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.
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS FOR INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDING PROGRAMS
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
Climate-Ready Plans and Processes
Fixed Term: Open
Disaster Risk Reduction Incentive
Fixed Term: Open
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
ATLANTIC CANADA
Community Climate Adaptation Fund
Annual: Closed
PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS
NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia’s Thriving Forests
Annual: Open
NOVA SCOTIA
Clean Foundation’s Internship Programs
Multiple Opportunities: Open
NOVA SCOTIA
Clean Foundation’s Climate Action Grant
Annual: Closed
NEW BRUNSWICK
The Aster Foundation
Annual: Closed
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: Open
Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program
Multiple Opportunities: Ongoing
Indigenous Perspectives Program
Annual: Closed
Indigenous Guardians
Fixed Term: 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.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
Carleton North Community Foundation
Annual: Open
NEW BRUNSWICK
Sussex Area Community Foundation
Annual: Closed
NON-TRADITIONAL FUNDING PROGRAMS
FCC Community Funding
Annual: Open
R. Howard Webster Foundation
Annual: Open
TD Friends of the Environment Fund
Annual: Open
NATIONAL
Climate Ready Infrastructure Service
Fixed Term: Ongoing
NATIONAL
Max Bell Foundation
Fixed Term: Ongoing
NATIONAL
Learning for a Sustainable Future: Action Project Funding
Annual: Closed
NATIONAL
FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Annual: Closed
NATIONAL
Wawanesa’s Community Wildfire Prevention Grants
Annual: Closed
NOVA SCOTIA
Joan Feynman Climate Change Fund
Annual: Closed