GrantTrail

Nova Scotia

Federal grants in Antigonish

Grants and contributions to recipients whose address is in Antigonish, as the department recorded it.

Total value
$150M
Agreements
1,039
To named organizations
567
$121M
To individuals or unnamed
472
$29.4M; never named here

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.

Programs

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH)1$15.9M
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention13$13M
Insight research75$10.7M
Brian Mulroney Institute1$10M
International Development Assistance Program1$9.8M
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program1$9.7M
Discovery Research88$8.8M
Research Support Fund10$6.8M
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II3$6.6M
Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component1$6.4M
Business Development Program22$5.5M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity21$5.2M
Contributions-Partnership Programming1$4.6M
NHSP – Pan-Canadian – Cont1$3.5M
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)15$3M
Energy Innovation Program3$2.9M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity11$2.3M
Research Partnerships45$1.8M
Research Training and Talent Development144$1.8M
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs300$1.8M
(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund1$1.4M
Investigator-Initiated Research2$1.3M
Research Training and Talent Development24$1.2M
Recreational Infrastructure Canada2$1M
Research in Priority Areas7$928K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
St. Francis Xavier University65$47.3M
St. Francis Xavier University - Coady International Institute2$14.4M
Town of Antigonish21$10.1M
Governors Of St. Francis Xavier University - Brian Mulroney Institute Of Government1$10M
Governors of St. Francis Xavier University22$7.7M
Government of Nova Scotia1$6.4M
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association11$3.6M
Paq'tnkek First Nation20$3.3M
Tony's Meats Ltd.12$1.9M
Antigonish Farmers' Market Association8$1.6M
Canadian Association for Community Living - Antigonish Branch6$1.3M
Paqtnkek First Nation1$1.3M
Antigonish Regional Development Authority6$1.2M
Positive Action for the Keppoch Society9$1.1M
Alternative Resource Energy Authority1$875K
3277014 Nova Scotia Limited1$500K
Spark Engagement Inc.6$476K
Bionovations Inc.1$441K
Festival Antigonish Society19$413K
The Antigonish Arena Commission2$401K
Municipality of the County of Antigonish2$388K
St. FX Enterprise Development Centre2$314K
Antigonish Career Resource Center3$311K
Suite Home Hotels Inc.4$262K
Royal Canadian Legion Arras Branch 593$260K

Plus 472 agreements ($29.4M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Industries

Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS); most agreements have none.

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Cattle ranching and farming13$611K
Universities8$676K
Other food manufacturing7$1.3M
Computer systems design and related services4$417K
Meat product manufacturing4$58K
Other local, municipal and regional public administration3$193K
Other amusement and recreation industries3$647K
Management, scientific and technical consulting services3$102K
Civic and social organizations2$198K
Scientific research and development services2$538K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20069$803K
20076$3.5M
20086$1M
200912$4.6M
20104$7.2M
20117$1.8M
20125$567K
20133$180K
201516$28.1M
20167$2.1M
201716$3.2M
201894$5.1M
2019112$15.4M
2020108$4.3M
2021116$4.9M
2022112$7.5M
2023106$8.2M
2024125$20.8M
2025130$25.5M
202645$5.8M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Academia76$49.9M
Not stated by the department241$35.4M
Individuals and sole proprietorships379$21M
Government19$16.5M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities157$16.4M
Other organizations26$5.7M
Indigenous recipients16$3.1M
For-profit organizations123$2.3M
International (non-government)2$60K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Apr 2026Governors of St. Francis Xavier UniversityCollaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach InitiativeNational Research Council Canada$10,000
Apr 2026Songwriters and Storytellers SocietyCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$8,750
Apr 2026Festival Antigonish SocietyCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$7,200
Apr 2026Antigonish Highland SocietyBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$25,000
Mar 2026Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!) SocietyNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$24,975
Mar 2026Antigonish Visitor Information Centre AssociationNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$25,000
Mar 2026Paq'tnkek First NationAtlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$45,500
Mar 2026Paq'tnkek First NationAtlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$145,588
Mar 2026Paq'tnkek First NationAtlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$7,500
Mar 2026Town of AntigonishCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$6,275
Mar 2026Tony's Meats Ltd.REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$50,000
Feb 2026Festival Antigonish SocietyInnovative Communities Fund (ICF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$120,000
Jan 2026Governors of St. Francis Xavier UniversityBusiness Development ProgramAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$386,000
Dec 2025Food For Thought Software Solutions LimitedIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$96,656
Dec 2025Governors of St. Francis Xavier UniversityEnergy Innovation ProgramNatural Resources Canada$1,064,700
Dec 2025The Naomi SocietySDPP-Children and Families - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada$1,250
Dec 2025Kids First AssociationSDPP-Children and Families - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada$1,250
Dec 2025Canadian Assoc for Community Living- AntigonishSDPP-Children and Families - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada$1,250
Dec 2025A Roof Over Your Head SocietySDPP-Children and Families - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada$1,250
Dec 2025Festival Antigonish FoundationCanada Cultural Investment Fund - Endowment IncentiveCanadian Heritage$26,574
Nov 2025Antigonish Tourism AssociationBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$18,100
Nov 2025Paq'tnkek First NationAtlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$586,746
Nov 2025Verdomics Environmental Solutions IncorporatedIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$68,644
Sep 2025Just, Good Business SocietyAtlantic Policy Research InitiativeAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$25,000
Sep 2025Antigonish Sno-Dogs Snowmobile AssociationICF - Strategic Community CapacityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$156,918