Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation

Tax Incentives and Grants


Grants

Assistance to Provincial Sport Organizations

Eligible provincial sport groups are provided with funding to offer programs and services. Provincial Sport Organizations can be found through the Sport Nova Scotia website.

Municipal Physical Activity Leadership Program

This program is intended to support the important role played by municipalities in providing opportunities for physical activity, through the provision of qualified leadership, at the municipal level.

Assistance to Provincial Recreation/Physical Activity Organizations

The Department of Health and Wellness provides funding assistance to provincial organizations with a primary mandate in recreation and physical activity. The policy (see below) provides for funding in four categories where the operation of a provincial organization, and/or specific initiatives that it undertakes, are supportive of the goals and strategic directions of the Department's Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation responsibility centre.

Provincial Recreation/Physical Activity Project Funding

Project Funding is designed to support provincial organizations to undertake initiatives that address specific to Health and Wellness PASR priorities. Eligible activities are public awareness and social marketing, education, knowledge transfer and dissemination, leadership development and networking, program development and implementation, and resource development. Priorities are determined annually and will include identified target groups, issues, risk factors, etc.

Regional Development Program

This program is designed to support activities which respond to the goals and priorities of communities and PASR priority areas including: increasing physical activity, sport and recreation opportunities, capacity building, gender equity, volunteer development, physical activity levels of children and youth, fair and safe activities and responding to traditionally underserved populations.

Sport Hosting Program

The Department of Health and Wellness recognizes the benefits of hosting sport events in Nova Scotia and provides support to Provincial Sport Organizations through the Sport Hosting Program.

Trail Maintenance Program

The Trail Maintenance Program will provide funding to groups who are involved in regular maintenance as well as emergency funding to groups who have experienced major maintenance issues due to fire, flooding, hurricanes, etc.

 

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