October 10, 2025
The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is awarding $1.79 million to 86 community-based mental health projects in the second round of the 2025–26 Community Grant funding cycle. This investment includes 30 first-time grant recipients and will help organizations across the province deliver essential services, supports, and education related to mental health, wellness, and addictions.
“Our purpose remains rooted in a vision of all Nova Scotians thriving in their communities with access to mental health and addictions supports and care,” says Starr Cunningham, President & CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. “Through our Community Grants, we invest in organizations that understand the needs of their communities best — supporting programs that complement clinical care, promote recovery, and strengthen the network of hope across our province.”
Community Grant-funded projects target a wide range of populations including youth, women, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, seniors, Black and Indigenous Nova Scotians, and new Canadians. Programming addresses areas such as complex trauma, mental health education and training, suicide prevention, addiction, neurodiversity, mood disorders, grief, eating disorders, and psychosis.
The full list of funded recipients can be found here.
About the Community Grant Program
The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia awards Community Grant funding twice a year, which is made possible because of support from our donors and the Nova Scotia Office of Addictions and Mental Health. Eligible projects can receive up to $25,000. Applications for the next round of Community Grant funding (Round 1 of 2026-27) will be accepted from December 10, 2025 until noon on January 21, 2026.
To learn more about eligibility and timelines, visit mentalhealthns.ca/grant-applications.