Primary program funding comes from the Department of Education. The other two sources of program funding are limited to those literacy organizations with a registered charitable status. One is the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament (PGI) for very specifically defined expenses and others come from private sector donations. All other funding sources provide support on a project basis only.

The following table provides an overview of the key funding sources and the literacy categories they support.

Table 8 – Funding Sources

SOURCE OF FUNDING	PROGRAM	PROJECT
Provincial Government – Department of Education / NSSAL Annual Funding Application
Provincial Government – Department of Community Services / NSSAL Project Proposal Basis
Canada–Nova Scotia Skills and Learning Framework (formerly Labour Market Development Agreement – LMDA) Project proposal Basis
National Literacy Secretariat Project Proposal Basis
Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf for Literacy Tournament (PGI) Annual Grant Application to a maximum of $3000 See Note below
Foundations Grant Application		(primarily)
Private Sector Donations Fundraising United Way