Other Initiatives Program
2007-08 funding - $11,088 million
Other Initiatives Program
The Other Initiatives Program provides support to worthy Alberta projects which cannot be funded under the criteria or existing funding levels of other Alberta Lottery Fund grant programs. Through this program, support may also be provided to national and international projects, such as disaster relief initiatives.
Requests for funding may be submitted through any Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), or directly to the Lottery Funded Programs office.
Community Liaison Officers can provide assistance in completing your funding request, please contact:
Northern Alberta - (780) 447-8811
Central/Southern Alberta - (780) 447-7449
Calgary Area - (403) 297- 7631
Edmonton Area - (780) 447-8815
Toll-free at 1-800-642-3855
Eligibility, Assessment, Approval and Reporting
- The eligibility of the applicant and the project, and the amount of each grant is determined on a case by case basis.
- Funding decisions are made by the Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
- Successful applicants are required to enter into a formal agreement with the Minister which sets out the terms and conditions of the grant funding.
- Each grant recipient must provide a full accounting for the funds received and meet any other accountability reporting requirements as specified in the formal agreement.
Grant recipients:
A searchable database of all Other Initiatives Program grant recipients is available on the Alberta Lottery Fund website www.albertalotteryfund.ca
For further Information contact:
Lotttery Funding Programs
Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
50 Corriveau Avenue,
St. Albert, AB T8N 3T5
Tel: 1-800-642-3855
Fax: (780) 447-8903
The Community Initiatives Program is funded by the Alberta Lottery Fund. More information on lottery-funded programs is available at
tprc.alberta.ca/grantprograms
