Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
Build Communities Strong Fund - Local Impact Stream
Government of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Taking applications?
Applications accepted any time
The official page says: “ACOA accepts applications to the BCSF Local Impact stream on a continuous intake basis until all available funding has been committed.”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $1M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
What it is
Helps communities enhance the public spaces and systems Atlantic Canadians use every day.
Open. For communities
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. Advertised: up to $1m.
- 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
- 374
- $34.2M
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 “ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF)” (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 374).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 7 agreements ($408K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Newfoundland and Labrador146 agreements · $11.5M
Nova Scotia155 agreements · $11M
New Brunswick58 agreements · $9.8M
Prince Edward Island15 agreements · $2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Abegweit First Nation | 2 | $560K |
| Town of O'Leary | 2 | $436K |
| Rural Municipality of West River | 1 | $300K |
| Discover Charlottetown Inc. | 1 | $113K |
| Town of Alberton | 1 | $104K |
| International Children's Memorial Place Ltd. | 1 | $100K |
| Capital City Events Inc. | 1 | $100K |
| City of Charlottetown | 1 | $100K |
| Hunter River Lions Club | 1 | $46K |
| Rural Municipality of Wellington | 1 | $40K |
| Harbour Authority of Covehead | 1 | $37K |
| Rural Municipality of Miscouche | 1 | $26K |
| Point Prim Lighthouse Society Inc | 1 | $7,650 |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Arts CouncilContribution · Jun 2023 | Contribution | $59,265 | |
| Les Forces-Vives Inc.Contribution · May 2023 | Contribution | $56,201 | |
| Titans Gymnastics and Trampoline ClubContribution · May 2023 | Contribution | $21,750 | |
| Édifice Maillet Inc.Contribution · Apr 2023 | Contribution | $500,000 | |
| Édifice Maillet Inc.Contribution · Apr 2023 | Contribution | $450,000 | |
| Porter's Lake Community Service AssociationContribution · Apr 2023 | Contribution | $30,000 | |
| Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation LimitedContribution · Mar 2023 | Contribution | $93,750 | |
| St. John's Tennis Association Inc.Contribution · Mar 2023 | Contribution | $342,000 | |
| Howie Centre Recreation AssociationContribution · Feb 2023 | Contribution | $55,000 | |
| Waverley Amateur Athletic AssociationContribution · Feb 2023 | Contribution | $44,900 | |
| Pictou Landing Development CorporationContribution · Feb 2023 | Contribution | $155,000 | |
| Pictou Landing Development CorporationContribution · Feb 2023 | Contribution | $125,000 | |
| Dildo Recreation Committee IncContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $11,250 | |
| Dildo Recreation Committee IncContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $22,500 | |
| Dildo Recreation Committee IncContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $11,250 | |
| Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre Inc./Centre De Ressources Et De CrisesContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $176,779 | |
| MacDonald Memorial Legion Br#156Contribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $5,202 | |
| Town of PlacentiaContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $0 | |
| Town of PlacentiaContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $206,250 | |
| Truro Tennis ClubContribution · Jan 2023 | Contribution | $4,950 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | $7.2M |
| 2022 | 265 | $24.6M |
| 2023 | 21 | $2.4M |
The full record: ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF).
More programs: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island.