Operational Support for Community Marine Debris Removal in Nova Scotia

GrantID: 73686

Grant Funding Amount Low: $5,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $12,000

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Summary

Those working in Community Development & Services and located in Nova Scotia may meet the eligibility criteria for this grant. To browse other funding opportunities suited to your focus areas, visit The Grant Portal and try the Search Grant tool.

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Grant Overview

Nova Scotia generates 14,000 tonnes of marine debris annually from lost fishing gear and aquaculture infrastructure, concentrated along the Eastern Shore and Cape Breton. Digital mapping coverage exists for only 38 percent of priority embayments, forcing removal crews to rely on paper logs that cannot integrate with provincial GIS layers.

School boards in Guysborough and Richmond counties serve 4,200 students with limited access to field sites; current environmental education units average 1.8 hours per term versus 6.4 hours in urban Halifax programs.

The grant funds LiDAR-equipped drones for debris tagging and reimburses vessel charter costs tied to mapped polygons. Participating schools must log student participation against verified removal tonnage.

Operational Standards for Nova Scotia

Proposals require submission of existing debris density layers from the provincial Coastal Monitoring Program. Only groups with demonstrated capacity to upload data to the federal Ocean Navigator platform receive funding.

Nova Scotia's Operational Distinctions

Unlike New Brunswick projects, Nova Scotia requires real-time GPS integration of every debris item collected.

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