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YG Distributing COVID Federal Relief Funding

Monday, 31 August 2020 11:30

To ensure eligible organizations receive this funding as soon as possible, the Sport and Recreation branch is first distributing approximately $1.26M dollars, or roughly 75 per cent of the funds allocated to Yukon, to its existing clients, using a standard formula.

The Government of Yukon has begun distributing almost $1.7M in federal relief funds to support local not-for-profit sport and recreation organizations affected by COVID-19. This funding is part of the $500 million in COVID-19 relief funding that the Government of Canada announced in May 2020 for cultural, heritage and sport organizations across the country.

The Government of Yukon’s Sport and Recreation branch is administering the funds directly to eligible not-for-profit sport and recreation organizations. These Yukon organizations can use the funds to cover COVID-19 related expenses they may have previously incurred because of closures or may experience in the future, as they adapt and operate under new guidelines.

Yukon’s MP, Larry Bagnell said in a statement, Recreation is important, as it helps build inclusive communities, where families and friends can have fun and spend time together. In times like these where isolation is part of our day-to-day lives, it is especially important that we stay active and healthy for our overall physical and mental health. These funds will help keep us connected, as we navigate our ‘new normal’.

To ensure eligible organizations receive this funding as soon as possible, the Sport and Recreation branch is first distributing approximately $1.26M dollars, or roughly 75 per cent of the funds allocated to Yukon, to its existing clients, using a standard formula.

Sport and recreation organizations that are not clients of the branch and have sport or active recreation as a primary mandate can contact Sport Yukon on how to potentially access funding. 

In the fall, after feedback and evaluation, the Government of Yukon will distribute the remaining $427, 000 dollars.

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