Nova Scotia Announces $496,000 in Grants for Public Safety and Crime Prevention
The Government of Nova Scotia has announced a total of $496,000 in grant funding to support public safety and crime prevention initiatives. The investment is split between the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program and the Crime Prevention Community Grant Program, benefiting 26 organizations across the province.
On September 29, 2026, the Government of Nova Scotia announced recipients of two key funding programs aimed at enhancing public safety and preventing crime. The announcement, made in Halifax, details a combined investment of $496,000 distributed through the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program and the Crime Prevention Community Grant Program.
Civil Forfeiture Grant Program
The Civil Forfeiture Grant Program invested a total of $280,000 across eight organizations. These funds are derived from assets forfeited due to unlawful activities. Since its creation in 2024, the program has invested $1 million in crime prevention initiatives.
Key recipients of this program include:
- Avalon Sexual Assault Centre Society: Received $50,000 to increase access to trauma-informed legal information for victims of sexualized violence.
- Shelter Movers Nova Scotia: Received $50,000 to provide free moving and storage services for victims of abuse and gender-based violence.
- Thriving Twogether Society (Yarmouth): Received $50,000 to provide trauma-informed support to survivors of intimate partner violence in southwestern Nova Scotia.
- John Howard Society of Nova Scotia: Received $43,000 to support rehabilitation and reintegration opportunities for provincially incarcerated men.
- St. George’s YouthNet (Halifax): Received $31,000 to help at-risk youth focus on self-empowerment and future goals.
- Brigadoon Children’s Camp Society: Received $30,000 to fund Camp Hope, a retreat specifically designed for child sexual abuse survivors aged 6 to 17.
- MADD Canada: Received $14,000 to allow Nova Scotian victims of crime to attend a three-day face-to-face support program.
- The 7th Step Society of Nova Scotia: Received a grant to support peer-led conversations about addiction and mental health for youth aged 9 to 25.
Crime Prevention Community Grant Program
The Crime Prevention Community Grant Program, formerly known as the Lighthouse Grant Program, provided $12,000 each to eighteen organizations, totaling $216,000. Established in 2010, this program has provided more than $3 million to various organizations over its history. The grants focus on youth engagement and community strengthening projects.
Among the recipients was the Municipality of East Hants, which received $12,000 for an initiative focused on increasing awareness of intimate partner violence.
Other organizations receiving funding under this stream include the African United Baptist Association, Annapolis County Cops N Kids, Boys and Girls Club Cape Breton, Boys and Girls Club Greater Halifax, Box It Out Association, Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Educational Program Innovations Charity Society, Leave Out Violence, Maggie’s Place, Municipality of Cumberland County, Northern Healthy Connections Society, Peacemakers Alternative Dispute Resolution, Prescott Group, River John and Area Recreation, The Sagewell Association, YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia, and the Nova Scotia RCMP Major Crime Unit.
These investments aim to support victims of crime, facilitate rehabilitation for incarcerated individuals, create safe spaces for at-risk youth, and strengthen community connections between young people and law enforcement.