Camping Association of Nova Scotia

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• 2: About CANS
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    • 2.2.1: Board of Directors Info
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    • 2.2.3: Committee Information
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• 3: Camps
  • 3.1: Accredited Camps
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  • 3.3: Camp Locations
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  • 3.5: Video Gallery
    • 3.5.1: Camp Peniel
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    • 3.5.4: Big Cove YMCA Camp
    • 3.5.5: Camp Geddie
    • 3.5.6: Camp Tidnish
    • 3.5.7: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
    • 3.5.8: Scotian Glen Camp
    • 3.5.9: Camp Treasure Chest
    • 3.5.10: Kingswood Camp
    • 3.5.11: Camp Goodtime
    • 3.5.12: Camp Pagweak
    • 3.5.13: Cape Breton Bible Camp
    • 3.5.14: Redtail Nature Awareness
    • 3.5.15: Camp Lone Cloud
    • 3.5.16: Canoe Cove Christian Camp
• 4: Parents/Campers
  • 4.1: Choosing a Camp
  • 4.2: Why choose an Accredited Camp
  • 4.3: Bursaries and Subsidies
  • 4.4: Preparing for Camp
  • 4.5: The Camp Experience
  • 4.6: Health & Safety
  • 4.7: Articles
  • 4.10: Camper FAQ
• 5: Members
  • 5.1: Newsletter
  • 5.2: Membership Benefits
  • 5.3: Membership Forms
  • 5.4: Program Grants
    • 5.4.1: 2010 Grant Recipients
  • 5.5: Accreditation
    • 5.5.1: CANS Accreditation Manual
    • 5.5.3: CANS Resource Accreditation Manual
  • 5.9: Useful Forms for Camp Volunteers
  • 5.10: CANS H1N1 (Swine Flu) Proposed Guidelines
  • 5.11: Camp Staff
    • 5.11.1: Directors
    • 5.11.2: Camp Counselors
    • 5.11.3: Resource Staff
    • 5.11.4: Kitchen Staff
    • 5.11.5: CANS Forum
  • 5.12: Job Postings
  • 5.13: How-to: Certification Courses
• 6: Events
  • 6.1: News

CANS Program Development Assistance Grants

For a list of camps who were awarded Program Development Assistance Grants for 2010 go to our 2010 Grant Recipients page.

Purpose: To help member camps in NS and PEI fund new camp programs OR special, one-time-only staff training in new program areas. The aim is to have the Camping Association SHARE in the cost of new programming ideas, NOT fund them in total.

Number of Grants Available in 2010: Maximum of four (4) grants of $750 per application.

Eligibility: The camp must be a current member of the Camping Association and should not have received a Program Development Assistance Grant in the past three years (for example, a camp receiving a grant in 2010 would not be eligible to re-apply until 2013).

If you applied in 2009 and were unsuccessful, you can certainly apply again this year. Camps are also asked to send in only one application per camp per year.

Camps should make sure their annual members dues are paid before (or, at least, at the same time as when) they send in their grant application form.

Begin a canoe program (and needs to purchase canoes, PFD, and other equipment)
Send 2-3 experienced staff canoe "teachers" to a Canoe Kayak flat water instructors' course
Begin an archery program
Build a new basketball court
Substantially add to or create a resource library on co-operative games and crafts
Establish a new LIT or CIT program (and have start-up and training costs)
Establish a low ropes course
Create a new religious education program
Undertake training for new safety issues

Or hundreds of other possibilities!

For more information: Contact Communications Manager Patti Sampson at info@campingns.ca