A coalition of community groups says one million dollars is being invested to improve school food programs across Atlantic Canada.
Food First NL said the funding will support infrastructure projects that help schools produce, process, store and distribute food.
The money comes from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the School Food Infrastructure Fund, a one-time program for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The coalition — Food First NL, Food For All NB, Nourish Nova Scotia and the PEI Home and School Federation — oversaw the selection and administration of the grants.
New Brunswick
- Inner City Youth Ministry — $22,500
- Eastern Charlotte Waterways — $31,436
- Foods of the Fundy Valley — $97,748
- Geary Home and School Association — $22,000
- Grand Bay Home & School — $19,940
- River Valley Middle School Home and School — $21,307
- NSE Food Services Inc. — $30,575
- Groupe de développement durable du Pays de Cocagne — $12,200
Nova Scotia
- Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures — $55,000
- United Way Cape Breton — $37,059
- Summer Street Industries Society — $150,000
- The Station Learning Farm — $149,569
- Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq — $21,460
- Prince Edward Island
- PEI School Food Program — $150,000
- Down East Food Collective — $17,907
Newfoundland and Labrador
- School Lunch Association — $111,228
- Kids Eat Smart Foundation, Newfoundland and Labrador — $25,000
- NunatuKavut Community Council — $25,071
Food First NL said all projects are expected to be completed by spring 2026.
The improvements are intended to support the sustainability of the National School Food Program, which the federal government has committed to making permanent through legislation and funding.
