New Brunswick Athlete Assistance Program (NBAAP)

The funding is provided by the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture in partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic and Sport New Brunswick. The program's delivery is overseen by the Performance Excellence Council comprised of the above partners and relies heavily on input from national and provincial sport organizations.

Athletes may apply at any time, but only once per fiscal year (between April 1^st and March 31^st), using the NBAAP application form (PDF 227 KB). The Performance Excellence Council will review applications quarterly, in mid-June, mid-September, mid-December and mid-March.

NBAAP Tier Guide

The NBAAP Tier Guide will be used to identify eligible athletes for financial support:

Tier 1 ($6000)

Carded athletes who have been selected to compete for Canada at the Olympic/Paralympic Games or Senior World Championship in a recognized Olympic/Paralympic discipline.

Tier 2 ($4000)

• carded athletes (SR, C1 and D level) who currently do not meet Tier 1 qualifications
• non-carded athletes who have been selected to compete for Canada at a Senior or Junior World Championship in sport disciplines that are eligible for Sport Canada carding
• non-carded athletes who have been selected to compete for Canada at Pan American/Parapan-American or Commonwealth Games

Tier 3 ($3000)

• non-carded athletes who have been selected to compete for Canada internationally as part of a recognized senior national team program in sport disciplines that are eligible for Sport Canada carding
• athletes training to become re-carded in a recognized national team program (up to 1-year)
• athletes who have attended a Junior World Championship the previous year and are part of the NextGen or Senior National team training pool of athletes

Please submit an endorsement from your national sport organization.

Tier 4 ($1500)

• athletes, in sports NOT eligible for Sport Canada carding, who have been selected to compete at a Senior or Junior World Championship as part of a recognized national team program
• athletes who have achieved significant results at the national level and have demonstrated a strong potential to earn a position on the senior national team within 2-3 years in sports that are eligible for Sport Canada carding
• non-carded athletes who have been selected to compete for Canada internationally as part of a recognized junior national team program in sport disciplines that are eligible for Sport Canada carding

Please submit an endorsement from your national sport organization.

Tier 5 ($750)

• athletes who have achieved significant results at the national level and have demonstrated a strong potential to earn a position on the junior national team within 2 years in sport disciplines that are eligible for Sport Canada carding
• athletes selected by their national sport organization as NextGen athletes or part of the Senior National team pool of athletes

Please submit an endorsement from your national sport organization.

To be eligible to be considered for support through the NBAAP, an athlete must be:

• a member in good standing of their provincial sport organization
• actively competing in national and/or international competitions
• participating in a year-round competitive and training program
• a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
• a New Brunswick athlete

A New Brunswick athlete is defined as someone who is registered with a provincial sport organization in New Brunswick, who has been training in the province for at least 8 months and who is actively representing New Brunswick at national and/or international competitions. If there is no provincial sport organization in New Brunswick registration, the athlete must be registered with a national sport organization. 

Consideration will be given to athletes training outside the province for academic or athletic reasons if the athlete can demonstrate strong ties to the province (e.g., born or lived a considerable amount of time the province, primary residence or parents still live in the province, unable to receive the required level of training in New Brunswick, etc.). These athletes must not have made another province or territory their permanent residence and must be supported by their provincial sport organization. 

To remain eligible for support, athletes may be required to provide a report of their activities and successes when submitting subsequent funding requests.

Ineligible athletes

• athletes receiving financial support from any other provincial/territorial athlete assistance program
• athletes who are competing in master’s competitions (Active for Life)
• athletes who are competing in professional leagues
• athletes who are competing in sports or disciplines that are not part of any major Games or that are not funded by Sport Canada through the Sport Funding Framework
• athletes who fail to demonstrate reasonable progression along the national sport organization pathway towards the national team
• athletes who have been ruled ineligible to compete because of an anti-doping rule violation by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

If an athlete's eligibility is unclear, the Performance Excellence Council will decide based on all the facts provided, in consultation with national and provincial sport organizations. The final decision will be at the Performance Excellence Council’s discretion.

All applications must be submitted to Sport New Brunswick by email, with the subject line ‘NBAAP’ to [email protected]. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.