A new fund has been announced to help community organizations across Canada recover from COVID-19.

The federal government earmarked $400 million for the Community Services Recovery Fund.

Nicole Dawe, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of NL says applications are open to charities, non-profits and indigenous groups to help improve efficiency, sustainability and to cope with financial losses since 2020.

Dawe says they have roughly $3 million to distribute to applicants across Newfoundland and Labrador. She says it’s a one time benefit meant to be a bookend to previous government funding that was provided throughout the pandemic.

The deadline to submit an application is February 21.