Healthy School Communities Funding

Every HRCE school has access to annual Health Promoting Schools (HPS) funding through an equitable allocation process across the region. Health Promoting Schools funding allocations are shared with schools to guide their planning. Schools will engage with partners across the school community in the planning, processes and actions to improve student health, well-being.

Schools should use their HPS funding to nurture and support student well-being, build connectedness within the school community and promote students’ sense of cultural safety and belonging. Schools can think strategically about how to spend the entire funding amount in a way that benefits the entire school community. There should be input from school community members and partners (e.g., students, school staff, parents, SACs, etc.). 

School-based Health Promoting Schools funding allocations have gone out for the 2025/26.

*The Health Promoting Schools funding to schools' process has replaced previously offered school grants. If you would like to be engaged in your schools’ Health Promoting Schools funding planning and don’t know how, please contact us EMAIL. 

Whole Kids Foundation: Garden Grant Program: This grant provides support to a new or existing edible educational garden located at either a K–12 School or Non-profit organization that serves children in the K-12 grade range. Funding amount: $3,000. Applications open February 1, 2026 and closes March 1, 2026.

Scotts Canada: Gro for Good Grant: This grant supports creation or expansion of a garden or green space that will provide tangible benefits to the community in one or more of the following ways: addressing health and wellness needs, enhancing the environment and/or engaging with youth. Application period opens in early January each year. Funding amount: $2,500. The application deadline is Saturday, February 28th.

Nutrients for Life: Learning Garden Grant: This grant supports implementation of Learning Gardens which are outdoor, educational environments where students discover soil science and agricultural sustainability through hands-on practice. Funding amount: $300-$3,000. The application deadline is Sunday, March 1st.