Gambling Funding Grants

Gambling Funding Grants Act
Gambling Funding Grants 2020
Gambling Funding Grants Pass

The comparison is stark with the Charitable Gaming Model of pubs and hotels (Class 4 Gambling) delivering approximately $290m per year. In addition, the Class 4 Model provides Government with well over $200m a year in taxes and levies, such as the annual payment of around $13m to the Ministry of Health to fund their problem gambling strategy.

The Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Program was created to provide financial assistance to local governments in addressing documented gaming impacts stemming from limited stakes gaming in the communities of Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City. The Program is financed with a portion of state taxes on limited gaming activities in these municipalities.

If your pre-application is approved a copy of the 2020 UMGC Grant Application will be emailed to you by Friday, May 1, 2020, so please make sure your email address is correct and legible.) Grant Guidelines. If you have any questions you may email umgcgrants@alpinecom.net or phone 563.873.2102 or 563.880.3656. Sindee Gohde, Executive Director.
The Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling (Problem Gambling Fund) was created by Senate Bill 357 of the 2005 Legislative Session and codified in NRS 458A.

Grant funds are provided to eligible local governments through a competitive application process to finance planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities and the provision of public services related to documented gaming impacts. Successful applicants must be able to quantify gaming impacts and to identify the public service and facility needs associated with those impacts.

Eligibility

The geographic eligibility area for the Program includes the counties of Gilpin and Teller as well as the eight counties contiguous to these two counties: Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Grand, Jefferson, and Park. In addition, counties that contain tribal lands where limited stakes gaming occurs are also included within the geographic eligibility area. Tribal gaming counties include: Archuleta, La Plata, and Montezuma.

The types of local governments eligible to receive assistance include: counties, municipalities (with the exception of the three gaming cities: Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek) and special districts that provide emergency services. In addition, eligible local governments may apply on behalf of private nonprofit agencies that are impacted by gaming.

Application and Resources

Consult with your Regional Manager prior to submitting an application.

The application deadline for the 2019 Local Government Limited Gaming Impact funding consideration is Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

**Applications must be submitted using the online portal. No paper or emailed applications will be accepted.**

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