Community Funding and Awards
Community Food Access & Literacy
Deadline for applications is 25 March 2025.
It is important for Nova Scotians to have access to healthy food and to have the opportunity to build their food literacy. The Community Food Access and Literacy Fund supports programs that improve access to affordable, healthy food and which builds food literacy.
The Community Food Access and Literacy Fund supports initiatives that:
- improve food access for vulnerable Nova Scotians;
- teach meal planning skills, including how to reduce trips to the grocery store;
- teach food, nutrition and budgeting skills; and
- build and maintain community gardens to increase individual, family and community food security.
Program Application (PDF)
Program Guidelines (PDF)
Final Report Template (PDF)