# Habitat Conservation Fund

From Government of Nova Scotia. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Applications are due 15 October each year.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: Nova Scotia, Canada: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Protected areas
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Cost-shared funding from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources for wildlife habitat enhancement, land acquisition, research and education, with an annual October deadline.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Habitat Conservation Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applications can be submitted online at Nova Scotia Habitat Conservation Fund- Simple Forms service”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#access

**Habitat Conservation Fund, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#amount

**Habitat Conservation Fund, where:** Nova Scotia, Canada: Canada

> “The Habitat Conservation Fund was established under the Nova Scotia Wildlife Act to help protect and enhance wildlife habitats.”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#geography

**Habitat Conservation Fund, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#applicant_types

**Habitat Conservation Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “online by 15 October.”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#window

**Habitat Conservation Fund, co-funding required:** Yes

> “Funding is provided for projects on a cost-shared basis up to a maximum of 75% of total project costs.”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Annual round

Call page: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/

**Habitat Conservation Fund, Annual round, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “online by 15 October.”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#call-annual-status

**Habitat Conservation Fund, Annual round, dates each year:** Applications are due 15 October each year.

> “online by 15 October.”

Source: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habfund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#call-annual-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Habitat Conservation Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Habitat Conservation Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Habitat+Conservation+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Habitat+Conservation+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnova-scotia-habitat-conservation-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction
