Provides five levels of property tax relief (100%, 75%, 50% reduction or residential rate conversion) to eligible registered non-profits and charities in HRM. Annual application required by March 31.
Grants & community funding — Halifax, Nova Scotia
Does the municipality offer grants or donations? How do you apply?
Regional municipality of Halifax has 5 adopted policies on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.
Governs the Grants to Professional Arts Organizations program, setting eligibility criteria, application processes, and funding levels for arts grants administered by HRM.
Requires public disclosure of municipal grants awarded by HRM. Department of Finance monitors compliance. Council retains discretion over individual grant decisions.
Governed grants to non-profits for affordable housing creation and preservation. Repealed and replaced by AO 2025-003-ADM on June 24, 2025.
Governs HRM's Affordable Housing Grant Program. Provides stacked grants to non-profits for affordable housing creation, acquisition, and conversion. Replaced AO 2020-008-ADM. Limits eligible expenses for acquisition grants to deed transfer tax amount; adds conversion stream.