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Canada-wide
Up to $40,000 for registered organizations across Canada (1 and 2-year stream).
For more information, reach out to: natureconnect@parkpeople.ca
For smaller-scale projects, check out the Emerging stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund.
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Funding, Grants
The emerging stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund provides up to $5,000 to grassroots and registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature, foster ecological stewardship, and restore urban parks and green spaces.
TD Park People Grants support local leaders to organize environmental education, sustainability or stewardship events that bring people together across Canada.
The Cornerstone Parks program supports and connects the organizations working in large urban parks across Canada.