Funding 

There are many available streams for funding your active transportation project.

• Some funding streams are open to the whole country.

• Some streams are specific to Nova Scotia.

• Some streams are limited to projects focused on children and youth.

If your initiative, organization, or group would like to fund active transportation projects, contact benhammer@ecologyaction.ca to be listed on this page.

Some possible funding sources for active transportation projects include:

EcoAction (Environment Canada)

Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

Aviva Community Fund

CN—From the Ground Up

Mountain Equipment Co-op

Evergreen Foundation

ParticipACTION Community Challenge

GoodLife Kids Foundation Grants

WWF Go Wild School Grants

PHE Canada Health Promoting School Funding

Environment and Climate Change Canada funding programs

• Local businesses

• Local developers

• Local banks

• Business improvement districts/associations

• Municipal Councillor discretionary funds

• Municipal grants

• Hospitals

• Universities

• Crowd-sourcing

Consider asking for vendor samples or demos of products/materials for your project (many will consider free or discounted products/materials).