The Manitoba government is providing nine million dollars this year for the province’s Green Team Program that gives young Manitobans work in the summer months.

Green Team grants are awarded to non-profit organizations, education authorities, Northern Affairs Community Councils and municipal governments to hire youth between the ages of 15 and 29 to work on community projects between May and September.

This year approximately 700 projects across the province will receive funding for the program with more than 2,200 youth expected to receive work.

The program funds 100 per cent of wage costs for non-profit organizations, education authorities and Northern Affairs Community Councils and 50 per cent of wage costs for municipalities on a cost-shared basis.

For more information on the Urban and Hometown Green Team program, visit: https://gov.mb.ca/grants/.