Applications are open for the 2024-25 Age-Friendly NL Communities Program

    Wednesday, 24 April 2024 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Recipients can get up to $10,000 to conduct an age-friendly assessment or implement aspects of an existing plan.

    Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 Age-Friendly Newfoundland and Labrador Communities Program. It provides funding support to eligible municipalities, Indigenous Governments, and not-for-profit organizations with an age-friendly mandate. Recipients can get up to $10,000 to conduct an age-friendly assessment or implement aspects of an existing plan. Up to $15,000 is available for eligible communities including local service districts that take a regional approach. The application deadline is May 27, 2024. Last year’s recipients include the Benoit First Nation Inc. and Flat Bay Band Inc.

    To obtain a copy of the program guidelines and application form, please visit the department’s website or call toll-free 1-888-494-2266. 

     

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