00 Centre for Creative Arts (Lease Agreement Insurance and Bonds)- $8,430.00
Community Futures Spark Incubator- $54,740.00
Disabled Transportation Society of Grande Prairie- $615,750.00
Elks Hall (Lease Agreement for Parking Lot)- $12,500.00
Grande Prairie Regional Innovation Network- $19,240.00
Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association Membership- $95,000.00
Grade Three Reading Academy Society- $5,000.00
Grande Prairie and District Golden Age Centre (Lease Commitment)- $30,000.00
Grande Prairie and District Golden Age Centre- $9,620.00
Grande Prairie and District Victim Services Association- $55,000.00
Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities Committee- $25,010.00
Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities Committee (Kiosk Lease)- $2,500.00
Grande Prairie Boys Choir- $11,000.00
Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning- $26,000.00
Grande Prairie Curling Club (Lease Agreement Electricity)- $54,300.00
Grande Prairie Curling Club (Lease Agreement Insurance and Bonds)- $42,180.00
Grande Prairie Live Theatre- $51,700.00
Grande Prairie Live Theatre (Lease Agreement Insurance and Bonds)- $9,750.00
Grande Prairie Marching Band- $10,590.00
Grande Prairie Public Library Board- $1,650,000.00
Grande Prairie Soccer Association (Lease Agreement Electricity)- $16,000.00
Grande Prairie Sport Council- $108,000.00
Grande Prairie Street Performers- $17,320.00
Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue- $21,650.00
Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter Society- $110,000.00
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance- $14,000.00
Nitehawk- $48,100.00
Peace Libraries (Agreement)- $440,095.00
Peace Regional Independent Media Arts Association- $6,740.00
Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club- $12,510.00
Prairie Gallery Society- $303,000.00
Reel Shorts Film Society- $11,000.00
Rising Above Society (Lease Agreement)- $50,000.00
South Peace Regional Archives- $72,150.00
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Alberta- $19,240.00
St. Lawrence Community Support Association- $30,000.00
STARS- $35,000.00
Visitor Information Centre (Lease Agreement)- $106,570.00