Age-Friendly Communities


What Is The Age-Friendly Communities Program Grants?

The Age-Friendly Communities (AFC) Program Grant is a funding program of the Department of Seniors that helps Nova Scotia communities embrace, support and embody age-friendliness.

The overall goal of the AFC Program grant is to help communities to become more age-friendly by:

  • Assisting communities with strategic planning that supports applying age-friendly thinking to improve the physical and social environment; and
  • Assisting communities to promote healthy, active ageing by creating or adapting structures and services to be accessible for people of all ages.

Who can apply?

All municipal units in Nova Scotia are eligible to apply. This includes regional municipalities, towns, and rural municipalities.


What types of projects are eligible?

Funding is available for two types of projects:

  1. AFC Strategic Planning Projects where funding is provided to assist in the research and identification of age-friendly priorities and the development and implementation of action plans relevant to a community's unique needs. Municipalities will apply age-friendly thinking to their programs, services and supports in order to identify age-friendly community assets and resources, opportunities and challenges.
  2. AFC Projects where funding is provided for projects that create or adapt structures and services to be accessible to, and inclusive of, seniors with varying needs and abilities in order to promote healthy active ageing.

Age Friendly Communities Grant Applications now closed.

Approved 2011 - 2012 Age-Friendly Communities Grants


Municipal Unit Project Description Amt. Funded
AFC Strategic Planning Projects
Municipality of the District of Argyle Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Municipality of Argyle. $5,000.00
Town of Bridgewater Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Town of Bridgewater. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Chester Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Municipality of the District of Chester. $5,000.00
Municipality of the County of Cumberland Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Municipality County of Cumberland. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Digby Conduct Age-Friendly Communities Research, Assessment and Priority Setting Process for the Municipality of the District of Digby. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Guysborough Conduct Age-Friendly Communities Research, Assessment and Priority Setting Process for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough $5,000.00
Town of Mahone Bay "Lay the Groundwork" Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Project. Housing workshop and exploring AFC business opportunities. $5,000.00
Town of New Glasgow Conduct Age-Friendly Communities Research, Assessment and Priority Setting Process for the Town of New Glasgow. $5,000.00
Municipality of the County of Richmond Conduct Age-Friendly Communities Research, Assessment and Priority Setting Process for the Municipality of the County of Richmond. $5,000.00
Municipality of the County of Victoria Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Municipality of the County of Victoria. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Development of Age-Friendly Communities Implementation Plan for the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. $5,000.00
AFC Built Environment Projects
Town of Amherst Improve Dickey Park to meet seniors' needs by adding a shelter and resting area. $5,000.00
Town of Antigonish "Trails Identification Project" that will result in recommendations for newly created trails and linkages to the existing trail within the Town's boundaries that are age friendly. $5,000.00
Village of Bible Hill Conduct a design study on the gated entrance of the Recreation Park entrance off College Road to make the entrance more accessible and age friendly. $4,000.00
Municipality of the District of Digby Make the main level and upstairs of the Digby Neck Fire Hall accessible to seniors. $2,500.00
Town of Kentville Install an automatic door opener on the entrance to the Recreation Centre used by the Kentville New Horizon's Senior Club. $1,150.00
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg Hosting age-friendly events and knowledge sharing activities. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Shelburne Six covered picnic tables and one covered bench to be installed at the seven Tourism Interpretive Sites in the District of Shelburne. $5,000.00
Town of Stewiake Installation of 15 benches along the trail system/walking path (John Crawford Trail, Stewiacke River Country Trail, walking loop-Dennis Park). $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of West Hants Senior user friendly repairs/upgrades to the Avondale Wharf Lighthouse. $1,500.00
Municipality of the District of West Hants Construction of a walking trail in Brooklyn, Hants County directly behind the Brooklyn Fire Station / Civic Centre. $2,880.75
Town of Windsor Complete a walking loop around Victoria Park. $4,249.00
Town of Wolfville Benches will be added throughout the Town of Wolfville, especially focused at transit stops, walking trails and the downtown commercial sector. $5,000.00
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Install pieces of Green Gym equipment in recreation parks, green spaces near trails and common areas. $5,000.00

MOU with Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM)

In 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding between the UNSM and the Department of Seniors was established to support the implementation of Age Friendly Communities.

Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities
Age Friendly Communities MOUPDF


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