Review of Community Development Grants Policy sought by Red Deer city councillor
City Councillor Dianne Wyntjes is asking her council colleagues to consider reviewing the City’s Community Development Grants Policy so an operational funding stream can be opened to community organizations.
At the Sept. 3 regular meeting of city council, Wyntjes read a notice for motion that, if approved by council, would direct administration to present options to accomplish her goal by Q1 of 2025.
“This provides council to review the policy just to see if we can create that stream for organizations to be able to apply to,” Wyntjes said. “It is more available to get program funding and generosity – in terms of sponsorships – for programs, but not for operations.”
The operational funding stream would be in addition to existing emergency and program funding for community organizations.