Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia (GANS) is committed to funding projects that address the unmet needs of problem gamblers, their families, and their communities in Nova Scotia. Funding is considered to qualified applicants who propose time-limited and/or self-sustaining projects in problem gambling prevention, treatment, education, remedial intervention, and research.
Community Project funding supports individuals and communities from the negative consequences of problem gambling and helps expand the knowledge base of best practices in problem gambling intervention/prevention programming in Nova Scotia.
Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia offers two levels of community project funding:
Each level of Community Project funding has its own set of application criteria. Please see each program’s description for additional information.
Ideas for Community Projects
GANS encourages collaboration and innovation and invites creative thinking in project proposals. Applicants are invited to learn from and/or consider expanding the work of past and present grant recipients. Information on past and present Community Projects can be accessed through the links on the left-hand side of this website page, or by clicking
here and
here.
When considering a potential community project, consider the following:
• Does it address an unmet need in the community?
• How does it benefit problem gamblers, their families and the community?
• Is there a similar project in my community? If so, how will this project build on current work to avoid duplication?
• Have all possible partnerships with other community organizations been considered and have steps been taken to encourage collaboration?
• Do I have the necessary skills and training to develop, manage, and implement the project? If not, can I establish partnerships with organizations, agencies, and/or groups that do?
Eligibility for Community Project I & II Grants
Eligible for Funding:
• Revenue Canada registered charities and other nonprofits and/or self-help groups and organizations in
Nova Scotia
• District Health Authorities; select government departments; agencies and Crown corporations at
federal, provincial, and municipal levels; hospitals, schools, and universities, and boards of these
institutions.
NOT Eligible for Funding:
• Individual
• Political organizations, labour unions, or labour associations
• Businessess, private consulting firms, business associations, or any for-profit groups
• Projects for which benefits are outside of Nova Scotia
• Projects for which the funds are intended for use beyond the duration of the project, including an
endowment
• Projects for which the request is to underwrite the cost of fundraising or to eliminate an organization's
debt or deficit
