Nova Scotia Mineral Resources Development Fund

• Completed application form
• Completed application checklist
• Company registration certificate
• Relevant agreements with other parties
• Required summary page or proposal form for the stream

Who is eligible?

• Companies and mineral licence holders
• Consultants, academics, and mining industry service companies
• Prospectors and explorers
• Geoscience and mining industry associations, societies, museums, and academia
• Municipal governments, Mi’kmaq organizations, and community organizations

Who is not eligible

• Public companies are not eligible for marketing grants
• Applicants without the required mineral licence authority or agreement
• Applicants not registered and in good standing where registration is required
• Applicants who have not fulfilled previous MRDF or NSMIP commitments

Eligible expenses

• Project-related technical, geoscience, engineering, and consulting work
• Field work, surveys, sampling, drilling, trenching, and related mobilization where allowed
• Wages for approved casual workers or students
• Lab testing, analytical work, GIS, mapping, and digital data work
• Marketing materials, event costs, and other approved project expenses by stream

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Public companies are not eligible for marketing grants.
• Mechanical ground disturbance is not eligible under the Prospecting Grant.
• Staff wages are generally not eligible except where specifically allowed.
• Alcohol, capital purchases, and HST are not eligible in several streams.
• Booth insurance, booth staff costs, and flight insurance are not allowable for marketing grants.

Eligible geographic areas

• Nova Scotia

• Completeness and clarity of the proposal
• Expertise and capacity to complete the project
• Compliance with applicable laws and program requirements
• Technical merit, relevance, and advancement potential
• Budget reasonableness and value for money

• Step 1: Prepare application materials
  • Complete the required application form and checklist.
  • Gather supporting documents, maps, agreements, and any required summary page.
• Step 2: Send the application
  • Email the full application package to MRDF.
  • Use the correct deadline for the selected grant stream.
• Step 3: Await review
  • The department reviews the application and may request more information.
  • Successful applicants receive an approval notice and contribution agreement.
• Step 4: Complete reporting
  • Submit required interim and final reports, expense statements, and receipts.
  • Send all required final documents by email to MRDF.

• Applications are reviewed by the department for completeness and eligibility.
• Proposals are evaluated against technical merit, clarity, relevance, and budget reasonableness.
• Successful applicants receive a contribution agreement listing approved expenses.
• Some streams require interim or preliminary reports before final approval or payment.
• Final payment depends on approval of the final report and supporting documents.

• Applications are submitted by email to MRDF.
• Some streams require a written proposal and supporting forms.
• Approved projects may receive a contribution agreement before payment.
• Final reporting and receipts are required for reimbursement.