Stay informed about new funding programs, deadlines, and important changes
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund: Funding to improve arts and heritage cultural spaces across Canada through renovations, specialized equipment purchases, and planning and feasibility studies.
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Deadline: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis
HCi3 Grant Program: Grants for community-driven climate projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with two streams funding up to $10,000 and $75,000.
The program offers two funding streams. The Acceleration Stream provides grants up to $75,000 for larger, scalable initiatives ready to accelerate their impact, with projects up to 24 months in duration. The Catalyst Stream provides grants up to $10,000 as seed funding for new or emerging climate initiatives, with a simplified application process.
Capital Project: Retrofit of Existing Municipal Buildings: Funding for municipalities to retrofit existing municipal and community buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions.
RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program: Grants up to $40,000 for permanent accessibility infrastructure improvements. For municipalities, charities, qualified donees, and incorporated non-profits. 40 grants available.
Festival and Community Event Development program has been added and is now open. Provincial funding up to $10,000 to help sustain, grow, or improve unique community festivals and events across Nova Scotia (for a specific project or component of an event).
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Deadline: February 27, 2026 (4:00 PM Atlantic)
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Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is hosting a webinar on collaboration for municipal climate adaptation planning. The session explores how working with external partners – neighbouring municipalities, Indigenous communities, equity-deserving groups, and local organizations – can strengthen climate resilience, with insights from municipal staff in Muskoka and Toronto.
Free training for municipal staff, community leaders, and organizations on integrating climate resilience into service delivery. The series covers climate risk and vulnerability assessment, land use planning, and community engagement, with sessions delivered by CLIMAtlantic and practitioners in the field.
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The Co-operators Resilience Acceleration Lab is hosting an information webinar for municipalities interested in their current Call for Proposals, focused on advancing climate-resilient infrastructure projects.
The session will provide an overview of the program, project fit, and what Co-operators is looking for in proposals, with time for questions from participants.
Build Canada Homes (BCH) is hosting a regional webinar to support organizations interested in partnering with BCH to increase affordable housing supply across Canada. BCH recently opened its online portal for affordable housing proposals and is currently looking for shovel-ready projects that demonstrate affordability, speed, innovation, and regional impact.
Participants will learn more about BCH’s Investment Policy Framework, how to navigate the BCH Portal, and how to prepare a strong proposal.
EcoAction Community Program – Stream 2 (Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation): Federal funding for projects that pilot innovative/clean-tech solutions, enable circular economy opportunities, or improve freshwater data access and interoperability, focused on initiatives with national relevance or scalability. Funding is $25,000–$200,000 and covers up to 50% of total project costs.
