Grants to Support Accessibility
Jan 22, 2025
Applications for several provincial Community Infrastructure, Active Transportation, and Access-Ability grants for the fiscal year 2025-26 are open until February 14, 2025. Funding can support local organizations to enhance and improve community facilities, creating a more accessible and vibrant future for everyone.
What programs are available?
- Business ACCESS-Ability Program Offers cost-shared grants to businesses for accessibility related improvements.
- Community ACCESS-Ability Program Supports renovations and improvements to make community buildings more accessible.
- Community Facility Improvement Program Aids in repairs and upgrades to community facilities open for public use, such as community halls.
- Connect2 Program For active transportation projects that improve connectivity within and between communities.
- Legion Capital Assistance Program Assists Royal Canadian Legions with capital upgrades.
- Recreation Facility Development / Rink Revitalization Fund Supports repairs and upgrades to community recreation facilities and rinks.
Who can apply?
- Registered non-profit societies
- Mi’kmaw Band Councils
- Municipalities and villages
- Schools and post-secondary institutions with facilities available for community recreational use
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025
Contact a Program Expert at the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage to discuss your proposal:
- Community ACCESS-Ability: AccessAbilitygrants@novascotia.ca
- Business Access-Ability Program: sbaccess@novascotia.ca
- Community Facility Improvement & Legion Capital Assistance: Communitiesns@novascotia.ca
- Connect2: Connect2@novascotia.ca
- Recreation Facility Development and Rink Revitalization (Contact your local Regional Manager):
- Cape Breton: Larry Maxwell (capebretonregion@novascotia.ca)
- Central (Halifax Regional Municipality): Andrea Redmond (centralregion@novascotia.ca)
- Fundy (Cumberland, Colchester, East Hants): Courtney Nicholson-Patriquin (fundyregion@novascotia.ca)
- Highland (Guysborough, Pictou, Antigonish): Rae Gunn (highlandregion@novascotia.ca)
- South Shore (Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg): Anna Haanstra (southshoreregion@novascotia.ca)
- Valley (Annapolis, Kings, Digby, West Hants, Clare): Anna Sherwood (valleyregion@novascotia.ca)