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Community Facility Enhancement Program Large Stream
Government of Alberta
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Intake periods; dates not on the page
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- $125K to $1M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Alberta
What it is
Financial assistance to purchase, build, renovate, or upgrade public-use community facilities.
Deadline: May 15. Eligible organizations: First Nation, Metis Settlement, Non-profit organization, Post-secondary institution. Cycle: Annual
Description from Alberta arts, culture and sport grants, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From Alberta’s grant payments disclosure: every payment the province filed under this program. Advertised: $125K to $1M.
- Awards, fiscal 2020-21
- 21
- recipients paid that year
- Typical award
- $250K–$500K
- the middle half, fiscal 2018-19 to 2020-21
- Median award
- $360K
- 78 awards, fiscal 2018-19 to 2020-21
- All years
- $42.9M
- 105 awards, fiscal 2016-17 to 2020-21
Alberta grant payments disclosure, fiscal years 2016-17 to 2020-21 (April to March). The disclosure has no payments under these names after fiscal 2020-21. An award is one recipient’s total from the program in one fiscal year; amounts of $0 or less count as $0. Medians use complete fiscal years. Source: Government of Alberta, open.alberta.ca, Open Government Licence – Alberta.
Who got it
Organizations paid the most under this program, fiscal 2016-17 to 2020-21.
| Recipient | Fiscal years | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Centre For Performing Arts | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 3 | $2.4M |
| Calgary Olympic Development Association | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 2 | $1.3M |
| Terra Centre For Teen Parents | 2016-17 | 1 | $1.3M |
| The Citadel Theatre | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 2 | $1.3M |
| Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association | 2018-19 to 2019-20 | 2 | $1M |
| Edmonton Federation Of Community Leagues | 2018-19 | 1 | $1M |
| Jerry Forbes Centre Foundation | 2016-17 | 1 | $1M |
| Argyll Velodrome Association | 2020-21 | 1 | $850K |
| Chinook Park-Kelvin Grove-Eagle Ridge Community Association | 2017-18 | 1 | $800K |
| Tennis Alberta Acadia Tennis Centre | 2016-17 | 1 | $800K |
| Bezanson Agricultural Society | 2017-18 | 1 | $750K |
| Calgary Minor Soccer Association | 2020-21 | 1 | $750K |
| Expanding Horizons - Bowden Cultural Enhancement Society | 2017-18 | 1 | $750K |
| Oak Hills Community League | 2020-21 | 1 | $748K |
| Cremona And District Agricultural Society | 2020-21 | 1 | $623K |
| Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority Ltd. | 2020-21 | 1 | $603K |
| Carya Society Of Calgary | 2018-19 | 1 | $600K |
| Fort Calgary Preservation Society | 2018-19 | 1 | $600K |
| The Children's Cottage Society Of Calgary, An Alberta Society | 2020-21 | 1 | $600K |
| Youth Singers Of Calgary Society | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 2 | $600K |
| Citadel Community Association | 2018-19 | 1 | $597K |
| Edmonton Scottish Society | 2018-19 | 1 | $575K |
| The Valley Zoo Development Society | 2018-19 | 1 | $575K |
| Young Men's Christian Association Of Edmonton | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $531K |
| Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society | 2020-21 | 1 | $500K |
| City Of Edmonton Library Board | 2018-19 | 1 | $500K |
| Edmonton Soccer Association | 2018-19 | 1 | $500K |
| Gibbons Curling Club | 2018-19 | 1 | $500K |
| La Glace & District Agricultural Society | 2018-19 | 1 | $500K |
| Mckenzie Lake Residents Association | 2020-21 | 1 | $500K |
Plus 7 payments ($2.6M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Latest payments
The latest payments to named organizations, to November 3, 2020.
| Paid | Recipient | Filed as | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | Mckenzie Lake Residents Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $500,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Calgary Centre For Performing Arts | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $1,000,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Argyll Velodrome Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $850,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Calgary Minor Soccer Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $750,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Oak Hills Community League | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $747,950 |
| Jul 2020 | Cremona And District Agricultural Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $623,250 |
| Jul 2020 | Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority Ltd. | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $603,301 |
| Jul 2020 | The Children's Cottage Society Of Calgary, An Alberta Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $600,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $500,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Magrath And District Recreation Committee | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $472,500 |
| Jul 2020 | Calgary Olympic Development Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $400,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Mallaig & District Agricultural Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $382,415 |
| Jul 2020 | St. Paul Community Arena Project Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $320,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Chestermere Regional Community Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $314,925 |
| Jul 2020 | Youth Singers Of Calgary Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $300,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $293,702 |
| Jul 2020 | Sylvan Lake Spray Park Committee | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $271,976 |
| Jul 2020 | Cameron Heights Community League | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $234,085 |
| Jul 2020 | Our House (Edmonton) Ltd. | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $230,525 |
| Jul 2020 | The Nu Ch'anie Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $167,618 |
| Nov 2019 | Nepalese Community Society Of Calgary (Ncsc) | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $225,000 |
| May 2019 | Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Carya Society Of Calgary | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture and Tourism | $600,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Edmonton Soccer Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture and Tourism | $500,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Mcman Youth, Family And Community Services Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGECulture and Tourism | $397,685 |
By fiscal year
Awards by the fiscal year (April to March) they were paid in; the median is over awards above $0.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 21 | $473K | $10.2M |
| 2019-20 | 2 | — | $225K |
| 2018-19 | 56 | $350K | $22.4M |
| 2017-18 | 22 | $238K | $6.7M |
| 2016-17 | 4 | — | $3.3M |
Matched to 2 program names in Alberta’s disclosure (by Claude, checked against who was paid):
- “COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGE” (Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, 2019-20 to 2020-21, 24 payments)
- “COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG LARGE” (Culture and Tourism, 2016-17 to 2018-19, 84 payments)
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