News - Funding

To strengthen public education and ensure equitable funding for schools, the Manitoba government is continuing consultations with education partners on developing a new kindergarten to Grade 12 education funding model.

The Manitoba government has announced that it is investing over $25 million through the Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) program to support 428 community development projects throughout the province.

The Manitoba government is allocating a total of $240,000 in 2023 to 30 recipients of the Community Museum Project Support Program. Included in the program is the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach who will be receiving $9,000.

The Manitoba government is investing $3 million in two housing programs that will allow more Manitoba seniors to safely age in their homes and communities as long as they choose.

A new community-based sexual assault crisis response and healing program will expand the availability and accessibility of specialized services and supports for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

As part of the Manitoba government’s first-ever homelessness strategy, A Place for Everyone , $6.87 million is being invested to support community-wide approaches to prevent chronic homelessness and build stronger communities across the province.

The Manitoba government is providing $1.53 million in annual operating funding to Velma’s House to assist the facility in better supporting sexually exploited adult women, and survivors of gender-based violence in Manitoba.

As part of Budget 2023, more than 400 community arts, culture and sports projects will receive $50 million in funding from the Manitoba government to immediately begin making improvements to build stronger communities across the province.

Manitoba families in rural and First Nations communities will be better able to access affordable child care following a $94-million total investment from the governments of Canada and Manitoba in the two phases of the ready-to-move child-care project to create a total of 1,670 new child-care spaces.

The Manitoba government is strengthening the province’s education system by increasing funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools by $100 million for the 2023-24 school year, representing an increase of 6.1 per cent in operating funding.