Community Grants

The City administers a number of grants that fund and support community organizations.

Sask Lotteries Community Grant Program  

The Sask Lotteries Community Grant Program assists in the development of sport, culture and recreation programs by providing funds to non-profit community organizations operated by volunteers. These funds are distributed through the City of Melfort Community Services Department, and are a partnership among Saskatchewan Parks & Community Services Association Inc., SaskCulture Inc, and Sask Sport Inc. Funding for this Grant Program is generated through the sale of lottery tickets.

Applications

All eligible community organizations are invited to apply. Applications for the 2025-2026 Sask Lotteries Community Grant Program must be received by 4:00pm, March 3rd, 2025.  

You can now easily apply online -> Sask Lotteries Application. 

Late applications will not be accepted. Please ensure that you have included all the required materials.

Project Report  

All grant recipients must submit a Project Report upon the project completion to facilitybookings@melfort.ca. Failure to provide this report may result in the organization becoming ineligible for further funding.   

Project reports must include:   

  1. A completed Community Grant Project Report Form; and 
  2. Receipts or an audited financial statement to verify expenditures Note: Audited Financial statements must be prepared by a registered Chartered Professional Accountant and will only be accepted if the Sask Lotteries Community Grants are audited separately. 

2024/2025 Sask Lotteries Follow-up Form 

Ineligible Expenditures    

The program is designed to provide funding for sport, culture and recreation programs. Therefore, the following expenditures are INELIGIBLE for grants: 

  • Construction, renovation, retrofit and repairs to buildings/facilities (this includes fixing doors, shingling roofs, flooring, moving/hauling dirt, etc.). 
  • Property taxes, insurance. 
  • Alcoholic beverages.
  • Per Diems / Day Money. 
  • Food or food related costs (this includes catering supplies, coffee pots, coffee, BBQs, etc.). 
  • Membership fees in other lottery-funded organizations. 
  • Prizes, cash, gifts, awards, honorariums, trophies, plaques and badges. 
  • Out-of-province activities and travel. 
  • Donations.
  • Subsidization of wages for full-time employees. Note: Eligible employment expenditures must be no more than 35 hours a week and no more than 90 days in a grant period (or 455 hours). 
  • Uniforms or personal items such as sweatbands and hats. 
  • Other expenses that the Sask Lotteries Trust Fund may deem inappropriate.  

Limitations: 

  • In addition to eligible programming expenses, operation costs of facilities that are directly related to a program are eligible for 25 per cent of the total grant received for each program up to a maximum of $500 per program (including cleaning staff). 
  • Fireworks are eligible for 25 per cent of the total grant received for each program to a maximum of $500 per program. 

Public Acknowledgement    

All grant recipients must publicly acknowledge Sask Lotteries, please use the Sask Lotteries logo to provide recognition.   

To download the logo visit https://sasklotteries.ca/funding-recognition/