The Yarmouth Collaborative Food Network (CFN) is a growing partnership working to reduce food insecurity and strengthen community well-being across the Town of Yarmouth, surrounding rural areas, and nearby First Nations communities. Coordinated by Parents’ Place, the CFN brings together local organizations, volunteers, schools, municipalities, and the Acts of Kindness Society (AOK) to deliver accessible, […]

The purpose of this project is to understand the tensions between Indigenous-led research projects and the standard academic processes that are intended to maintain ethical standards. By identifying the tensions, strategies used to navigate them effectively will also be identified. The project will be adopt Two-Eyed Critical Sensemaking as a lens to analyze research ethics […]

The Colchester Food Network (CFN) is a well-established community organization working to improve access to healthy food and build food skills across Colchester County. In 2024, CFN became one of Nova Scotia’s designated Collaborative Food Networks (CFNs), strengthening its commitment to dignity-based food access, inclusive community partnerships, and holistic, culturally responsive programming. With support from […]

This project aims to evaluate the food security programs delivered by Maggie’s Place Cumberland as part of the Cumberland County Collaborative Food Network (CFN) initiative. Maggie’s Place, a trusted family resource centre serving communities across the region, is the backbone organization for the CFN in Cumberland County. Building on two years of CFN-funded activities, this […]

The Island Food Network (IFN), based in Victoria County, Cape Breton, is one of the community partners delivering the province-wide Collaborative Food Network (CFN) program. Launched in April 2025, the CFN initiative supports community-led responses to food insecurity by promoting human dignity, choice, nutrition, adaptability, and efficiency in local food programs. This project will evaluate […]

Glace Bay Citizen’s Service League – Town House is addressing a critical issue that affects many communities: food insecurity. Although progress has been made through programs such as community meals, cooking classes, and a social supermarket, food insecurity is not only about access to food. It also relates to people’s dignity, health, and their sense […]

Eskasoni Community Foodbank is addressing a critical issue that affects many communities: food insecurity. Through programs such as community meals, cooking classes, and a social supermarket, the organization has made important progress in helping people access nutritious food. However, food insecurity is about more than food access alone—it also touches on human dignity, health, and […]

The industry partner is a producer of a successful seaweed based plant product used globally to improve plant growth. However, a large amount of waste byproduct, termed seaweed insoluble residue, is created as a byproduct of the production process. This residue has been found to contain a large amount of the original seaweed biomass. By […]

This research will look to extract value from marine food processing by-products through development of green chemistry technologies, to generate valuable bio-products that may be used in a health prevention role in animals and humans. This will benefit existing food processors by addressing underutilized resources, add value in the partner industry and provide tools for […]

Microalgae have potential for use in both the food and feed industries. It is already used in a number of different applications, including biofuels, flavour enhancers, colouring agents and emulsification agents, as well as sources of protein, polysaccharides, lipids and vitamins. Microalgae also contains proteins which can serve as precursor of small fragment (3-20 amino […]

The proposed project will benefit the participating institutions by establishing a new international partnership focused on developing sustainable, non-toxic coatings to combat marine biofouling, an issue with significant economic and environmental implications for industries like shipping and aquaculture. By combining expertise in photoactive materials and microbial-material interface analysis, the collaboration will enhance research capacity at […]

Prairie Grants is a forward-thinking organization that simplifies the complex grant discovery and application process for Canadian start-ups. Despite the abundance of funding opportunities in Canada, many businesses struggle to access them due to limited awareness, difficulty identifying relevant programs, and inefficient, manual application procedures. Currently, Prairie Grants provides client support through manual grant matching […]