Eat Great and Participate Funding Program

This funding program will support the availability of nutritious and culturally relevant food choices in community, recreation, and sport settings and help develop new nutrition initiatives or support activities of an existing initiative. Funding recipients will have the opportunity to work with the EGaP Program Specialist on their new or on-going initiative.

Application Deadline Due June 30, 2025

Funding Program Overview

Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/2s4y3sbd

Regional Wellness Coalitions

Regional Wellness Coalitions are networks consisting of community groups and organizations, schools, municipalities, and health authority programs that work together to promote wellness at the local level.

Each of the six coalitions offers a grant program at various times of the year to support community wellness projects and initiatives in areas such as:

• healthy eating
• physical activity
• tobacco and vape-free living
• injury prevention
• mental health promotion
• child and youth development
• healthy environments
• sexual health
• health & literacy

Examples of projects include community gardens, outdoor classrooms, play groups, skipping clubs, food skills programs, bicycle rodeos, youth mentoring or leadership programs, intergenerational and cultural programs.

Contact the regional wellness coalition for your area for further information about funding availability, eligibility, criteria, and application deadlines.

Area of Funding

physical activity, events, seniors as well as other areas listed in the description

Funding Amounts

maximum of $1000-$1500 depending on the coalition

Parasport and Recreation for Persons with a Disability Funding Program

Application Deadline: October 24th, 2025 and February 20th, 2026.

The Parasport and Recreation for Persons with a Disability Funding Program, administered by Recreation NL, is a strategic initiative supported by the provincial government’s recreation and sport strategy, Active Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007). Funding opportunities are available for elite athletes and teams for equipment and travel. Communities and recreation organizations can avail of funding for new program developments for persons with a disability.

Click below for detailed information on the guidelines and application.

Grant Guidelines and Application

Click here for the Reporting Form

Teen Challenge Physical Activity Funding Program

The Teen Challenge Physical Activity Funding Program is designed to support community-based organizations with providing active living opportunities to teens, aged 13-19.

Applicants can apply for:

1) $250 one-time teen physical activity event

2) $500 on-going teen active living program (i.e., 4-week program or longer)

Application Deadline: February 7, 2025

2025 Teen Challenge Funding Overview

Apply HERE

Active NL Fund

Organization: Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Description: The Active NL Fund is designed to support active healthy living.

Funding up to $10,000 is available to develop, deliver, purchase or upgrade active healthy living infrastructure, equipment, and initiatives targeted at increasing physical activity, sport, active recreation, and healthy eating for individuals of all ages.

The deadline for applications is October 31, 2023, with funding decisions made up to March 31, 2024.

Jumpstart Community Development Grants

Organization: Jumpstart
Description:In 2020, Jumpstart will accept grant applications for projects valued up to $500,000 (i.e. renovations, retrofits or construction of community facilities and venues) designed to enhance existing or new building plans for sport and recreation spaces with uniquely innovative solutions for inclusion and accessibility for children of all abilities.
Area of Funding: Physical Activity, Inclusion
Maximum Funding Amount: Unavailable

Parasport Development Fund with the Canadian Paralympic

Organization: Parasport
Description: The Canadian Paralympic Committee offers several programs and resources to support your interest in Para sport. You will find resources such as lesson plans and the Paralympic Fundamentals Resource to help you bring para sport into your classroom or sport programming. You can also find information about funding that can support Para sport initiatives in your community.
Area of Funding: Physical Activity, Schools, Parasport
Maximum Funding Amount: Unavailable

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Description: The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program was created to help you celebrate your community, its past and its present. The Program will increase opportunities, through festivals and other events and projects, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate their local history and heritage.
Area of Funding: local festivals, community anniversaries, legacy fund
Maximum Funding Amount: $500,000 (dependent on the funding you are applying for)

Atlantic Lotto Sponsorship Program

Organization: Atlantic Lottery
Description: Our sponsorship program lets us be involved in some of the causes and events that matter to Atlantic Canadians. A little smaller but no less important, are the events where communities come together. Think local festivals or events featuring food, entertainment and family fun. Community celebrations let us experience all that is uniquely Atlantic Canadian. When the fit is right, we’ll be there, jumping in to help celebrate.
Area of Funding: Community Events, Festivals, Concerts
Maximum Funding Amount: not specified

Student Summer Employment Program

Organization: Dept. of Advance Education and Skills
Description: The Student Summer Employment Programs (SSEP) provides funding to assist Private Sector employers and Not-for-Profit Organizations to create summer jobs for students.
Area of Funding: Post Secondary: minimum subsidy period is five (5) weeks and the maximum subsidy period is 12 weeks. Students must work at least 25 hours per week in order for the employer to maintain the subsidy.
High School Students: the minimum subsidy period is four (4) weeks and the maximum subsidy period is eight (8) weeks. Students must work at least 20 hours per week in order for the employer to maintain the subsidy.
Maximum Funding Amount:

• The subsidy for Not-for-Profit Organizations approved under these programs will be 100% of the current minimum wage plus 15% to help cover the mandatory employment related costs (MERCs).
• The subsidy for private sector employers shall be $5 towards the hourly wage.
• All payments required by law are the responsibility of the employer, including Income Tax, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), assessments under the Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Act and holiday pay.

Canada Summer Jobs

Organization: Service Canada
Description: Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next school year.
Area of Funding: summer students, youth
Maximum Funding Amount: not for profit – up to 100%, Public or Private sector – 50% of minimum wage

Student Work and Service Program (SWASP)

Organization: Dept. of Advanced Education and Skills
Description: A program that enables students to work in their home community during the summer, develop transferable skills, explore career interests and help nonprofits carry out their programs for a 280-hour placement (8 weeks)
Area of Funding: students, recreation coordinators, after school programs
Maximum Funding Amount: employers receive $5.00 per hour towards salary plus a $50.00 tuition voucher per week.