Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund
Government of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “The Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund in Atlantic Canada IS CLOSED and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is no longer accepting applications.”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Non-profits and charities
- Where
- New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
What it is
Supports Black‑led organizations that deliver business services to strengthen the Black entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Not currently accepting applications. For non-profits
Description from ACOA funding programs, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- —
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- —
- 0 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 1
- $3.4M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “REGI-RIE- Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund” (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 1).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Tribe Network | 1 | $3.4M |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Nova Scotia1 agreements · $3.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Tribe Network | 1 | $3.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | The Tribe Network | Contribution | $3,425,593 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $3.4M |
The full record: REGI-RIE- Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund.
More programs: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island.