Provides support to offset short notice and/or one-time costs related to unforeseeable culture opportunities where longer term planning was not possible. Retroactive funding is not permitted.
Application deadline: Applicants may apply for this funding at any time – there is no deadline. Allow up to 4 weeks from receipt of application to decision. This category remains open until funds are expended.
Reporting Forms:
Purpose
Provides support to service providers to offset project costs required to deliver culture programs and services within the community.
Grant Funding
Up to $30,000/year for three years
Applications
The next 3-year cycle for this category will be 2026-2028.
Applications open August 18, 2025 and the application deadline is September 29, 2025.
Applications will be accepted via Smart Simple. A link to the application form will be added to this page once the application intake period begins on August 18.
2023 - 2025 Funded Year Reporting Forms:
Annual reporting for CCDF - Development Category funding received in 2025 must be completed in the SmartSimple Platform by January 31, 2026. You will be able to access the reporting tool as early as October 2025.
Community Development will consider appeals only in instances where the appellant believes there has been an error in fact or in process in the handling of their submission. Disagreement with a final funding decision in itself does not warrant an appeal. To make an appeal, complete your Appeal Form (pdf) and submit it to Culturemailbox@reddeer.ca.
Appeal deadline: November 17
View the annual reports to learn about local culture activities that received support from the Community Culture Development Fund grant program in that year.