Arts & Culture
Community groups have until month end to apply for next round of grants
Community groups, associations, sports teams, and not-for-profits have until Jan. 31 to apply for the next round of Community Grants. […]
community grants
Arts & Culture
Deadline looming for community grant program
Community groups, non-profits, associations, and local teams have two weeks to apply for the next round of community grants in Morinville. The deadline for the next intake of applications is Sept. 30.
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Arts & Culture
Champion continues community investments with $37,000 to six groups
Champion Petfoods presented $37,000 to six community groups and initiatives FebChampion Petfoods presented $37,000 to six community groups and initiatives Feb. 23, part of its annual efforts to fund a variety of community activities. […]
Local News
Town hands over community grant approvals to administration
Council has made significant changes to how taxpayer dollars are distributed to community groups through a new Community Grant Policy. The motion passed 5-1, with only Councillor Nicole Boutestein voting against and Councillor Rob Ladouceur absent from the meeting. The primary change to this policy was transitioned to administrative control from council control, meaning administration will now be responsible for approving and dispensing all community group grants, providing reports to Council on their approvals in the regular CAO Reports. […]
Local News
Morinville Council Briefs
Council has accepted for information a slew of grant intakes as recommended by administration, with a total funding amount of $8,415.
Grant funding includes support for the Morinville Minstrels at $1,725, the Morinville Curling Club at $1,850, the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps at $2,500, $1,485 for the St. Albert Bantam AAA Cardinals, and $855 for musician Justin Hogg. […]
Uncategorized
Council approves another round of Community Grants
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The gallery of Council Chambers were a little fuller than usual June 25 as eight applicants came forward to make their case for grant funding. Council heard from six Community Grant and two Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant applicants. The eight requests amounted to $21,587.68 in requests. Requests ranged from $500 to $6,000… […]
Morinville News
Council passes no show, no dough rule for grants
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Groups coming to Council looking for money for their events and programs under Morinville’s Community Grant Program will need to actually come to Council when the grant decision is being made… […]
Morinville News
Council approves grant applicants
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Four groups came to Council Mar. 27 looking for $15,000 in Community Grant funding, but Council was not prepared to grant all requests lest it deplete a large portion of its annual grant spending… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Perhaps it’s time to look at the money we hand out
When the topic of how money is spent by council in this community comes up, it is often the big items that take the forefront: $11 million for a Community Cultural Centre, $3.5 million for a new town hall, nearly a million bucks for a bunch of new town employees. Sometimes the discussion, particularly among some business owners in town, centres on how much money seems to be spent outside the community for everything… […]
Local News
Morinville receives many requests for Centennial Grant funding
By MorinvilleNews.com staff
Morinville – Twenty-one groups attended Tuesday night’s meeting of Morinville Town Council, each hoping their project would be approved for funding in the second round of Centennial Grant applications. In total the 21 proposed projects sought $63,725 in grant dollars from the Town… […]