The table below outlines the available award/grant opportunities available to all clubs and members of Lacrosse Nova Scotia.

If you have any questions regarding what funding application you may be eligible for please, don't hesitate to contact Donna Goguen- Executive Director (lacrosse@sportnovascotia.ca) with Lacrosse NS for more information.

For more information on the application process please refer to the 'Web Application Training' Powerpoint, provided by Sport NS, to help guide you through the funding process. You can find this power point by clicking HERE.
 

Program	Award	Description	Contact	Deadlines
Support4Sport	Individual Coach Initiative	Funding is available to individual coaches for certification or training initiatives.  Coaches will be supported based on the quality of their initiative and their ability to assist Nova Scotia athletes and coaches at all levels.  Generally, funding will not be available for traveling to events with athletes.  Coaches must be in good standing with their PSO's and and be fully certified in Competition Intro.	Kaitlin McCoombs Support4Sport Coordinator, SNS kmccoombs@sportnovascotia.ca	Coach Applications will be reviewed monthly. Applications must be completed and submitted by the applicant and endorsed by the PSO by the 15th of the month to reviewed by the Support4SportCommittee at the end of the month.
Support4Sport	Individual Official Initiative	Funding is available to individual officials for certification or training initiatives.  Officials will be supported based on the quality of their initiative and their ability to assist the Nova Scotia sport system at all levels.  Officials must be in good standing with their PSO's.	Kaitlin McCoombs Support4Sport Coordinator, SNS kmccoombs@sportnovascotia.ca	Official Applications will be reviewed monthly. Applications must be completed and submitted by the applicant and endorsed by the PSO by the 15th of the month to be reviewed by the Support4Sport committee at the end of the month.
Sport Fund	Sport Fund Community Grant	Formerly known as the Manulife Community Sport Grant and the Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund Grant, this grant is designed to support community sport organizations in their efforts to increase participation in sport. The fund will support projects that are intended to increase sustainable quality participation based sport programs.This may include the expansion of existing programs or new programs.	Janine MacIntyre Sport Projects Coordinator, SNS jmacintyre@sportnovascotia.ca	Application deadlines are April 15th and October 15th.
Provincial Championship Sponsorship Program		Grants up to $1,000 to PSOs in return for Official Sponsorship designations and benefits. Criteria for funding: The Championship must be a PSO Provincial Championship	Jeff LeDrew Director of Marketing jledrew@sportnovascotia.ca	The deadlines for applications are November 1, February 1, May 1 and August 1.
Support4Sport	Athlete Assistance	Based on the pre-existing criteria that have been determined through the cooperation of SNS, the CSCA and NSHPP. These criteria are currently used to determine high-performance athlete funding in Nova Scotia	Evan MacInnis Athlete Services Manager, CSCA evan@cscatlantic.ca	Athletes can apply at any time. Applications must be completed and submitted by the applicant and endorsed by the PSO by the 15th of the month to be reviewed by the Support4Sport Committee at the end of the month.
Support4Sport	Participation: PSO Projects	This is funding that will be available to active and associate members of Sport Nova Scotia for organizational initiatives to increase participation and support coach and officials development. *NCCP Certification is not eligible*	Kaitlin McCoombs Support4Sport Coordinator, SNS kmccoombs@sportnovascotia.ca	PSO Projects will be reviewed monthly. Applications must be completed and submitted by the 15th of the month to be reviewed by the Support4Sport Committee.
Support4Sport	Participation: Development Support	This will be funding for PSOs to support their participation development programs. PSOs receiving block funding will be eligible for the minimum funding. Funding will be given out on a four-year cycle in conjunction with block funding from the Province of Nova Scotia.	Kaitlin McCoombs Support4Sport Coordinator, SNS kmccoombs@sportnovascotia.ca	The deadline for applications is February 1 annually.
Support4Sport	Coach Employment	This will provide funding for PSOs to support new investments in full-time coaching for their organizations. Through the CSCA, some funding already exists for PSOs who meet national standards in this area. Individuals filling these positions will act as the provincial coaches and technical development leaders for their respective organizations	Ken Bagnell, CSCA  or  Danielle Poulos,  Interim Coaching Lead, CSCA ken@cscatlantic.ca coach@cscatlantic.ca