Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for its Community Grants Program that awards project-specific cash grants to registered non-profit organizations and charities located within the Regional Municipality.
The program is primarily developmental with a focus on support to volunteer-led initiatives and organizational capacity-building.
Focus Areas
At present, the Program provides assistance to specific types of projects in the following categories:
- Arts and Crafts
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Environment
- Emergency Assistance and Neighbourhood Safety
- History
- Housing
- Leisure
- Recreation.
Funding Information
There are two types of grants:
- a project grant of up to $5,000
- a capital grant of up to $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Registration: applicants must be a registered non-profit organization or charity:
- a society incorporated under the Societies Act (1989);
- a non-profit association incorporated under the Co-operative Associations Act (1989);
- a non-profit incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (2009);
- a non-profit incorporated under an Act of the Nova Scotia Legislature; or
- a charity registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
- The organization must be registered for at least one (1) year prior to the Community Grants Program application deadline of March 31st. Applicants registration must be current: organizations whose registration has expired, in default or revoked are ineligible for consideration.
- Joint applications from two or more eligible non-profit organizations are acceptable but the maximum value of grant remains the same.
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The following organizations are ineligible for a grant under the Community Grants Program.
- Public and private schools or colleges; post-secondary institutions; a government agency, board or commission.
- Organizations located outside the geographic boundary of the municipality.
- Commerce, business, industry, or sole proprietorships.
- Grants are not awarded to individuals or unregistered groups.
For more information, visit Halifax Regional Municipality.
For more information, visit https://www.halifax.ca/business/doing-business-halifax/community-non-profit-resources/community-grants