grants & agency services: recent community grants (2006)

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Community Grant Listing - February 2006
Arts & Culture
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Documentary on Daphne Odjig
$15,000
Agassiz Music
Agassiz Summer Chamber Music Festival 2006
$5,000
Art City
Transformation and Cityscape projects
$25,700
Assiniboine Park Bandshell (Lyric Theatre)
Lyric Theatre summer music programming
$15,000
Canadian Music Competition, Manitoba Division
Costs of jury for Manitoba region competition
$5,000
Canzona
Renting and tuning two grand pianos, and wages for a special performance
$5,000
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
Hosting Saskatoon Children's Choir performance of Brundibár
$5,000
eyeGo to the Arts
Three years of support for the eyeGo to the Arts program in Winnipeg
$35,500
Graffiti Art Programming
Mural Festival and Symposium 2006
$20,000
Jazz Winnipeg
Governance review
$3,750
Le Cercle Moliere
Capital campaign to build a new theatre
$125,000
Manitoba Band Association
31st Annual Optimist International Band Festival
$2,500
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
Aboriginal Liaison and Outreach Coordinator project
$25,000
Phoenix/Kildonan Productions Theatre Company
Production of a new play
$3,500
Platform: Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts
Production of two catalogues featuring emerging artists
$15,000
Plug In
Interpretive programming
$10,000
Prairie Ocean Centre of the Arts
Sponsorship of five Aboriginal writers for The Frozen Quill project
$5,000
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Strategic and business planning
$8,000
Shakespeare in the Ruins
Marketing & Communications Officer position
$30,000
Sudan Relief & Rehabilitation Program
Feasibility study and capital campaign plan
$20,000
Transcona & District Pipers and Drummers Association Inc.
Kilts for the Transcona and District Pipe Band
$3,000
TRIP dance company
Press kit
$4,000
Urban Shaman
Visiting International Artists Series
$5,000
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Early Masters, Inuit Sculptures, and 1949 -1955 exhibits
$20,000
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
Computer upgrades
$2,800
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
Performance of Mozart's Mass in C Minor
$7,500
Winnipeg Scottish Festival
Winnipeg Scottish Festival 2006
$3,00
Community Service
Alpha House Project
Replacement of furniture
$16,000
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development
Renovations to Kookum's Place
$50,000
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development
Year two of the Youth-at-Risk Community Services Training Program
$35,000
Continuity Care
Research, education and implementation of Sharing Circles
$16,810
Direct Action in Support of Community Homes
Down payment for community residence for youth
$20,000
Dreams Take Flight
Programming support
$10,000
East Winnipeg Sports Association
Buhler Recreation Park project
$100,000
The Family Centre of Winnipeg
Parenting video project
$20,000
Fort Garry Childcare Centre Co-op
Relocation project
$20,000
Glenelm Children's Centre
Professional drawings
$3,000
Good Neighbours Senior Centre
Banners and a mural
$5,800
Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg
Family Support Coordinator position
$12,000
Harrow Cooperative Children's Centre
Commercial dishwasher and kitchen renovations
$19,836
Independent Living Resource Centre
Accessible telephone system
$10,000
Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba
Computer upgrades and moving costs
$15,000
Little Bo Peep Children's Day Nursery
Renovations
$20,000
Manitoba Rural Search & Rescue Association
For community projects in four Island Lake communities
$45,000
Marymound
Stable Path Program
$28,779
Mediation Services
Interaction 2006
$10,000
Morrow Avenue Day Care
Construction of a therapeutic room for children with sensory, cognitive and physical disabilities
$30,000
Navy League of Canada, Manitoba Division
Uniforms and camp subsidies
$10,000
Northend Community Ministry
Daycare assistant for Respite Daycare Program
$25,000
Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre
Domestic violence pilot project
$125,000
Simaril
Renovations to two homes
$20,000
Spence Neighbourhood Association
First Jobs for Youth summer program
$21,088
St. Matthew's Maryland Community Ministry
Neighbourhood Community and Economic Development project
$49,650
Tamarack Rehab
New fire escape
$20,000
Teen Touch
Website upgrades
$15,000
Valley Gardens Playschool
Replacement of equipment lost in a fire
$4,000
Village Child Care
Facility upgrades
$15,000
Wahbung Abinoonjiiag
Aboriginal Child Support Helper program
$75,000
West Central Community Program
After-school programming at Wellington Schoo
$39,500
Winakwa Community Centre (City of Winnipeg)
Youth drop-in centre
$7,500
Windsor Park Childrens Care Centre
Computers, tables and chairs
$6,853
Winnipeg Boys and Girls Clubs
Fundraising strategy
$15,000
Winnipeg Harvest
Facility upgrades
$13,958
Winnipeg Military Family Resource Centre
Youth Engagement Project
$15,000
Education & Employment
Alliance Francaise Du Manitoba
Cultural programming
$5,000
Duke of Edinburgh's Award In Canada
Expansion of award program
$25,000
First Nations Education Trust
Multi-media and IT computer skills training project
$15,000
French for the Future/le Francais pour L'Avenir
Annual conference
$3,000
Friends of Makerere in Canada
4th Julius Nyerere Memorial Lecture
$5,000
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Community Plain Language project
$21,500
Louis Riel School Division
Technology upgrades
$3,165
Manitoba Child Care Association
Training initiative
$14,606
Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre
Facility upgrades and purchase of books and videos
$18,500
National Indigenous Literacy Association
Developing best practices database
$15,000
Providence College and Seminary
Commuter lounge and Aboriginal Student Centre
$25,000
Reaching E-Quality Employment Services
Human resources management project
$13,500
Skills/Competence Canada Manitoba
In-School Program
$33,500
The Dominion Institute
Refugee Initiative of Passages to Canada
$15,000
The King's School
Play structure
$5,000
The University of Winnipeg Foundation
Innovative Learning Centre
$200,000
The University of Winnipeg Foundation
Mozartfest
$10,000
Health
Coalition To Save the Elms
Urban Forest Public Education Campaign
$35,000
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Replacement of remote cameras
$23,500
Parkland Mews Falconry - Bird of Prey Centre
Expansion of educational space
$20,000
Canadian Paraplegic Association-Manitoba Division
Communications and Public Education Coordinator position
$18,000
CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
Annual Prostate Cancer Dinner
$5,000
Central Speech and Hearing Clinic
Sound booth
$10,000
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Capital campaign
$500,000
Huntington Society of Canada
Volunteer Coordinator position
$40,000
Infertility Awareness Association of Canada
Production of information package
$5,000
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
North End Wellness Centre
$150,000
Manitoba Brain Injury Association
Fundraising Coordinator position
$25,000
Manitoba Genealogical Society
Multi-media equipment
$2,275
Mount Carmel Clinic
Volunteer program
$24,000
Movement Centre of Manitoba
Feasibility study on occupational therapy leisure programs
$20,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
Equipment loan program
$7,500
Notre Dame Health Foundation
Capital campaign for the Lourdeon Wellness Centre
$25,000
St. John Ambulance
Community Services programming enhancements
$40,000
Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba
Development of Survival Kit for Persons Living with Asphasia
$6,337
Victorian Order of Nurses
SMART program
$4,855
Heritage
Canada's National History Society
Readership survey for The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine
$18,000
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies
Workshop on The Dutch Integration into Canadian Society
$2,500
Fort Garry Historical Society
Renovations to Toilers Park
$10,000
Friends of Ralph Connor House
Volunteer Coordinator position and recruitment
$25,000
Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Western Canada's Holocaust Symposium 2006
$6,500
Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Jewish Life and Times, Vol. 9
$1,000
Manitoba Historical Society, Citizens Hall of Fame
Website development
$3,755
Manitoba Library Association
Purchase and distribution of Encyclopedia of Manitoba to schools and libraries
$80,000
St. Boniface Museum (Le Musee de Saint-Boniface)
The Cathedrals of St. Boniface exhibition
$3,000
Recreation & Camps
Girl Guides of Canada, Manitoba Council
Membership Development Coordinator position
$25,000
Inner City Youth Alive
Gem Lake camping program and dock system
$25,000
Special Olympics Manitoba
Regional Administrator position
$25,000
Winkler Bible Camp (Boundary Trails Outdoor Education)
Facility expansion and upgrades
$25,000
Community Grant Listing - May 2006
Community Service
Aulneau Renewal Centre/Centre de Renouveau
Separation and Divorce program
$22,750
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg
Transitional Mentoring pilot project
$30,000
The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
To undertake a marketing strategy
$7,500
Circle of Life Thunderbird House/Whaka Pimadiziiwii Pinaysiiwigam
East End Aboriginal Resource Centre's community feast and gathering
$4,000
Community Education and Development Association of Winnipeg(CEDA)
Reaching for Sustainability project
$20,000
Day Nursery Centre
Expansion and renovation
$40,000
Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba
Peace Lives Here project
$14,410
Ka Ni Kanichihk
Short term operating support
$30,000
Knowles Centre
Tto purchase a van
$20,000
Learning and Growing Daycare
Equipment and furnishings
$25,000
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
Positive Athletic Cultural Experience program
$21,700
Manitoba Rural Search & Rescue Association
Pet Therapy Dog Certification program
$35,000
Manitoba Society of Seniors
Communications project
$8,800
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad
Ndinawe Youth Park and Memorial Garden
$10,000
Seine River School Division
Parc La Salle School's Kindergarten Here We Come project
$3,205
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
CSI Summer Learning and Enrichment program
$6,000
St. Norbert Arts Centre
Living Earth Greenhouse
$5,000
Village Child Care
Equipment and plumbing and electrical upgrades to Meadowood site
$7,000
Wild Strawberry Children's Centre
Playground upgrades
$4,420
Winnipeg Humane Society
Unleash the Potential capital campaign
$50,000
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corp.
Training initiative
$27,975
Winnipeg Inner City Missions of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
Summer camp and drop-in program
$20,000
Winnserv
Seniors with Intellectual Disabilities project
$20,000
Young United Church
Housing coordinator at Kikinaw Housing
$38,600
Education
Archdiocese of Winnipeg (Roman Catholic)
Red Cross fee for the Prevention in Motion program
$5,000
The Deep River Science Academy Whiteshell Campus
Bursaries for Winnipeg high school students
$4,000
Junior Achievement of Manitoba
Promotional equipment
$3,600
The Ladybug Foundation
Make Change education program
$25,000
The Lieutenant Governor's Youth Experience Program
Youth Experience program
$15,000
Louis Riel School Division
Playground enhancements at École Marie-Anne Gaboury/Hasting School
$5,000
Manitoba Academy of Chinese Studies
Support a delegate to attend the 2006 National Chinese Education Conference in Montreal
$5,000
North End Housing Project
Aboriginal Youth Renovation project
$30,000
Siloam Mission/Church of the Nazarene, Canada West District
Renovations to Siloam Mission
$60,000
South Winnipeg Family Information Centre
Survey and analysis of the Clothes Closet program
$3,508
Yellowquill College
Financial feasibility study for a new building
$15,000
Health
African Canadian Disability Community Association
Production and distribution of Health Care Services Handbook
$10,000
Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region
Think tank session on inclusionary housing for people with mental health concerns
$2,650
Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba Division
Mental Health Literacy Network's public education campaign
$20,000
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Manitoba Division
Roof replacement
$20,000
L'Arche Winnipeg
To purchase a vehicle and air conditioning units
$30,000
Manitoba Artists in Healthcare
HIV/AIDS awareness project
$12,000
Manitoba Schizophrenia Society
Renovations at the Mental Health Self-help Centre
$25,000
Manitoba Schizophrenia Society
New print materials
$7,500
Environment
The Friends of the Assiniboine Park Conservatory
Website development and marketing materials
$7,500
Historica
Manitoba-based projects
$25,000
Manitoba Forestry Association
2006 National Envirothon
$25,000
St. Norbert Foundation
Signage for the St. Norbert Heritage Trails system
$7,500
Theatre Projects Manitoba
Production of The Other St. Valentine's Day Massacre
$10,000
Heritage
Henteleff Park Foundation
To complete a study
$1,700
Heritage Winnipeg
Buildings at Risk survey
$15,000
Horace Patterson Foundation
Website development
$2,000
Manitoba Historical Society
Commemorative plaque and celebration
$1,650
Mennonite Heritage Village
Outreach brochure
$2,800
Metis Resource Centre
Business plan development
$15,000
Storyline FX/Freeze Frame
Specialized video equipment
$18,225
Western Canada Aviation Museum
Feasibility study, operating model and business plan
$40,000
Arts & Culture
Ace Art
Gallery renovations and tools
$9,000
Artbeat Studio
Media Literacy project and administration costs
$25,000
Artspace
Building upgrades
$25,000
The Forks Foundation
Summer concert series
$15,000
Graffiti Art Programming
Urban Canvas program, art supplies and marketing training
$25,000
GroundSwell
Marketing for MusicNet
$5,000
Jazz Winnipeg
Jazz on Wheels program
$35,000
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Collaboration with Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra
$5,000
Manitoba Labyrinth Network
Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth
$20,000
Manitoba Opera Association
Market research
$15,000
Manitoba Printmakers' Association
Outreach program
$10,000
Manitoba Writers' Guild
To update and expand the Writers' Resource Centre and the MAP Index
$10,000
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
Art Building Community symposium
$7,500
Osborne Village Cultural Centre
Technical upgrades at the Gas Station Theatre
$15,000
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Production of Peter Pan
$15,000
Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Production and CD of The Legend of the Rusulka
$15,000
Salvation Army Winnipeg Golden West Centennial Lodge
To purchase new tables and chairs
$20,000
Sustainability Network
Capacity building workshops for Winnipeg environmental groups
$5,000
Video Pool
Audio equipment upgrades and workshops
$20,000
Video Pool
Coordinator for Festival of Media Art
$9,000
West End Cultural Centre
Ellice Street Festival
$3,000
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Rodin exhibit and Family Sunday program
$60,000
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre
Artistic Merits Award program
$5,000
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Capacity development
$15,000
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Matching Grant
$100,000
Recreation
B'nai B'rith Jewish Community Camp
To upgrade swim dock
$20,000
B'nai B'rith Jewish Community Camp
Camperships
$7,500
Caddy Lake Girl Guide Camp
Camperships and mosquito magnets
$5,800
Camp Massad
Camperships for newcomer children
$7,500
Knox United Church - Central Park Community Ministry
Executive Director position for the R.B. Russell Downtown Y program
$35,000
Manitoba Camping Association
Camperships
$30,000
Manitoba Camping Association
Camperships for children in care of Child and Family Services
$2,000
Manitoba Pioneer Camp and Wild-Wise Wilderness Adventures
Camperships
$6,500
Rose and Max Rady Jewish Community Centre
To purchase a bus
$20,000
Rossbrook House
Summer activities program
$8,100
Women in Media Foundation
Girls' TV and News Media Camp
$15,000
Zoological Society of Manitoba
Summer Interpretive program at Assiniboine Park Zoo
$7,500
Community Grant Listing - September 2006
Community Service
A Port in the Storm
Fund development plan and database
$20,000
Aleph-Bet Child Life Enrichment
Facility upgrades
$10,000
Action Centre Day Nursery
Van purchase
$30,000
Agape Table
Fundraising coordinator
$12,500
Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
First Link Primary Care Physician Outreach Program
$5,000
Augustine United Church Oak Table Ministry
Social and cultural programming
$15,686
Aulneau Renewal Centre (Centre de Renouveau)
Strategic planning
$20,000
Campus Day Care Centre
Furniture and equipment upgrades
$8,000
Canada West Foundation
Core Challenges Initiative in Winnipeg
$10,000
Canadian Polish Congress, Manitoba Division
Costumes for Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble
$5,000
Charleswood Senior Centre
Long term planning
$5,500
Christian Reform Church
Upgrades to Indian Family Centre
$20,000
Citizenship Council of Manitoba
Programs for newcomer families
$25,000
Community Education and Development Association (CEDA)
Economic Development Training Intermediary program
$25,200
Country Gospel Music Outreach
Transportation costs
$5,000
Deliverance Centre Church
Program enhancements
$5,500
Den 205
Always Growing Program
$10,000
E-Quality Communication Centre of Excellence
Communication classes and devices
$15,000
Eyaa-Keen Centre
Capacity-building and administrative support
$50,000
Family Centre
Expansion of subsidized housing communities
$41,000
Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre
Strengthening and Protecting Ourselves Program
$15,000
K.E.E.P. Child Care
Facility upgrades
$9,000
The Laurel Centre
Facility expansion
$40,000
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
Windy Hill Community Learning and Wellness Centre.
$50,000
Manitoba League of Persons With Disabilities
Fundraising activities
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of Winnipeg
Capacity-building plan
$15,000
Native Clan Organization
Facility upgrades for Regina House
$7,000
North End Housing Project
Fire Rescue Project
$15,000
O.K. Before & After School Child Care Centres
Equipment purchase
$2,232
Optimist Clubs Foundation of Winnipeg
Winnipeg Optimal Health Early Years summer camp program
$15,000
Philippine - Canadian Centre of Manitoba
Equipment and furniture upgrades
$10,000
River Heights Family Education Centre
Registration subsideies
$4,000
Rose and Max Rady Jewish Community Centre
GROW Program
$10,000
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Children's Environmental Health Project.
$10,000
St. James-Assiniboia Senior Centre
Volunteer program
$15,000
Stars of Promise
Facility upgrades
$15,000
Strathmillan Children's Centre
Facility upgrades
$10,000
Teen Touch
Promotional activities
$10,000
United Church of Halfway Homes
Renovations to three homes
$15,000
Victoria General Hospital Foundation
2006 National Philanthropy Day
$12,500
Wild Honey Children's Centre
Facility upgrades
$20,000
Windsor Park Children's Care Centre
Facility upgrades
$10,000
Winnipeg Children's Access Agency
Events and program evaluation
$12,000
YM-YWCA of Winnipeg
Climbing wall at Camp Stephens
$15,000
YM-YWCA of Winnipeg
Archival project
$5,000
Education
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Aurora Family Therapy Centre
Part-time position
$15,000
Injured Workers Association of Manitoba
Facility upgrades
$7,000
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program
$45,000
Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre
Support for Aboriginal Circle of Educators
$20,000
Newcomers Employment & Education Development Services
Passenger van
$30,000
Shamrock School Parent Advisory Council
Upgrades to Shamrock Park
$5,000
University of Manitoba
Violence Court Data Collection Project
$15,000