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The Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to offer its 8^th annual Rural Leadership Initiative Grants.

The Rural Leadership Initiative promotes rural leadership development in the process of serving community needs. The intent of these grants is to enhance leadership within rural communities, both skill and leadership capacity, to build on existing resources, and to increase understanding of the impact of leadership on rural communities.

Applicants must be a registered charity (or be sponsored by one) and the program or service must relate to rural leadership, with a goal of enhancing leadership within rural communities.

The typical grant size varies between $1000 and $5000 for projects. $15,000 in total has been allocated for the 2015 Rural Leadership Initiative granting program.

Applications will be accepted on October 1 until noon on October 30, 2015.
Be sure to consult the guidelines before filling out the application.