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More than $800,000 has been earmarked for 17 new municipal projects under the Saskatchewan government’s Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative.
In a release, the government said the initiative “gives cost-shared grants to support inter-community collaboration on projects that promote good governance, build capacity, and foster regional co-operation.”
A total of 50 communities partnered on 17 projects that are to receive $803,648.84.
“Co-operation is integral to the success of Saskatchewan’s communities,” Government Relations Minister Don McMorris said in the release.
“Our government is proud to support the TSS Initiative and the hard work of our municipal partners, who are dedicated to improving the lives of their citizens through these important regional projects.”
The approved grants range from $1,500 for the Rural Municipality of Lajord to cover governance training to $100,000 for 10 community partners in the Town of Watson to pay for a regional emergency management program.
The projects fit into one of four funding streams: Capacity building, regional co-operation, municipal transition, and relationship building and dispute resolution.
The grants cover up to 75 per cent of eligible project costs, with funding coming from the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program.
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) administers the funding for the TSS steering committee, which includes representatives from SUMA, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities, and the Ministry of Government Relations.
“TSS Initiative fosters partnership and collaboration; it helps further the hard work, good governance practices, and strategies our Saskatchewan hometowns already employ,” SUMA president Randy Goulden said. “The projects and initiatives municipalities execute with this funding are a benefit to the entire province, and we are glad to be part of the TSS Initiative.”
Saskatchewan municipalities can apply for TSS funding in the next round of applications, which is set for the spring. More information can be found here.