diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/modules/Unity.Notifications/src/Unity.Notifications.Domain/NotificationsDataSeedContributor.cs b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/modules/Unity.Notifications/src/Unity.Notifications.Domain/NotificationsDataSeedContributor.cs
index c47d8a0b0..caa34d854 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/modules/Unity.Notifications/src/Unity.Notifications.Domain/NotificationsDataSeedContributor.cs
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/modules/Unity.Notifications/src/Unity.Notifications.Domain/NotificationsDataSeedContributor.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public async Task SeedAsync(DataSeedContext context)
             new() { Name = "Applicant ID", Token = "applicant_id", MapTo = "applicant.unityApplicantId" },
             new() { Name = "Requested Amount", Token = "requested_amount", MapTo = "requestedAmount" },
             new() { Name = "Recommended Amount", Token = "recommended_amount", MapTo = "recommendedAmount" },
-            new() { Name = "Unity Application ID", Token = "unity_application_id", MapTo = "unityApplicationId" }
+            new() { Name = "Unity Application ID", Token = "unity_application_id", MapTo = "unityApplicationId" },
+            new() { Name = "Today's Date", Token = "today_date", MapTo = "" }
         };
 
         try
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ await templateVariablesRepository.InsertAsync(
 
         var emailGroups = new List<EmailGroupDto>
         {
-            new() {Name = "FSB-AP", Description = "This group manages the recipients for PO-related payments, which will be sent to FSB-AP to update contracts and initiate payment creation.",Type = "static"},
-            new() {Name = "Payments", Description = "This group manages the recipients for payment notifications, such as failures or errors",Type = "static"}
-        };
+            new() {Name = "FSB-AP", Description = "This group manages the recipients for PO-related payments, which will be sent to FSB-AP to update contracts and initiate payment creation.",Type = "static"},
+            new() {Name = "Payments", Description = "This group manages the recipients for payment notifications, such as failures or errors",Type = "static"}
+        };
         try
         {
             var allGroups = await emailGroupsRepository.GetListAsync();
@@ -111,4 +112,4 @@ internal class EmailTempateVariableDto
         public string Token { get; set; } = string.Empty;
         public string MapTo { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     }
-}
+}
diff --git a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/EmailsWidget/Default.js b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/EmailsWidget/Default.js
index 7a5188757..ba75a8b60 100644
--- a/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/EmailsWidget/Default.js
+++ b/applications/Unity.GrantManager/src/Unity.GrantManager.Web/Views/Shared/Components/EmailsWidget/Default.js
@@ -613,6 +613,26 @@
         return inputString;
     }
 
+    const buildTodayDateSpan = () => new Handlebars.SafeString(buildTodayDateHtml());
+
+    const buildTodayDateHtml = () => {
+        const formatted = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-CA', {
+            timeZone: 'America/Vancouver',
+            year: 'numeric',
+            month: 'long',
+            day: 'numeric'
+        }).format(new Date());
+        return `<span data-token="today_date">${formatted}</span>`;
+    };
+
+    const refreshTodayDateSpans = (html) => {
+        if (!html) return html;
+        return html.replaceAll(
+            /<span[^>]*data-token="today_date"[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/span>/gi,
+            buildTodayDateHtml()
+        );
+    };
+
     function extractTemplateData(apiResponse, mappingConfig) {
         const templateData = {};
 
@@ -620,7 +640,7 @@
             const { token, mapTo } = mapping;
 
             if (!mapTo) {
-                templateData[token] = ""; // handle empty MapTo
+                templateData[token] = token === 'today_date' ? buildTodayDateSpan() : "";
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -690,7 +710,7 @@
                     handleDraftChange();
                 });
                 editorInstance = editor;
-                editorInstance.setContent(data.body);
+                editorInstance.setContent(refreshTodayDateSpans(data.body));
             }
         });
         UIElements.inputEmailTo.val(data.toAddress);
@@ -698,7 +718,7 @@
         UIElements.inputEmailBCC.val(data.bcc ? data.bcc.replace(/,/g, '; ') : '');
         UIElements.inputEmailFrom.val(data.fromAddress);
         UIElements.inputEmailSubject.val(data.subject);
-        UIElements.inputEmailBody.val(data.body);
+        UIElements.inputEmailBody.val(refreshTodayDateSpans(data.body));
 
         const isDraft = data?.status === 'Draft';
         if (isDraft) {