Community Enhancement Regional Board
Where there's room to grow...with funding for community programming
Community is so much more than a group of people living together in the same area. It is, instead, a group of people sharing in social, recreational, and cultural activities and programs.
Wheatland County recognizes the importance of building a sense of community, and understands the real need for sustainable funding to keep programs and facilities operating. Because of this, the Community Enhancement Fund was created.
Who makes up the board?
The Community Enhancement Regional Board (CERB) consists of two members from each electoral division, appointed by Wheatland County Council. Members on the CERB are appointed for a two year term with alternating expiry dates. The Community Enhancement Regional Board meets three times every spring to evaluate applications and decide on the allocation of Community Enhancement Funding to community groups in Wheatland County.
What is the Community Enhancement Fund?
The Community Enhancement Fund provides grant funding from Wheatland County to enhance, promote, and support groups and organizations that bring a broad range of enjoyment, benefit, beautification, recreation, entertainment, participation, and enhancement projects to Wheatland County. The program is intended to invest tax payer dollars annually to support recreational, cultural and other community activities, facilities, and resources that are utilized by Wheatland County residents.
Within the Community Enhancement Fund grant program, there are three categories:
- Project-Based Grants provide financial assistance for community organizations, for such things as, but not limited to, equipment purchases beautification projects, facility construction or renovation projects, facility maintenance, celebrations and community events, history books, programs or special funding requests within Wheatland County.
- Operating Grants provide financial assistance to registered non-profit organizations in Wheatland County to enhance the organization’s ability to operate and to deliver services to the community.
- Library Grants are provided to libraries used by Wheatland County residents based on a formula approved by Wheatland County Council.
The Community Enhancement Fund grant program is governed by the terms outlined in the Wheatland County Community Enhancement Reserve Policy.
Application Process, Reporting Requirements, and Extensions
To learn more about the application process, reporting requirements, and project extensions, visit the Community Enhancement Regional Board resources page.
CERB Applications and Reporting Forms
- 2023 Project Grant Application File extension: pdf File size: 139 kB
- 2023 Operating Grant Application File extension: pdf File size: 123 kB
- 2022 Interim Reporting Document – For EXTENSIONS File extension: pdf File size: 35 kB
- 2022 CERB Project Based Reporting Document File extension: pdf File size: 126 kB
- 2022 CERB Operating Reporting Document File extension: pdf File size: 122 kB
- CERB – Summary Document Updated Oct 2022 File extension: pdf File size: 130 kB
- 2021 CERB_Funding_Guidelines File extension: pdf File size: 82 kB
- CERB_Terms_of_Reference_2019 File extension: pdf File size: 523 kB
- 2022 Approved Projects File extension: pdf File size: 38 kB
- 2021 Approved Projects File extension: pdf File size: 65 kB
- 2020 Approved Projects File extension: pdf File size: 66 kB
- 2019 Approved Projects File extension: pdf File size: 66 kB
- 2018 Approved Projects File extension: pdf File size: 66 kB
- Core Values Updated 2017 File extension: pdf File size: 118 kB