Volleyball Canada has received a Community Sport for All grant from Sport Canada. The grant provides funding, resources, and leadership development to organizations in Atlantic Canada and the Territories.

The funding (up to $10,000 per selected organization) will be allocated to communities for the purposes of purchasing volleyball equipment, program delivery support, venue rentals, coach education, and leadership development.  Additionally, each community will receive 2 bursaries for developing leaders to participate in a virtual mentorship program and attend the CSI Atlantic Coaches’ Conference (Halifax, NS: April 18-20, 2024).

The selected communities may access support for volleyball programming held between March-June 2024, in four age categories: 6-9 years old, 10-12 years old, 13-18 years old, as well as adult programs.

We are seeking expressions of interest from cultural and grassroots organizations wanting to provide positive, fun, and safe volleyball programming for families and youth.

The Selection Committee will evaluate the submissions at the due date. Until the due date, you may email submissions, modifications, and withdrawals. We will not consider submissions, modifications or withdrawals submitted after the due date and time unless approved by the project manager. Please note that all times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Timelines

Here are the timelines relating to the submission process (due dates are before 5:00pm PST):

Call for submissions                                   February 12, 2024
Application inquiries until                        February 21
Responses to inquiries provided by         February 23
Electronic submission due                       February 29
Committee consultation                             March 1-5
Notification of next steps                           March 1-8, 2024

Applications are now closed. Thank you for your interest.

Contact

For all inquiries, please contact:

Chrissy Benz (she/her/elle)
Project Coordinator
E-mail: cbenz@volleyball.ca

Communication is available in English/Spanish/French.

The project is made possible through a Community Sport for All grant from Sport Canada. The grant provides funding, resources and leadership development to newcomers, immigrants, permanent residents, and refugees across Canada. The funding will be allocated to communities to obtain equipment, program delivery support, obtain training or learn from experienced coaches. The communities may access support for volleyball programming in three age categories: 6-9 years old, 10-12 years old, and 13-18 years old.

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Volleyball Canada has received a Community Sport for All grant from Sport Canada. The grant provides funding, resources and leadership development to organizations supporting newcomers, immigrants, permanent residents, and refugees across Canada. 

The funding (up to $20,000 per selected organization) was allocated to communities for the purposes of purchasing volleyball equipment, program delivery support, venue rentals, coach education, and leadership development.

Volleyball Canada’s "Community Sport for All" grant from Sport Canada is helping facilitate volleyball programs in 19 Indigenous communities in Quebec, including in Nunavik. Communities include Akwesasne, Chisasibi, Inukjuak, Kangirsuk, Kawawachikamach, Kuujjuaq, La Romaine, Listuguj, Mingan, Mistissini, Natashquan, Odanak, Pakuashipi, Puvirnituq, Uashat Maliotenam, Salluit, Timiskaming, and Winneway.

The funding is being allocated to communities to receive equipment, coach training and support for their youth volleyball programs.

The project will help remote communities that lack infrastructure and trained coaches to be able to provide safe, fun and engaging volleyball experiences for young athletes. It will also assist in the pandemic recovery process by bringing back organized sport programs to the communities.

To deliver the services, Volleyball Canada (VC) has partnered with Quebec RCMP Indigenous Liaison Officers and the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) to support programming in the Indigenous communities. VC aims to train 150 coaches who will then reach approximately 1500 young athletes through this project.

Core Activities:

1. Work with Indigenous liaison partners to establish connections with communities, promote programs and select final communities.

2. Develop and translate community resource guides and supporting materials. 

3. Disburse funding to communities to 1) conduct coach/leader training, 2) deliver equipment, and 3) support the delivery of Indigenous-led quality volleyball programs for 8 to 12-year-olds and 13 to 18-year-olds.

• News release: https://volleyball.ca/en/news/volleyball-canada-and-community-partners-helping-bring-sport-to-indigenous-communities

For those interested in supporting this initiative in other regions in Canada please contact jsneddon@volleyball.ca