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Community Environmental Improvement Grant
Last Update: February 4, 2026
Canada
Supports cleaner, more sustainable community initiatives
Grant and Funding
Overview
Our community environmental improvement grant (CEIG) program helps to offset the costs many local groups incur in the name of building a cleaner, more environmentally sustainable city. The goals include increasing environmental awareness, encouraging stewardship, promoting community-based environmental projects, and supporting environmental research.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Research and experimental development
Reduce the ecological footprint
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Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Closing date : February 18, 2020
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- All industries
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Activities funded
- Community-based environmental projects
- Initiatives that increase resident awareness of local air, water, and land resources
- Activities that encourage environmental stewardship
- Environmental research initiatives
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 9,000
Community creek cleanup paired with water-quality testing and education
$ 7,500
Convert unused lawn into native pollinator gardens with stewardship signage
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Local groups
Eligible geographic areas
- The city served by the program (local community)
Additional information
- A program deadline was listed as February 18, 2020, and is marked as passed.
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