Non-commercial Projects
Non-commercial/not-for-profit organizations such as
business and economic development associations, provincial
crown corporations, universities, educational institutions,
municipalities and their agencies, business or technology
institutes are eligible.
What projects qualify for funding?
The proposed project must provide a service to business
in areas such as entrepreneurship development,
marketing, training or technology transfer.
Eligible activities may include:
- specialized services
such as planning,
business information,
business counselling
and advice, testing
services, research and
development services,
technical or innovation
services and business
networking;
- market and trade development;
- capital costs associated with establishing, expanding
or modernizing a facility for providing specialized
services in support of business;
- the provision of site-specific infrastructure to support
small- and medium-sized businesses can be eligible
but does not include basic municipal infrastructure.
Preference will be given to those projects that respond to
issues and opportunities identified by the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency (ACOA).
Priority will also be given to those projects which have
a widespread benefit for the industry or the region.
Contributions to non-commercial projects are considered
to be seed funding only, and applicants must demonstrate
that their projects are self-sustaining over the long term.
Amount of assistance available
Assistance is non-repayable and is limited to the
proportion of the eligible costs which, in the opinion
of ACOA, is required by the applicant in order to go
ahead with the project.
Environmental Assessment
As part of its project assessment process, ACOA requires
that all projects conform with the environmental
guidelines set out in the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act.
How to get started
Contact the ACOA office nearest you.
- New Brunswick: 1-800-561-4030
- Prince Edward Island: 1-800-871-2596
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1-800-668-1010
- Nova Scotia: 1-800-565-1228
- Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation):
1-800-705-3926
