News & Updates

New Funding Opportunities Added to the Portal:

• Community Recreation Capital Grant: Provincial funding up to $8,000 for small-scale indoor and outdoor capital recreation projects under $30,000. Supports permanent improvements to community recreation facilities including renovations, equipment and structural investments.
  • Deadline: December 1, 2025
• Recreation Facility Development Grant: Provincial funding up to $150,000 for recreation facility projects over $30,000. Supports development, upgrades and repairs of recreation centres, pools, rinks, athletic fields, parks, playgrounds and other facilities promoting active living.
  • Deadline: Closed. Next call for proposals TBD.

Update to Existing Program:

• Applications are now open for the Urban Forestry Plans and Studies funding stream under the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund. The program provides support for urban forest planning, management, and stewardship, and funds studies that strengthen the sustainability and resilience of community forests and trees.
  • Deadline: April 15, 2026

A new 10-year federal-provincial funding agreement with $171 million in federal support for Nova Scotia. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund will fund housing and enabling infrastructure such as water and wastewater systems.

• • Federal share: up to 40%
  • Provincial share: up to 33.33%
  • Notably, CHIF allows 100% federal stacking, unlike previous programs
  • Launch expected early 2026

Natural Resources Canada will launch a new Buildings Call – Prefabrication Design Challenge and Demonstration Prize under the Energy Innovation Program in Winter 2026. The program will:

• • Support innovation in offsite and prefabricated construction methods
  • Accelerate the pace of housing supply across Canada
  • Advance energy efficiency, building performance, and affordability

Join this free webinar, presented in partnership with the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to learn how flexible financing is helping deliver critical water infrastructure in some of the province’s fastest-growing communities.

• Hosted by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
• What to expect: Explore financing models and practical tools to expand water and wastewater systems that enable housing development and sustainable growth
• Date & Time: October 22, 01 PM
• Free registration: Registration closed

Azura Associates presents a webinar on advancing climate goals through organic waste-to-energy solutions.

• • Hosted by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
  • What to expect: Discover how anaerobic digestion turns organic waste into renewable energy and soil enrichment, with real municipal case studies, funding guidance and practical steps to identify opportunities for your community
  • Date & Time: October 23, 2025, 03:00 PM
  • Speakers: Trisha Aldovino, Process Analyst, and David Ellis, President, Azura Associates
  • Free registration: Register here

Several funding programs and streams have upcoming deadlines in November. Be sure to review the details below and submit your applications on time.

• Recreational Trail Expansion Program – Deadline: November 1
• Collections Management – Museums Assistance Program – Deadline: November 3
• Access to Heritage – Museums Assistance Program – Deadline: November 3
• Indigenous Heritage – Museums Assistance Program – Deadline: November 3