COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Sport

On September 28, 2020, the Provincial Government, through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, announced a new $2 million support fund to help alleviate financial pressures faced by provincial sport and recreation organizations as a result of COVID-19. This funding is part of a $72 million federal financial relief package to assist the sport sector announced by the Government of Canada in May.

To be eligible for funding assistance, a provincial sport or recreation organization must be recognized/funded by the Provincial Government.

Additional details are included in the new release.

Eligibility Guidelines:

Please click here to view eligibility guidelines for the program.

To Apply:

Please click here to view the application for the program.

If you have questions, please contact:

Bill Taggart
Sport Consultant
Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Phone: (709) 729-6291
Email: billtaggart@gov.nl.ca