CurlManitoba Development Fund

The CurlManitoba Development Fund was created to grant clubs money to assist in the development of curling within their community.

Development Fund Grants will be approved on the basis of the need to develop and promote the sport in your curling club/community.  The club’s planned utilization of this grant will be a primary factor in the approval. A major consideration will be financial need (the need to go ahead with the project in order to ensure the survival of the club) and the potential for the growth of the sport in the community.  Applications will be assessed on their merit as a Development Project.

Grants will be considered for any project the club considers critical.  This could include projects such as funding of the purchase of refrigeration equipment, ice scraper or other equipment fundamental to the operation of a curling club. This could also include the creation/implementation of a program to grow the sport within the club/community.  Grants may also be considered for structural repairs of physical improvements to the buildings.

Clubs applying for Development Fund Grants will be expected to show how the club/community will be enhanced by the project.

This fund will provide Grants of up to $10,000.00 per club on a matching basis,

Approval Process:
A Board of Directors appointed by CurlManitoba, known as the MCA Development Fund Directors will manage the MCA Development Fund granting process. Applications will be accepted throughout the year, with a deadline of Monday, May 2, 2011.   Based on the number of applications received in any one granting period, the Board of Directors of the MCA Development Fund will have the authority to approve or reject any application or to approve a grant for a portion of the amount requested.

Availability of grants:
The MCA Development Fund Directors will operate under the following guidelines established by CurlManitoba
•    Curling Clubs will be required to match (dollar for dollar) any grant awarded
•    A maximum of $50,000 will be granted in any one calendar year. 
•    The maximum grant to any one curling club will be $10,000.
•    A curling club may have more than one MCA Development Fund Grant in place at any given time as long as the total does not exceed $10,000.
•    Grants will not be retroactive, and should be approved prior to project beginning
•    Once Approved, Clubs will be expected to complete the project and provide the MCA Development fund of proof of expenditure.  At that time payment in the amount of the Grant awarded will forwarded.
•    The Board will have the ability to make grants to clubs based on “Special Extenuating Circumstances”
 

Clubs may also contact the office to have a form emailed, faxed or mailed out to them.  Application forms must be received no later than Monday, May 2nd, 2011. Click here to download an application form. 

CurlManitoba is pleased to announce recipients of funding for 2009 from the CurlManitoba Development Fund. 39 applications were received with the requests totaling more than $257,000.In total $50,000 will be distributed to 16 clubs from around Manitoba.

Please see below for a list of Clubs, amounts granted and projects for 2009.