Starting on January 6, Applications for the 2024-25 Community Rink Affordability Grant will open.
Communities, First Nations, schools and non-profit organizations are eligible and encouraged to register for the annual grant of $2,500 per indoor ice surface.
The grant helps offset the costs of operating indoor skating and curling rinks in Saskatchewan.
"These are important cultural hubs in our communities, providing a gathering place that encourages activity for many families and residents in Saskatchewan," Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross said in a release. "The government is proud to support this program, and we will continue to make this funding available to rinks throughout the province."
Beginning in 2025-26, the Saskatchewan government will double the funding for the program to $3.2 million increasing the grant to $5,000 per rink.
Since 2020, a total of 380 organizations with more than 580 ice surfaces benefited from the program last year which has been administrated by the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association.
The application period will run from January 6, 2025, until February 28, 2025, and the grant is set to be paid out by March 2025.
To learn more, visit: https://www.spra.sk.ca/funding/upcoming-grants-and-funding/.