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Grants

The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg has established guidelines for various grants to non-profit and charitable organizations. For specific information on each category, including deadlines, eligibility, and an application form, click on the appropriate category below.

Supporting Policies:

For individual categories, please click the links below. It is recommended that you speak with Municipal Staff before submitting an application by calling (902) 541-1343.

Grant categories include:

  • GRANT GROUPS resized    Annual Operating: to help with an organization’s annual operating costs.
    • (Grant maximum $5,000. Deadline to apply - March 1st annually)    Final Report Form
  • GRANT for Groups ICON 02 resized  Comfort Centre Generator Funding: to assist community centres and fire halls wishing to act as comfort centres during emergencies. Memorandum of Understanding
    • (Grant Maximum $8,000. Deadline to apply - March 1st annually)
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Community Economic Development: to help with the development of projects or initiatives that promote the area and foster community economic growth.
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Community Event: to help with the hosting and/or delivery of a public Community Event.
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Community Recreation Capital: to help with the expansion or improvement of an indoor/outdoor cultural, social, heritage and/or recreation facility, and/or equipment, for projects under $10,000.
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Community Recreation Program: to help with the delivery of a new or expanded cultural, social, heritage and/or recreation program.
  • GRANT PERSONAL resized   Elite Athlete Travel: to help elite athletes residing in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg County with travel costs when competing at national or international events.
    • (Grant maximum $1,000 national / $2,000 international)
  • GRANT PERSONAL resized   Leadership Training: to help with training costs for individuals or community organizations that will continue to expand the programs, services and activities provided by community organizations.
    • (Grant maximum $500)
  • GRANT GROUPS resized    Major Events: to encourage new or expand existing large-scale events that create a positive economic impact for the Municipality.  The Major Events Grant is to support operating, marketing, or promotional expenses for events that will attract visitors to the area.
  • GRANT GROUPS resized    Major Recreation Capital: to help with the development, expansion, or improvement of an outdoor cultural, social, heritage and/or recreation facility, and/or equipment, for projects $10,000 or more.
  • GRANT PERSONAL resized   Positive Recreation Opportunities for Adults (PRO Fund): to help individuals, aged 19 or over, living in the Municipality, who due to lack of financial support, would not be able to benefit from recreational, sport or cultural activities.  
    • For more information and an application form, please visit our PRO Fund page.
  • GRANT PERSONAL resized   Positive Recreation Opportunities (PRO Kids): to help individuals aged 18 or under, who live in the Municipality and who due to lack of financial support, would not be able to benefit from recreational, sport or cultural activities.  
    • For more information and an application form, please visit our PRO Kids page.
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Sponsorship Ad Requests: to help with sponsorship of local not-for-profit organizations’ projects, events or initiatives that benefit residents of the Municipality or to provide prize(s) to enhance the project, event or initiative.
    • (Grant maximum $500)
  • GRANT PERSONAL resized   Sport, Recreational & Cultural Travel Assistance: to help individuals, teams, or youth groups with travel costs when competing in provincial, national or international competitions in sport or cultural events.
    • (Grant maximum: Per Individual: $75 provincial, $200 national or international. Per Team $500 provincial, $1,000 national or international)
  • GRANT GROUPS resized   Whynotts Wind Benefit Fund: Potentia Renewables Inc. and the Whynotts Wind Project are using 1% of the profits from the Whynotts Wind Project each year to support local not-for-profit community groups who benefit the residents of the District of Lunenburg with funding towards a capital project, special event or community initiative.  (Deadline to apply - March 1st annually)

 

Fire Service Grants

Fire Service Leadership Training Grant Individual: A leadership training grant for individual officers and executives to contribute to training that develops leadership in the areas of volunteer management, communication, or other related leadership training.

Fire Service Leadership Training Grant Groups: A group leadership training grant for departments that develop leadership in the areas of volunteer management, communication, or other related leadership training.

Fire Service Annual Recognition Grant: to assist departments in hosting recognition events for members. This funding can be used to pay for costs associated with departments hosting annual recognition events, such as annual banquets, appreciation events, BBQs, etc.

Distributed Grants