Evergreen 2009 Common Grounds Funding

Evergreen, a national registered charity founded in 1991, is an environmental organization with a mandate to bring nature to Canadian cities through naturalization projects. Evergreen’s Common Grounds program — in partnership with Wal-Mart Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, The Home Depot Canada, and Unilever Canada — provides grants to community groups doing environmental stewardship work across Canada.

Wal-Mart - Evergreen Green Grants provide funds of up to $10,000 to local groups working on urban naturalization projects that use native plants to restore and steward woodlands, meadows, wetlands and ravines. The program also supports community gardening projects that involve native plants and food gardening.

Wal-Mart - Evergreen Green Grants application deadline is March 27, 2009.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.evergreen.ca/en/cg/cg-funding.html

Community Grants Program - Halifax Regional Municipality

Each year, the HRM Community Grants Program provides cash grants to registered non-profit organizations and charities located throughout HRM.

There are two types of grant (a) a project grant of up to $5,000 and (b) a capital grant of up to $25, 000.

The program provides assistance for projects in the following categories:

Environment
Recreation & Leisure
Affordable Housing & Emergency Shelters
Emergency Assistance
Neighborhood Safety
Community History
Community Diversity
Arts & Crafts

Application deadline is March 31, 2009. Full details and the Grants Guidebook are available at:

http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/bccgrants/CommunityGrantsProgram.html