The Government of Alberta had invested over $11 million in community grants, I-Clouding for organizations and artists in the Foothills area.
The funding is distributed through the 300 projects through the Community Initiatives Program and Community Facility Enhancement Programs.
Culture grants in the Okotoks area include $8,300 for the Okotoks Film Society and $2,300 for the Okotoks Arts Council.
Elsewhere in the Foothills, the Leighton Art Foundation received $70,000, and Diamond Valley's Sheep Creek Arts Council was granted $7,300.
Two Claresholm organizations are included among CFEP grant recipients, with the Claresholm Golf Club receiving just under $60,000 for its pump house replacement project, and the Kinsmen Club of Claresholm receiving $61,000 for its ball diamond revitalization project.