Alberta Grant Gazette│November 2 of 2 – November 17

Alberta Grant Gazette November 2 of 2

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” -Mary Kay Ash

Grant season is on.

Hi Everyone, A number of grant deadlines, grant events, and business awards are below.

Up to $2M grant funding available in the Agriculture sector. Check below.
Nation Rebuilding Program: total funding available is $100 million over 5 years. Deadline: December 17, 2021.
New Innovation Networks call: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for Defence and Security. Up to $1.5M funding. Deadline: December 7, 2021.

Smile and be awesome. Have a great week! David Kincade, MA Ask Dave a Question

1. Agriculture

Canada’s Food Innovation Challenge is offering 50% grant funding up to $2 million for collaborative, industry-led, development and innovation projects. LOI until: November 15, 2021. https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/challenge-defi

Agricultural Clean Technology Program: Research and Innovation Stream. Up to $2 million in grant funding available. https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-programs-and-services/agricultural-clean-technology-program-research-and-innovation-stream

Canada’s Innovation Booster program is offering 50% grant funding up to $100,000 for business development and innovation projects. Funds are extremely limited! Apply now. https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/2021-booster-webinar-propulseur-webinaire

Agriculture and Food Sustainability Assurance Initiatives Program: maximum of $250,000 total grant funding available. https://cap.alberta.ca/CAP/program/PUBLIC_ASSURANCE

Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP): up to $1M funding available. Extended until 2023! https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/business-entreprises/factap-patppa-eng.htm

2. Arts and Culture

The Organization Structural Change Grant funds up to $150,000. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until November 30, 2021. https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com/programs/organization-structural-change-grant/

Organization Activation Projects Funding provides a grant to support COVID-19 relaunch and recovery in the arts sector. Deadline: December 1, 2021. https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/organization-activation-projects-funding

Canada Media Fund (CMF)-Shaw Rocket Fund Kids Digital Animated Series Program: total budget of the Program shall be $3.75 million. Deadline: January 11, 2022. https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/cmf-shaw-rocket-fund-kids-digital-animated-series-program/

Culture and Status of Women grants: Check out funding opportunities for projects in the areas of arts, culture, community, heritage, recreation, sport, and diversity and inclusion. https://www.alberta.ca/culture-and-status-of-women-grants.aspx

3. COVID

Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program. Deadline: November 20, 2021 with a proposed extension until May 7, 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2021/10/targeting-covid-19-support-measures.html

Hardest Hit Business Recovery Program is open to businesses in all other sectors that have experienced revenue reductions of at least 50%. Deadline: November 20, 2021 with a proposed extension until May 7, 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2021/10/targeting-covid-19-support-measures.html

Calgary REP Business Support Grant with grant amount of up to $2000 per successful applicant. Deadline: November 30, 2021. https://www.calgary.ca/business-economy/investment-and-support/rep-support-grant.html

Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB). Each household can apply up to a maximum of 42 periods between September 27, 2020 and November 20, 2021. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-caregiving-benefit.html

The government announced an extension to Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) until May 2022. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/subsidy/recovery-hiring-program.html

The Digital Economy Program is designed to help small businesses take their businesses online. https://businesslink.ca/digital-economy-program/

The Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund – CMF Third-Language Allocation 2021-2022 is available to independent television producers. Application period: November 16, 2021 to January 13, 2022. https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/covid-19-recovery-fund-cmf-third-language-allocation-2021-2022/

4. Employment | Varies

The Alberta Jobs Now program second application intake is now open. Apply now before funding expires. https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-jobs-now-program.aspx

Eco Canada’s Youth in Natural Resources application is now open. Provide up to 80% of wage subsidy. https://eco.ca/wagesubsidy/ynr/hostquiz.aspx

Youth Employment Program funds up to 80% of a new employee’s wages to a maximum of $30,000. Learn more: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-irap-funding-hire-young-graduates

You can get up to $32,000 towards your employees salary and training expenses through Carreer Launcher’s Natural Resources Internships. Learn more: https://www.careerlauncher.ca/employers/our-internship-programs/natural-resources/

Youth Employment and Skills Program will contribute up to $14,000 towards hiring employing youth 15-30 years old. Application is first come first served basis. https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-programs-and-services/youth-employment-and-skills-program

5. Environment/CleanTech

NRCan provides financial assistance to help fund your industrial facility’s energy management project of up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $40,000 per facility. Deadline: November 20, 2020. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-industry/financial-assistance-energy-efficiency-projects/20413

Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) – Onshore Program available funding: $100K to $50M. Deadline: January 7, 2022. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/funding-partnerships/funding-opportunities/current-funding-opportunities/emissions-reduction-fund/onshore-program-emissions-reduction-fund/23050

$55 million in funding for Alberta business to improve efficiency and reduce emissions: https://eralberta.ca/energy-savings-for-business/

The Energy Futures Youth Seed Fund provides $50,000 to support projects initiated, led, and organized by young people. Round 2 opens December 1. Deadline: February 6, 2021. https://energyfutureslab.com/youth-seed-fund/

6. Export

CanExport Community Investments provides non- repayable contributions range from $3,000 to $500,000. Application deadline for 2022 projects: November 19, 2021. https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/canexport/community-communaute/index.aspx?lang=eng

Access up to $400,000 in annual funding through the CanExport Associations. The 2022-23 application process will be open from November 30, 2021 to January 11, 2022. https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/canexport/associations/index.aspx?lang=eng

Up to $75,000 in funding available for research and development (R&D) through the CanExport for Innovators. Learn more: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/canexport/innovation/index.aspx?lang=eng

7. Indigenous

Nation Rebuilding Program: total funding available is $100 million over 5 years, amounting to $20 million per fiscal year to distribute across the country. Deadline: December 17, 2021. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1530880050808/1530880135933

Indigenous groups and organizations can now apply for grants under the new $154 million Continuing Care Capital Program. Deadline: December 17, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=79717BDD1DB80-C278-0809-461E56CB2DFBDE79

Civil Society Fund: Maximum funding: $1,000,000 per project. Deadline: December 17, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/civil-society-fund.aspx

Canada Community Revitalization Fund: with a national investment of $500 million over two years. Provides support to build and improve community infrastructure projects. Deadline: March 31, 2023. https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/campaigns/covid19/ccrf.html

First Nation Adapt Program: supports climate change adaptation projects in First Nation communities south of the 60th parallel. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1481305681144/1594738692193

8. Municipalities

Municipalities can apply for funding for projects to develop and maintain local transportation infrastructure through the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP). Deadline: November 30, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/stip.aspx

Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program funds projects that enhance watershed resiliency to floods and droughts. Deadline: November 30, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/watershed-resiliency-and-restoration-program.aspx

The Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) provides cost-shared funding to help build municipal facilities for water supply and treatment, and wastewater treatment and disposal. Deadline: November 30, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/amwwp-apply.aspx

The Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs) provides up to $964 million over four years for smart renewable energy and electrical grid modernization projects. Now open. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/green-infrastructure-programs/smart-renewables-and-electrification-pathways-program/23566

Community building recommissioning grant: Community building recommissioning grant. Learn more: https://fcm.ca/en/funding/gmf/community-building-recommissioning-grant

9. Non-Profit

Organization Activation Projects Funding assists not-for-profit organizations by providing a grant to support COVID-19 relaunch and recovery in the arts sector. Deadline: December 1, 2021. https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/organization-activation-projects-funding

Civil Society Fund: Maximum funding: $1,000,000 per project. Deadline: December 17, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/civil-society-fund.aspx

Up to a maximum of $100,000 funding available through Stabilize Donation Matching 2.0. Deadline: March 4, 2022 or until all funds awarded. Apply now! https://www.alberta.ca/stabilize-program-phase-2.aspx#jumplinks-2

10. Post Secondary | Varies

The Women in STEM Scholarship supports women pursuing careers in STEM. 50 women will receive $2,500 each for their studies. Deadline: December 31, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/women-in-stem-scholarship.aspx

Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants provide funding to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector. Next Deadline: January 7, 2022. https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/I2I-INNOV_eng.asp

Up to $25,000 for up to six months available funding through Up to $25,000 for up to six months. https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/CCIEngage-ICCEngagement_eng.asp

Mitacs have you covered! $10,000 or $15,000 awards enable the brightest students to help you reach your business goals. Learn more: https://discover.mitacs.ca/business-strategy/

11. Technology | Varies

New Innovation Networks call: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for Defence and Security. Up to $1.5M to stimulate the free flow of ideas critical for innovation. Deadline: December 7, 2021. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/innovation-networks/challenge/advancing-5g-capabilities.html

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is seeking an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to assist in legally accessing encrypted data. Deadline: December 16, 2021. https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00147.html

Corrosion Detection in Ships Sandbox Call for Applications Re-launches. Sign up for an E-Post account by November 30, 2021 in order to make the submission deadline on December 16, 2021. https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/business-entreprises/factap-patppa-eng.htm

The Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program (Scaleup GAP) will accelerate Alberta’s companies to scale and grow and to propel digital transformation. Learn more: https://albertainnovates.ca/programs/alberta-scaleup-and-growth-accelerators-program/

Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program (APIP): Grants worth 12% of a project’s eligible capital costs will be issued to companies after projects are operational. Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-petrochemicals-incentive-program.aspx

12. Grant Events

Webinar: A Net Zero Ready MURB Solution and Alberta’s Power Grid. Date: November 17, 2021. https://www.ssria.ca/new-events/2021/10/19/a-net-zero-ready-murb-solution-and-albertas-power-grid

Join us on November 18, 2021, for the inaugural HerStory 2021 Competition featuring 30 inspiring women-identifying entrepreneurs. https://the51.com/

Agricultural Excellence Conference (AgEx): The Challenge of Change virtual conference. Date: November 24-26, 2021. https://fmc-gac.com/programs-services/agricultural-excellence-conference/

The Government of Alberta and Platform Calgary are excited to co-host HackIT.AB, a new digital innovation hackathon, from November 26 to 28, 2021. https://www.alberta.ca/hackit-ab-innovation-hackathon.aspx

Water Innovation Series – Advancing water treatment in Alberta’s oil sands. Date: November 30, 2021. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/water-innovation-series-advancing-water-treatment-in-albertas-oil-sands-tickets-207677508017

Niagara Falls Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards has been postponed. New schedule: November 30-December 2, 2021. https://growupconference.com/

TECTERRA presents a hybrid event: Uncovering the Future of Geospatial TEchnology. Date: December 8, 2021. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/north51-pre-event-panel-uncover-the-future-of-geospatial-technology-tickets-194014712227

Webinar: Germination/Young Plant Growing Media – Products and Best Practices and Growing Media for Edible Market – Organic Standards Change in Canada. Date: December 8, 2021. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AysjEU25SAG6KaKBENcR3Q

Farm Management Canada’s Risk Management Training: Roots to Success. Chere here to register: https://fmc-gac.com/programs-services/risk-management/#rts-registration

Check out upcoming workshops under the Trade Accelerator Program. https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/ready-to-export/trade-accelerator-program/trade-accelerator-program

13. Business Award Deadlines

Entries open for The 2022 American Business Awards on October 20. First early-bird entry Deadline: November 17, 2021. https://stevieawards.com/aba

2022 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. Deadline: November 19, 2021. https://innovation.gg.ca/nominate/information/

ENERGY GLOBE Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate feasible solutions. Deadline 2022 Award: November 23, 2021. https://www.energyglobe.info/participate

Dieline Awards 2022. Call for entries is now open. This year, DIELINE Awards are offering Early Bird pricing on all entries submitted by December 7, 2021. http://dielineawards.com/rates-deadlines?mc_cid=d1cf6b8ded&mc_eid=bbbadc5b9a

AVA Digital Awards: Honoring excellence in digital creativity, branding, and strategy. Deadline: December 16, 2021. https://avaawards.com/

Get Your Nominations in for the Canadian Innovation Awards. Deadline: December 22, 2021. https://brainstation.io/magazine/get-your-nominations-in-for-the-canadian-innovation-awards

Entries for the 2022 (20th) American Business Awards. Deadline: February 9, 2022. https://stevieawards.com/aba

Nominate someone for the Emerging Excellence Award or the Digital Publishing Leadership Award. The Call for Entries opens December 1, 2021. Deadline: March 2, 2022. https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/submissions/deadlines/

14. Government Update

Another massive win for Alberta’s tech sector. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=8032004BE0074-F25E-2920-9467C7C5F52C0CE4

Government of Canada announces over $100M to spur job creation in Alberta and fight climate change. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2020/11/government-of-canada-announces-over-100m-to-spur-job-creation-in-alberta-and-fight-climate-change.html

Alberta’s government is using up to $176 million from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system and federal Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund (LCELF). https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=802609F6EB575-E22B-32A7-B61FE3B3C19692E7

Extra support for child care operators in Alberta: Alberta’s government is directing almost $35 million in funding to licensed child care programs. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=803220CBBF7A1-C1A9-E247-2BF8E36EECFEAF16

Alberta’s government is investing $2 million over four years in the UCeed Social Impact Fund. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=803230DEFD1B0-03B3-41EE-5BB8B51F27D0E0EC

A $2.5-billion investment to build a major petrochemical facility in the Greenview Industrial Gateway. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=803406BB606BD-9E87-3A95-AF90C83751F1E32A

Alberta’s government is allocating $1 million per year for five years to launch WRaP 2.0. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=8031502238F5E-BB1C-B11D-A02B98A35D501DD9

Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides’ statement Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=802820F439584-DD53-F01F-A5FCFD9B24C191BE

Alberta’s government is helping everyday Albertans by providing annual funding of $1.25 million for the new 12-week Youth Recovery Program at Hull Services. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=803396B370E7E-F6AF-B378-DDD3CC31E7E29D53

Calgary Welcomes Business Accelerator Plug and Play. https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/newsroom/calgary-welcomes-business-accelerator-plug-and-play/

Calgary REP Business Support GrantAlberta’s government is partnering with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and 10 irrigation districts to invest a total of nearly $933 million in irrigation infrastructure. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=80353DD745B7C-F9CC-E885-87937FB9750683B3

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