Community Support Requests

Community Support Program

Beaver County recognizes the vital role that community organizations play in enhancing the quality of life in our region. Through the Community Support Program, we provide financial and in-kind support to help organizations achieve their goals and create positive impacts in our communities.

Who Can Apply?

The program is open to not-for-profit organizations and volunteer groups or clubs operating within the Beaver County Region. Eligible groups should focus on areas such as:

  • Education and training,
  • Arts, culture, and heritage,
  • Sports and recreation,
  • Environmental improvements.

Types of Support

  • Capital Grant Requests
    • For projects that improve infrastructure or facilities.
    • Maximum funding: $2,500 per year (higher amounts may be considered based on budget availability).
  • Operating Grant Requests
    • For operational needs or programs that enhance the organization’s sustainability and community impact.
    • Maximum funding: $2,500 per year (higher amounts may be considered based on budget availability).
  • Event Sponsorship Requests
    • Support for events through promotional items or financial contributions:
    • Promotional items: Up to $250 per year.
    • Cash sponsorships: Up to $750 per year (requests exceeding this amount require Council approval).
  • School Requests
    • Schools in the Beaver County Region, including Hutterite Colony schools, can request promotional items valued at up to $250 per year.

Applications are accepted twice a year, with deadlines on:

  • February 28
  • September 30

 

All applications must include:

  • A completed application form,
  • A detailed project budget,
  • The organization’s most recent financial statements,
  • Evidence of financial need or quotes for the project.

 

Applications can be submitted:

  • Through our contact form, by selecting "Communications"
  • By mail to: Community Support Program, Beaver County, Box 140 ,Ryley, AB, T0B 4A0
  • In person, at the Beaver County Service Centre in Ryley

Organizations that receive funding must submit a grant report within three months of completing the project. The report should include:

  • A summary of expenditures,
  • A brief description of project activities,
  • Signatures from two executive members of the organization.

Failure to submit a report may impact future funding eligibility.

Beaver County also provides pre-approved annual funding to several key organizations and events, including:

  • Family Community Support Services
  • STARS
  • Snow Goose Festival
  • Tofield Western Days
  • Holden Farmers Day
  • Bruce Stampede
  • Cloverlodge Stampede
  • Kinsella Bullarama

For a full list please see Schedule A, or the Community Support Program Policy

Community Support Program Policy

Spring Intake:

  • $500 Cloverlodge Stampede Association
  • $2500 Viking and District Agricultural Society
  • $2500 Holden Junior Cattlemen Society
  • $2500 Friends of St. John the Baptist Church
  • $500 Holden Community Hall Association
  • $2500 Snow Goose Festival
  • $2500 Holden Cemetery Committee
  • $2500 Wild Oats & Notes Music Festival
  • $2500 Tofield Minor Soccer Association
  • $1500 Royal Canadian Legion Branch #56 Holden
  • $2500 Bruce Agricultural Society
  • $2500 Sherwood Park Fish & Game Association
  • $2500 Viking Community Wellness Society
  • $2500 Silver Lining Adult Day Program
  • $2500 Tofield Golf Course and Campground
  • $250 Tofield Minor Hockey Association
  • $275 Tofield Volunteer Fire Department
  • $660 Victim Services Golf Hole Sponsor
  • $2500 Coal Creek Golf Hole Sponsor

Fall Intake:

  • $2500 Blackfoot Grazing Association
  • $2500 Happy Wanderers
  • $3500 Katchemut Creek Family Horse Club
  • $880 Viking Senior Citizens Centre
  • $8150.27 Cloverlodge Stampede Association
  • $2500 Borschiw Guild
  • $2500 Beaverhill Bird Observatory Society
  • $1200 Holden Municipal Library
  • $2500 Association for Life-Wide Living of Alberta
  • $2500 Tofield 4-H