Community Culture Development Fund

Overview of the Community Culture Development Fund program:

The Community Culture Development Fund (CCDF) is a City of Red Deer grant program that provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations delivering arts, culture, and heritage initiatives in our community. Grant funds are intended to assist organizations, build their capacity to provide a service, manage a cultural facility, act as an umbrella organization for other cultural organizations, develop new cultural programs and services, and/or produce a community-based special event or festival.

Benefits of the Community Culture Development Fund program:

• Grant outcomes:
• Community Cohesion and Engagement
• Educational Opportunity and Attainment
• Equitable Services and Access
• Health, Safety and Well-being
• Heritage
• Economic Value
• Social and Cultural Diversity

Eligibility criteria of the Community Culture Development Fund program:

• In order to apply, applicants must:
• Be a registered non-profit society in good standing serving Red Deer (i.e. provide proof that annual
• Financials with the Province are up to date);
• Contribute to at least one of the seven out comes listed in Section C of this guide; and
• Be in good standing with the City (i.e. not be in arrears for municipal taxes or utilities, or failed to pay
• Any other municipal charge or invoice).