Summer Get Active
Get Active funds community events that get people physically active in the NWT.
Summer Get Active grants are offered in conjunction with June is Recreation and Parks Month to encourage communities to celebrate recreation and parks through hosting a free-to-the-public community events that get people physically active together.
Applications now open. Visit often for upcoming events.
Get Active helps fund community events that get people physically active in the NWT. Organizations can receive $400 to $500 to organize one and deliver one (1) community and/or elder-oriented physical activity event. Community organizations are encouraged to apply for one of two grants!
After your event, submit a report telling us all about the event!
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 July 15, 2025.
The following conditions must be met to receive Summer Get Active funding:
• The NWT community organization will plan and deliver a community-oriented physical event or an elder-oriented physical event.
• All events must be free for participants.
• All events must be open to the public.
• Participants must attend the event.
• The event must occur between June 1, 2024, and July 15, 2025.
• A final electronic report must be submitted by July 15, 2025 (a Google Form is provided on the be provided upon approval of the application)
Grants will be awarded in two categories:
1. One community-oriented physical activity event ($400), or
2. One elder-oriented physical activity event ($500)
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 grant amounts may take 2 to 4 weeks to be awarded.
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 Female participants
• Number of Male participants
• Number of 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 $400 or $500 for their event. However, as an example, an organization based out of Inuvik, where the price index is 1.59, would be entitled to $636 ($400 x 1.59) or $795 ($500 x 1.59) For more information on your community price index visit: https://www.statsnwt.ca/prices-expenditures/community-price-index/
June is Recreation and Park Month (JRPM) is a movement that promotes the benefits of recreation and parks for physical, social, and environmental health. Communities across the NWT have embraced JRPM as a way to promote local programs and events, parks and facilities that are available for all citizens to enjoy.
Access to park and recreation is a fundamental human need that helps foster personal health, strong communities, and social inclusion. JRPM celebrates NWT’s spectacular parks and recreation services and raises awareness for the role they play as a pathway to individual, community, and environmental well-being.
Have any photos of you enjoying recreation during the month of June? Tag the NWTRPA on Facebook or Instagram while including the following hashtags: #JRPM or #GetActiveNWT.
• The application period is May 10 to June 15, 2025
• All activities must take place before July 15, 2025
• All final reports are due July 15, 2025.
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