Funding Opportunites
Multiple sources of funding are available for climate adaptation projects across the region from federal, provincial, and non-government sources. Only those with some permanence or that recur annually are listed. One-off calls for proposals and other opportunities are provided through our newsletter.
PROGRAMS FOR INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS
NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDING PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS FOR INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS
Emergency Management Assistance Program
Annual: Open
First Nation Infrastructure Fund
Annual: Ongoing
First Nations Adapt Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Indigenous Perspectives Program
Annual: Closed
North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action
Annual: Closed
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Annual: Closed
Indigenous-led Natural Climate Solutions
Fixed Term: Closed
Indigenous Guardians
Fixed Term: Closed
N:OW for Net-Zero
Closed
A full list of federal, climate and environmental funding opportunities open to Indigenous applicants, is available on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s website. The opportunities listed above are specific and/or relevant to climate adaptation.
NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDING PROGRAMS
FCC Community Funding
Annual: Open
R. Howard Webster Foundation
Annual: Open
TD Friends of the Environment Fund
Annual: Open
FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Annual: Open
Max Bell Foundation
Fixed Term: Ongoing
Learning for a Sustainable Future: Action Project Funding
Annual: Closed
Youth Innovation Grants
Annual: Closed
Atlantic School Food Infrastructure Fund
Annual: Closed
Community Impact Grant
Annual: Closed
Nature and Climate Grant Program
Annual: Closed
Wawanesa’s Community Wildfire Prevention Grants
Annual: Closed
Joan Feynman Climate Change Fund
Annual: Closed
EJ4Climate Grant Program
Annual: Closed
The Youth Harbour Fund
Multiple Opportunities: Closed
Community Tree Grants
Multiple Opportunities: Closed
Go Wild Grants
Multiple Opportunities: Closed
The Resilience Acceleration Lab
Fixed Term: Closed
Emerging Climate Champions Award
Fixed Term: Closed
Wawanesa Climate Champions
Fixed Term: Closed
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
Carleton North Community Foundation
Annual: Open
Sussex Area Community Foundation
Annual: Open
Fundy Community Foundation
Annual: Closed
PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS
Nova Scotia’s Thriving Forests
Annual: Open
Clean Foundation’s Internship Programs
Multiple Opportunities: Open
Clean Foundation’s Climate Action Grant
Annual: Closed
Environmental Trust Fund
Annual: Closed
The Aster Foundation
Annual: Closed
Climate Challenge Fund
Annual: Closed
Coastal Planning Support Program
Fixed Term: Closed
Wolastoq/Saint John River Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative
Fixed Term: Closed
New Brunswick: Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) Research Program
Fixed Term: Closed
Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund
Fixed Term: Closed
Nova Scotia: Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) Research Program
Fixed Term: Closed
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
Community Climate Adaptation Fund
Annual: Open
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
Growing Canada’s Community Canopies
Annual: Open
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
Multiple Opportunities: Open
Carthy Foundation
Annual: Ongoing
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
The Resilience Fund
Annual: Closed
EcoAction Community Funding Program
Annual: Closed
Municipal Climate Resiliency Grants
Annual: Closed
Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund
Annual: Closed
Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS)
Annual: Closed
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
Annual: Closed
Intersectoral Action Fund
Annual: Closed
Community Climate Transitions Innovation Fund
Annual: Closed
Climate Change and Health Capacity Building Program
Multiple Opportunities: Closed
Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program
Multiple Opportunities: Closed
Local Food Infrastructure Fund
Fixed Term: Closed
Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program
Fixed Term: Closed
Climate-Ready Plans and Processes
Fixed Term: Closed
Infectious Disease and Climate Change Fund
Fixed Term: Closed
Research and Knowledge Initiative
Fixed Term: Closed
Environmental Damages Fund
Fixed Term: Closed
N:OW for Net-Zero
Closed