How the Challenge
Works
The Grassroutes Community Sport Innovation
Challenge opens a new opportunity for change-
makers across Alberta to make a difference
through sport. We want to enable you to kick-
start fresh ideas that truly do get more people,
more active in community sport more often
from early childhood to their most senior years.
Learning skills, forging friendships—and having
great fun.
HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE?
In 2018, Makadiff Sports is dedicating a funding
pool of $200,000 to the Challenge. Projects can
range in size, but whatever the cost, applicants
are encouraged to include some level of
matching funds in their proposed project budget.
Successful applicants could receive as much as
$50,000 to test their big ideas and begin to make
big impacts. In addition, a PRIZE BONUS of up to
$50,000 may be awarded at the end of the project
year to the 2018 grant recipients whose big ideas
show the best and broadest real and/or potential
impact and likely portability as determined by
Makadiff Sports.
NOTE: Makadiff Sports is not set up to replace
existing grants for capital construction. Any capital
grant awards will lean heavily towards projects
that modify and adapt the size of sport spaces and
equipment to invite greater and more satisfying
use by children and youth, and/or remove specific
access barriers to sport participation.
WHO SHOULD GET INVOLVED?
We expect local and provincial sport bodies, local
municipalities, indigenous communities, school
jurisdictions and agricultural societies to rise to
the Challenge, but we know that great ideas
can come from anywhere. So we are looking for
“changemakers” from all segments of the
community to throw their ideas into the mix.
You’re a changemaker if you like challenging
the status quo and take action when you see an
opportunity emerge. You might not be familiar
with Alberta’s sport sector, but if you have an
entrepreneurial spirit and a heart for the public
good, we want to hear from you.
NOTE: We advise any applicant from outside the
sport sector to seek partnered involvement with a
sport body, municipal agency or other entity
identified above.
STAGES OF THE CHALLENGE
The Challenge involves these four stages:
Stage 1: Entry into the Challenge, including an
initial online written proposal and/or video pitch.
(See www.makadiffsports.org)
Stage 2: Evaluation of submissions by a panel
chosen by Makadiff Sports, selection of
successful organizations and notification of grant
approvals.
Stage 3: Final reporting of project innovation/
outcomes through video submission and a
written financial statement.
Stage 4: Final video reports adjudicated by
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Makadiff Sports, PRIZE BONUS awarded to the
most outstanding project(s) and a selection of
final video submissions posted on the Makadiff
Sports website (www.makadiffsports.org).
KEY DATES
March 14, 2018 News release announcing the
2018 Challenge
April 29, 2018 Call for Challenge submissions
officially opens
June 1, 2018 Submission deadline closes at 5
p.m. Mountain Standard Time
June 3 – 17, 2018 Challenge submissions
evaluated by Makadiff Sports
June 18 – 22, 2018 Successful applicants
notified and awards announced
Sept. 27, 2019 Deadline for final video reports
from all Challenge projects funded in 2018
Sept. 30 – Oct. 6, 2019 Final video reports
evaluated for PRIZE BONUS competition
Oct. 14, 2019 PRIZE BONUS winner(s)
announced and selected videos posted for web-
site viewing.