To apply, complete the online application at the link above.

Funds are limited! Applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis.

The application deadline is December 15, 2025.

The following conditions must be met to receive June Get Active funding:

• The NWT organization will plan and deliver three (3) community-oriented physical events or three (3) elder-oriented physical events.

• All events must be free for participants.

• All events must be open to the public.

• Participants must attend the events.

• The event must occur between September 15, 2025, and March 15, 2026.

• A final electronic report must be submitted by March 16, 2026 (the Google form is available on the website above).

Grants will be awarded in two categories:

1. Three community-oriented physical activity events ($750), or

2. Three elder-oriented physical activity events ($1000)

Each grant will be awarded in two parts. When an application is approved, half the grant will be sent to the organization. After you submit your final report for your event, you will receive the remaining half of the grant. All NWT communities except Sǫ̀mba K’è/Yellowknife, will have their grant amounts revised by using the 2019 Community Price Index.

Reporting is an important step to ensuring funding for future Get Active grants. All organizers must assess the number of participants and to the best of their ability, assess numbers on the following:

Home community: Given the NWTRPA commitment to increasing accessibility, the organization should be able to demonstrate that programs and activities are reaching all regions; and if the data don’t indicate this, you will want to do some analysis to figure out why.

Age category: This information will be helpful in demonstrating the achievement of the goal of increasing accessibility to recreation for all residents; and will support reporting to funders for specific programs that may be focused on youth or Elders.

• Number of Youth

• Number of Adults

• Number of Elders

Indigenous identity: This information will be helpful in demonstrating the achievement of the goal of increasing accessibility to recreation for all residents; and may be useful in developing funding proposals for programs targeted at increasing Indigenous engagement in recreation.

• Number of Indigenous

• Number of Non-Indigenous

• Number of participants who prefer not say

Gender identity: This information will be helpful in demonstrating achievement of the goal of increasing accessibility to recreation for all residents; and will be needed to meet MACA’s accountability requirements related to increasing the number of women and girls in sport.

• Number of girl/woman participants

• Number of boy/man participants

• Number of participants identifying as other

• Number of participants who prefer not to say

Why are we collecting this information?

The NWTRPA is committed to improving the accessibility of recreation programs so that all residents can choose to participate in active living. Collecting this information helps us to see whether people of all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds are accessing recreation opportunities in the NWT.

Reporting on this information is also a requirement for many of our funding sources.

How will this information be used?

The NWTRPA is asking for this information only so that we can compile aggregated information about who is accessing our programs and services. For example, government funding agencies may want to know how many youth, Elders, or women and girls participated in our programming. Indigenous partner organizations may want to know to what extent Indigenous residents of the NWT are taking advantage of our services. This information will also help us to understand if we are meeting our goal of increasing accessibility of recreation services.

Will this information be kept confidential?

We will never disclose this information at an individual or personal level.

What if you don’t want to provide this information?

The only information that is required for you to register for one of our events or programs is your name, e-mail address, and home community. You are free to decline to answer all the other questions.

You can use the grant money for costs related to the event, such as:

• Purchasing or renting equipment

• Event promotion and advertising

• Rental space or venue fees

• Paying an instructor

• Healthy snacks

• Door prizes

The Northwest Territories Community Price Survey which has been conducted since 1982 allows for a comparison of prices across communities. This comparison takes the form of an index showing average prices compared to Yellowknife. Grants for communities will be calculated using the same ratio that is reflected in the linked index (the lowest-scoring community will be given the basic amount).

Yellowknife has the lowest food price index, hence organizations in this community will receive either $750 or $1000 for their events. However, as an example, an organization based out of Inuvik, where the price index is 1.59, would be entitled to $1192.5 ($750 x 1.59) or $1590 ($1000 x 1.59) For more information on your community price index visit: https://www.statsnwt.ca/prices-expenditures/community-price-index/

While supplies last, we will send you a small prize package to use as giveaways for your events.

Here are some other helpful resources:

• The application period is from September 15, 2024, to December 15st, 2025

• All activities must take place before March 15, 2026.

• All final reports are due March 16, 2025 to receive the second grant instalment.