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Community Facility Enhancement Program Small Stream
Government of Alberta
Taking applications?
Intake periods; dates not on the page
The official page says: “The application and notification periods for the CFEP Small funding stream are as follows:”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $125K
- 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: January 15, May 15, September 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: up to $125K.
- Awards, fiscal 2020-21
- 179
- recipients paid that year
- Typical award
- $22K–$100K
- the middle half, fiscal 2018-19 to 2020-21
- Median award
- $50K
- 816 awards, fiscal 2018-19 to 2020-21
- All years
- $93.2M
- 1,598 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Family Leisure Centre Association Of Southeast Calgary | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 4 | $450K |
| Bowness Community Association | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 3 | $375K |
| Rycroft Agricultural Society | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 3 | $327K |
| Mid-Sun Community Association | 2016-17 to 2019-20 | 3 | $325K |
| Edmonton Soccer Association | 2016-17 to 2020-21 | 3 | $285K |
| Wetaskiwin Agricultural Society | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 3 | $267K |
| Scenic Acres Community Association | 2016-17 to 2019-20 | 4 | $261K |
| Foremost Sage Club | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 3 | $258K |
| Taber Exhibition Association | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 3 | $254K |
| 1973563 Alberta Society | 2017-18 to 2019-20 | 2 | $250K |
| Animal Rescue Committee Of Slave Lake | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $250K |
| Athabasca District Agricultural Society | 2017-18 to 2019-20 | 3 | $250K |
| Blackmud Creek Community League | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $250K |
| Easter Seals Alberta Society | 2019-20 to 2020-21 | 2 | $250K |
| Edmonton Gleaners Association | 2017-18 to 2019-20 | 2 | $250K |
| Lewis Estates Community League | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $250K |
| Lindsay Park Sports Society | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $250K |
| North Rocky View Community Links Society | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $250K |
| Shark Park Playground Committee | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $250K |
| The Olive Tree Community Centre Inc. | 2017-18 to 2019-20 | 2 | $250K |
| Variety - The Children's Charity Of Alberta Association | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 2 | $250K |
| Willow Creek Agricultural Society | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 2 | $250K |
| Aventa Treatment Foundation For Women | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $249K |
| The Ridge Community League | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 2 | $245K |
| Triwood Community Association | 2016-17 to 2020-21 | 3 | $237K |
| Lansdowne Community League | 2018-19 to 2019-20 | 2 | $233K |
| Big Brothers And Big Sisters Of Red Deer And District | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $228K |
| Smoky Lake Agricultural Society | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 2 | $222K |
| Parent Enrichment Association Committed To Education | 2016-17 to 2019-20 | 3 | $219K |
| Calgary Kart Racing Club | 2016-17 to 2020-21 | 2 | $219K |
Plus 137 payments ($6.8M) 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 October 30, 2020.
| Paid | Recipient | Filed as | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | The Family Leisure Centre Association Of Southeast Calgary | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Calgary Ethiopian Community Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Grandin School Fundraising Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Princeton Parent Volunteer Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Edmonton Soccer Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Trinity Christian Academy Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Drayton Valley & District Agricultural Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Dynamyx Gymnastics Club Of St. Albert | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Raymond Recreation Facilities Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $125,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Elbow Park Residents Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $123,558 |
| Oct 2020 | Craigavon Playground Committee | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $111,012 |
| Oct 2020 | Cremona Skate Park Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $108,000 |
| Oct 2020 | The Rimbey Christian School Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $107,800 |
| Oct 2020 | Grande Prairie Live Theatre Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $91,954 |
| Oct 2020 | Parkdale - Cromdale Community League Association | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $90,730 |
| Oct 2020 | Dawe School And Community Support Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $83,121 |
| Oct 2020 | Willow Ridge Community Association Of Calgary | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $82,948 |
| Oct 2020 | Sri Murugan Society Of Alberta | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $82,800 |
| Oct 2020 | Westridge Curling Club | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $81,164 |
| Oct 2020 | Jean Vanier Catholic School Parent Advisory Council | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $75,830 |
| Oct 2020 | Edmonton Scottish Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $75,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Brooks Housing Society | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $75,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Stettler Wildcats Football Club | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $75,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Calgary Arts Academy Foundation | COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALLCulture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | $72,378 |
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 | 179 | $48K | $9M |
| 2019-20 | 262 | $52K | $14.9M |
| 2018-19 | 446 | $48K | $25.1M |
| 2017-18 | 385 | $55K | $23.7M |
| 2016-17 | 326 | $63K | $20.5M |
Matched to 2 program names in Alberta’s disclosure (by Claude, checked against who was paid):
- “COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALL” (Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, 2019-20 to 2020-21, 457 payments)
- “COMM FAC ENHANCE PROG SMALL” (Culture and Tourism, 2016-17 to 2019-20, 1,222 payments)
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