Small Grants Fund
The Small Grants Fund (SGF) provides $50,000 annually in small grants of up to $5,000 each to support community building initiatives.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to receive a grant, projects must aim to strengthen the community and reflect the objectives and priorities of the TNRC 5-Year Plan.
A proposal should show how the project benefits the local community and supports the goals and values of the TNRC.
Interested community groups can download the Small Grants Funds Application here.
Goals:
- Affordable Accessible Housing
- Priority - Low Income Families
- Safe Communities
- Priority - Youth and the Downtown
- Cultural Acceptance
- Priority - Aboriginal People
Small Grants Fund 2009 Recipients
| Organization | Event |
| Thompson Zoo | Enchanted Evening in the Woods |
| SEWYNRT | SEY 2009 Forum |
| Mulit-Cultural Centre | Celebration of Diversity |
| Boys & Girls Club | Drop-n Centre Equipment |
| Northern Grandmothers Council | Uniting Grandmothers in the North |
| Northern Aboriginal Elders Council | Sikwan Mamawewin |
| Urban Dance | Popping Classes |
| Thompson Public Library | Teen Coffee House |
| Hello Parents Network | Safe Kids Week / Bike Rodeo |
| CFNCD | Kidnetic Energy Camp |
| Immigrant Woman's Association | Festival of the Seven Seas |
| National Aboriginal Day Committee | National Aboriginal Day |
| M.A.P.S. | Resource Library |
| M.M.F. | Cultural Moccasin Project |
| Wapanohk Community School | Christmas Hampers |
| M.Y.S. | Wilderness Program |
| Youth Aboriginal Council | Youth Aboriginal Conference |
| Y.W.C.A. | Grrrls Night Out |
| B.R.H.A. - Youth Suicide Prevention | HOPE Forum |
| Wapanohk Community School | Exercise for Academics! |
| Northern Aboriginal Elders Council | Sikwan Mamawewin Traditional teaching for Youth |
| Thompson Humane Society | Website Design / Isolation Room |
| B.R.H.A. - FADS Diagnostic | FADS Support & Education For Caregivers |
| Boys & Girls Club | Youth Build Program |