Financial Assistance Programs

• CURLSASK administration will review all applications received and make adjustments if applicants have requested funds for ineligible programs.
• All clubs that have made application for eligible programs will receive funding.
• The amount of funding determined for each club will be based on the formula outlined in Appendix A.
• CURLSASK administration will recommend funding amounts to CURLSASK Board of Directors for review and approval prior to the clubs being notified.

• Clubs MAY NOT proceed with the program/project until CURLSASK approval for the MAP grant has been received. (Retroactive or pre-funding for projects outside the fiscal year will not be considered.)
• Approval letters and MAP Follow-Up Forms are sent to all member Clubs that are approved for MAP funding, in August or early September.
• A completed MAP Follow-up Report, along with applicable receipts, must be submitted to the CURLSASK Office before payment of the grant will be sent.

Follow-up reports must:

1. Be complete and include copies of receipts or other forms of acceptable documentation to verify expenditures for the program/project
2. Be submitted to CURLSASK Office at the conclusion of the program/project, but no later than January 31st, in the season the grant has been approved
3. Have documentation (receipts) to verify expenditures can take various forms but should at a minimum:
   1. Indicate name of recipient (person or business) of the funds
   2. Describe goods or services provided for payment
   3. Disclose the amount of the payment
   4. Include the date that the goods/services was purchased (must be within the MAP grant year)
   5.  Include third party verification (supplier logo on an invoice, signature of the recipient on an expense claim, or in the rare case where there is no other backup documentation, a copy of the cheque, with the bank clearing stamp on the back)

NOTE: Legible copies of documents for financial accountability (ie. receipts, cancelled cheques, invoices, expense claims, etc.) are acceptable. Original documents are not necessary for submission to CURLSASK but should be maintained by the member club submitting the MAP grant follow-up report.

Follow-up Reports will not be considered until CURLSASK Membership/Affiliation for the current year is confirmed.

Grants will be provided to programs that aid in the development of curling and club membership.

Examples of ELIGIBLE programs are as follows:

• Novice Clinics/ Intermediate Clinics
• Replacement of Rock Handles
• Ice Technician Certification
• Junior Development Program
• Open House
• Coaches Certification
• Training Programs
• Measuring Sticks
• Instructional Aids
• Officials Upgrading
• Ice Scrapers
• Brooms & Sliders
• Junior Rocks
• U18/Novice Bonspiel Trophies
• Instructional Tapes/ Books/ Resources
• Ice Paint/ Ice Ribbon
• Curl for Kids

• Tables & Chairs
• Carpet/Linoleum
• Power & electrical costs
• Kitchen repairs or equipment
• Building & Plant Maintenance
• Score Boards
• Staff Wages (full or part time)
• Bonspiel Prizes
• Research projects or feasibility studies
• Cash Prizes
• Display Cases
• Postage/GST & PST
• Club Newsletters
• Social Events (BBQ’s, lunches etc.)
• Vacuums
• Ice Rental costs
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Advertising
• Capital expenditures (any improvement to the building)
• Out of Province
• Travel Expenses

Any expense for which other grant dollars have been used (Two different grants can not be used to pay the same dollar of expense, whether the grant comes from the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund or any other granting agency)

Any other expense deemed to be ineligible by CURLSASK or Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund.

Base Amounts:

 Each eligible curling club applying will be provided a base amount of MAP Funding as outlined below.

Member’s Bonus:

The standard for number of members per sheet is 22.

22 was determined based on statistical averages of the affiliated curling clubs in the under 4500 population communities.

Clubs that average 22 members or less per sheet receive no member’s bonus

Clubs that have more than 22 members per sheet will receive an additional specified dollar amount per member above standard. (Ex. Club that has average members per sheet of 50, would receive 28 times the specified dollar amount for their member bonus amount)

The specified dollar amount will be determined yearly. It will be based on the total amount of requests and MAP funding available for members after the base amounts have been allocated.

NOTE:  The CURLSASK Board of Directors have approved the Membership Bonus for 2017/2018 as $20.00 per additional member above average.  To determine your club’s average Members per sheet – Divide total 2016-17 membership number by # of sheets of ice.

DEADLINE DATES: The date for submission for the MAP Spending Plan Application (Sent in Fall Mailout) for the upcoming season (example – 2019-20) AND the MAP Follow-up Report (Sent with approval letter in early fall) for the current season (example – 2018-19) is January 31st each year.