NOVA Chemicals Community Investment Program offers competitive financial support to registered nonprofits and charitable organizations serving communities where NOVA Chemicals operates. The company prioritizes programs in STEM education and skilled trades, community basic needs and health or safety, and environmental stewardship. The current quarterly application intake closes November 30, 2026.
Applicant funding: A standard individual applicant award minimum or maximum is not published. The funder’s guidelines mention larger ‘signature investments’ of $50,000 or more and require those proposals at least six months before funds are needed. This is a planning instruction, not a standard $50,000 award or an applicant funding ceiling.
Deadline: November 30, 2026, the fourth quarterly review cutoff. NOVA Chemicals states recurring review cutoffs of February 28, May 31, August 31, and November 30, but does not publish an exact November 30 closing hour or time zone. The funder generally aims to notify successful applicants within 90 days; decisions and grants are not guaranteed.
Eligible applicants and geography: Registered nonprofit and charitable organizations with projects that directly benefit NOVA Chemicals operating communities, demonstrate community needs and measurable outcomes, and are financially sound. U.S. nonprofit applicants must include a current W-9. Applicants should verify proximity to the company’s operating locations before submitting. The program does not fund unrestricted nationwide or international activities merely because the applicant is based in the United States.
Allowable focus: Projects in community health and essential needs, safety, STEM and technical education, skilled trades, and environmental outcomes, with specific community benefit and measurable results. The company prefers direct program delivery over fundraising event sponsorship. Applicants should submit relevant program budgets or financial statements.
Restrictions: The guidelines generally exclude capital expenditures, travel and accommodations, recreational sports, individual pursuits, private K-12 schools, playground or school-team projects, political advocacy, fundraising or auction events, and programs benefiting only small private audiences. Religious organizations’ programs may be considered when they benefit the wider public. Support is generally not committed for more than three years. One request per organization per fiscal year is permitted. The funder does not publish a universal cost-sharing match percentage.
How to apply: Check the official eligibility and application guidelines and use the funder’s linked online application process before November 30, 2026. Only online requests are accepted. Source verified November 7, 2026; funder guidelines control final eligibility and award conditions.