Apply for a community recreation assistance grant

Every year, the Community Recreation Assistance Grant (CRAG) offers financial help to communities to cover the basic expenses of providing recreational activities.

This includes:

• paying staff;
• maintaining and operating recreation facilities;
• running swimming pools; and
• organizing various programs for people to participate in.

To apply for funding under the Recreation Act, you must be one of the following:

• a local authority responsible for organizing recreational activities and in good standing with the Government of Yukon Corporate Affairs; or
• a First Nation local authority responsible for organizing recreational activities.

Documentation to submit annually

Cover letter

• Requesting new year funding. The new fiscal year begins April 1.
• Brief description of recreation opportunities created with CRAG funding from previous fiscal year.

Current list of board of directors

• Position
• Phone
• Email

Finance records

• Financial statement and balance sheet for the previous year
• Signed by a board member
• Show CRAG funding in revenues
• Show how CRAG funding was spent as presented at annual general meeting
• Budget for new fiscal year, show CRAG funding in revenues and how the funding will be spent as presented at the AGM

Submit your documents

In person: 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse
Email: Signed and scanned documents can be emailed to sportrec@yukon.ca
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Yukon Sport and Recreation Branch(C-10)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6