MOOSE JAW - SOUTH CENTRAL
REGIONAL INTERSECTORAL COMMITTEE

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Moose Jaw-South Central RIC has access, either directly or indirectly, to a variety of funding and granting resources to provide financial assistance for implementation of Action Plan Agendas. The following lists a few of these resources.

Student Employee Experience
Community Initiative Funds
National Crime Prevention Funding
Federal Population Health

Student Employment Experience

The Student Employment Experience (SEE) program offers Saskatchewan students employment opportunities to prepare for their future while working to enhance out province. It is a wage subsidy program targeted at students and youth with funding from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Culture, Sport, Recreation and Tourism.

For more information: www.saskculture.sk.ca/funding/SEE.htm

Community Initiatives Funds

The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF), formerly known as the Associated Entities Fund, was created in 1995 by the Government of Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation Act as compensation to non-profit organizations that were financially hurt by casino expansion through the re-distribution of casino profits for programs and services that benefit vulnerable children, youth and families.

The CIF receives 25% of net profits from Regina and Moose Jaw casinos, and began receiving casino profits in 1996/97. The CIF is managed and operated by an eight member Board of Trustees accountable to the Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Culture, Sport, Recreation and Tourism, with SaskSport Inc. contracted to manage the fund on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

The purpose of the CIF is to provide grants for community initiatives that enhance human development and community vitality, focusing on:
• Development opportunities for children, youth and families;
• Increase positive activities for young people at the local level, including physical activity and community arts and culture activity;
• Increase community leadership capacity, particularly leadership opportunities for youth;
• Inclusion of First Nation and Metis People as leaders in the delivery of community activities.

Both annual and summer (May-Sept) community projects and services are funded through the CIF. The Moose Jaw-South Central RIC oversees the grant process for applicants from the Moose Jaw Region and recommends the acceptance of grant applications.

For more information: www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/Community-Grant-Program

National Crime Prevention Funding

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada’s National Crime Prevention Center has restructured its funding activities into three new programs. They have been designed to respond to community demands for a simplified and more easily accessible funding process, as well as long-term support for multi-year efforts. These funding programs renewed emphasis on results, accountability and evidence-based strategies.

Crime Prevention Action Fund
The Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF) supports crime prevention initiatives in communities large and small. It aims to build partnerships between sectors such as policing, community health, voluntary and private sectors to enhance community capacity to prevent crime through social development. It is a federal program that is delivered regionally in partnership with the provincial and territorial governments, and nationally for those projects involving more than one jurisdiction.

For more information: www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/cp/cpaf_index-en.asp

Policing, Corrections and Communities Fund
The Policing, Corrections and Communities Fund (PCCF) support projects where community partners work together to prevent crime, primarily through social development. It is intended for law enforcement agencies, community corrections groups/organizations, Aboriginal communities, community-based organizations, and the municipalities in which they work.

Research and Knowledge Development Fund
The Research and Knowledge Development Fund (RKDF) supports a range of research activities, demonstration projects, knowledge transfer initiatives and evaluations that:
• Identify and analyze gaps in the current body of knowledge relating to crime prevention in Canada;
• Create new knowledge in areas where gaps have been identified;
• Synthesize the results of existing research; and
• Contribute to a growing awareness and recognition of promising practices and models for community-based crime prevention.

Federal Population Health

The goal of the Federal Population Health Fund is to increase capacity for action on, or across, the determinants of health. Current priorities are announced during project solicitation processes, generally in a Request for Proposal or a solicitation letter.

The Fund is administered through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Regional Offices (for provincial, territorial, regional or local projects) and the National Office in Ottawa (for national projects).

For more information: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/funding/index.html