News - Funding

The Honourable Vic Toews, Regional Minister for Manitoba and Member of Parliament for Provencher, is encouraging organizations that work to promote the well-being of Canada’s seniors to apply for federal funding.

New funding totalling $1.8 million for early literacy and numeracy initiatives will improve reading, writing and math skills of students from kindergarten to Grade 8.

Increased funding under the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program (MMFAP) will help pig producers access more funding to help with the cost of installing manure-management and treatment systems.

The Manitoba government will increase funding for public schools by $25.5 million or 2.2 per cent in 2012-13 and expand successful new programs that are giving students more of the attention and support they need.

Premier Greg Selinger announced that the provincial government is providing $100,000 in funding to the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation (MCIC) for relief work as a result of the devastation caused by the recent tropical storm in the Philippines.

The Canadian Swine Health Board is appealing to pork industry stakeholders to provide the core funding support that will allow its work to continue beyond 2013.

More than 140 non-profit community sport and recreation organizations, community clubs, sport associations and community facilities serving young people in Manitoba will receive funding through the province’s new First Sports Program.

The Governments of Canada and Manitoba announced $7.8 million in joint funding for Villa Youville, a new affordable housing project in Ste. Anne.

The Steinbach Curling Club is one of 16 curling clubs in Manitoba that will be receiving funds from CurlManitoba towards curling club projects.

The province is increasing funding for emergency medical services, as well as investing in new emergency facilities and replacement ambulances to provide improved services for patients.