The Manitoba government is opening the 2022-23 intake of applications for the new Arts, Culture and Sport in the Community Fund.  Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Andrew Smith explains the new fund will provide grants to support the arts, culture and amateur sport sectors. It will include three programs.  The first is capital projects where organizations will be able to apply for up to five million dollars on a 50-50 cost sharing bases for large projects that will support the development and renewal of spaces and facilities used for arts, culture and sport programming and activities.  Under community celebrations events, festivals and celebrations that promote cultural exchanges and are rooted in inclusion and belonging can receive full funding up to five thousand dollars and under small capital and special initiatives projects can receive between 50 and 100 percent of eligible expenses depending on the projects overall cost and will support such initiatives as organizational development opportunities, training and technology, volunteer and equipment development.

For more information or to download application forms visit www.manitoba.ca/acsc.