The Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) has released their funding for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.

Alberta Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ricardo Miranda, says the CFEP was established to strengthen communities.

"They are here to help build strong, healthy and more inclusive communities...to help non-profit organizations to deliver vital programs and services, and to develop improved facilities to house those very same programs."

Provincial community grants supported more than 12 thousand non-profit projects across Alberta in the past year.

Miranda says these grants are used for a range of things.

"...whether it is a small grant to help purchase equipment, or larger grants to help host sporting or cultural events, funding available for non-profit volunteer groups in Alberta helps provide the programs and services that matter to young people, to families and to all Albertans."

Funding for 742 community-based projects was approved across the province over the past year.

Local organizations who benefited from funding include High River's Food For Thought, the Rotary Club of High River, and the Foothills Special Needs Association for Parents and Siblings.

Other organizations in the Foothills who received funding from CFEP include:

Vulcan Regional Food Bank Society (Vulcan)
Foothills Search and Rescue Society (Turner Valley)
Spock Days Association (Vulcan)
Claresholm Community Centre Association (Claresholm)