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12 November 2024

You must tell yourself, “No matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.” – Les Brown

Grants of the Week:
 
Announcements:
 
  • I’m going to be offering the in-person Advanced Grant Writing Course in communities across Alberta in 2025. Similar to FCSS in St. Albert, I’m looking for community hosts (e.g., counties, economic development agencies, FCSS). If your organization is interested, please email me.
  • I could visit your community for a week, and we’ll help your local businesses and not-for-profit organizations write a master grant application. The pilot in St. Albert was successful, and you have an opportunity to bring more provincial and federal grant dollars to your area.  
  • Recommend acting soon as time spots and training funding are limited as well as first come, first serve.
 
Pro Tip:
 
  • A well written grant feels like a winner in three key areas: project title, first sentence, and then the first paragraph. 
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Grants Below!
 
Check out the 300+ grants below. Use the index above for quick scrolling.

Have an amazing week!

David Kincade, MA

Grant Writer & Instructor for the Advanced Grant Writing Course
780-297-6177
 
 

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1. Agriculture

UPDATE! Protein Industries Canada – Capacity Building Program: current call “Access to Talent, Labour and Skill” is extended until November 19, 2024. 

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Prevention and Preparedness Stream: access up to $1M funding. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream: access up to $1M funding. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

Small Community Opportunity Program: receive between $20,000 and $100,000 for local projects. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

Protein Industries Canada – Technology Leadership program: now accepting EoIs. EOIs for projects may be submitted until Jan. 16, 2025.

Protein Industries Canada opens call for projects to explore blending of pulses and cereals to create new ingredients and food products. Access up to $10 million. EOIs for projects may be submitted until Jan. 16, 2025. 

Alberta Agricultural Societies Program: 2025/26 Grant Application Intake: Spring 2025. 

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP): Total Funding Available: $6,000,000. Expression of Interest/Project Pitch Video Submission: Spring, 2025.

AgriMarketing Program: is oversubscribed, and currently out of funding for applications. There will be second intake for applications in the Spring of 2025. Stay tuned for more details.

AFPA’s Food Futures Program: – Alberta Business Grants: wage subsidies of up to $5,000 for temporary work experience placements. This funding concludes Sep 30, 2025. 

Food Innovation Challenge – Cultivating a resilient food future: Developing the end-to-end Cellular Food capacity for Canadian global leadership. May open in 2025.

AgriAssurance Program – National Industry Association Component: AAFC will contribute up to $1 million grant per year. Application is ongoing until September 30, 2027; however, the application period may close sooner if funding has been fully committed.

AgriAssurance Program – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Component: AAFC contribution toward a project up to $50,000. Application is ongoing until September 30, 2027; however, the application period may close sooner if funding has been fully committed.

AgriInnovate Program: funding up to $5,000,000. Applications is ongoing until the end of the program on March 31, 2028, or until funding has been fully committed.

Agricultural Clean Technology Program: Program funding for the Research and Innovation Stream is $50 million. Program ends March 31, 2028.

Supply Management Processing Investment Fund contributes up to $5 million in non-repayable contribution to an organization over the life of the program until March 31, 2028.

On-Farm Efficiency Program: The overall program funding maximum per applicant is $150,000 over the duration of the program term (2024-2028). Application is ongoing. 

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program: access up to $1M funding per year up to five years. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until the end of the program on March 31, 2029.

Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP): provides non-repayable contributions of almost $759 million over 10 years. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2030.

Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken: The program will provide over $44 million to the sector over the next 10 years.

Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program provides support for up to $500,000. Application is ongoing. 

Canada Pavilion Program: aims to make trade show participation easier for Canadian companies at the world’s premier food and beverage events. Application is ongoing. 

Protein Industries Canada will be investing $30 million into these artificial intelligence projects, benefiting the plant-based and agrifood sector. Application is still open.

RDAR – Irrigation Targeted Call for Proposals, which focuses on Drought Management and Production Resilience is now open. Funding up to $500,000 in capital expenses on a similar cost-shared basis.

RDAR – Producer Research and Evaluation Program is still open for applications. Receive up to $20,000 per project to complete on-farm research.

Water Pumping Program – Provides assistance to producers in securing adequate water supplies for domestic, livestock or agricultural purposes.

Rural Electric Grant Program (REGP) assists farmers financially to access a basic, essential service at a reasonable cost and aids in the diversification of our rural economy.

Venture-Capital Ready: This fully funded investment training program is specifically designed for established food businesses throughout Canada. Register now.

Farm fuel and rural utility programs: Funding and programs to assist rural Albertans with essential services at a reasonable cost. Learn more.

Value-Added Program. Invests in projects that increase company sales and production capacity, expand market opportunities and create jobs in Alberta. Stream A – Application window will close when funds are fully utilized and may reopen if new funds become available.

On-Farm Value-Added Program. Helps primary producers grow sales, expand production capacity, explore market opportunities and create jobs in Alberta. Stream A – Application window will close when funds are fully utilized and may reopen if new funds become available.

FCC’s Sustainability Incentive Program: receive one payment per year at a maximum of $2,000. Most of the programs are now open!

Protein Industries Canada moves to continuous intake for Technology Leadership projects. Learn more.

Canada Brand is open to export-ready, registered Canadian business entities that have a role in producing, promoting or supporting Canadian agriculture, food or seafood products.

Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit (APITC) provides a 12% non-refundable tax credit when corporations invest $10 million or more in a project to build or expand a value-added agri-processing facility in Alberta.

Emerging Opportunities Program provides maximum grant funding to a project up to $2,000,000 funding.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP): program funding up to $300,000. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis within each intake cycle year.

The Water Program supports agricultural water management by helping primary producers adopt agriculture water better management practices and priority actions.

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2. Arts and Culture

NEW! Apprenticeship Program for Technical Production, Producing and Design – National Open Call for Partner Organizations. Up to a maximum of $10,000. Deadline: December 4, 2024. 

NEW! Creative Producer Fellowship: funding of up to $30,000 per year. The Fellowship takes place from January 2025 to January 2027. Deadline: December 4, 2024. 

NEW! Prairies Performing Arts Initiative (PPAI): maximum of $750,000 per project over a maximum of 3 years in non-repayable contributions. EoI will be accepted on a timed intake until February 1, 2025, or until funding has been fully committed. 

NEW! National Creation Fund: invest up to $2,000,000 a year in 9 to 11 projects.  Application is ongoing. 

Future Focus Program: There is a total of $400,000 available through the program in 2024. Deadlines:  November 15, 2024.

Dance Residency (pilot): funds up to two residencies, each with a maximum funding of $50,000. Deadline: November 15, 2024. 

CMF and SODEC announced the reopening of Predevelopment Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations. Deadline: November 20, 2024.

The Short-Term Projects component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: request up to $100,000. Deadline: November 20, 2024. 

CMF launched the new Distributor Program: access up to 49 per cent of eligible costs or $500,000 funding. Application Period: November 7 to November 28, 2024.  

Edmonton Arts Council – Operating program helps arts organizations fulfill their mandates. Deadline: December 2, 2024. 

Apply for Organization Activation Projects Funding: access up to $30,000. Deadline: December 2, 2024. 

Arts Presenting Project Funding: supports the public presentation of professional artists. Deadline: December 2, 2024. 

Professional Development for Artists component of Explore and Create: access up to $10,000. Deadline: any time before the start date of your project or activity, until 3 December 2024.

International Multisport Games for Aboriginal Peoples and Persons with a Disability — Hosting Program. Deadline: December 31, 2024. 

CMF launched the Iteration Program. Deadline: January 30, 2025. 

FACTOR – Collective Initiatives contribute a percentage of the total eligible budget up to $200,000 per fiscal year. Deadlines: January 15, 2025; May 1, 2025. 

Historic resource conservation grants: access funding ranges from $50,000 – $100,000 to conserve historic places. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February.

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program: Maximum grant is $25,000. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February. 

Heritage Awareness grants provide matching grants of up to $25,000. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February. 

Community Support Organizations Operating Funding – supports arts programs and services to communities. Deadline: March 3, 2025.

Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding: provides up to $18,000 to support development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists. Deadline: March 3, 2025. 

Dance Individual Project Funding: provides up to $18,000 funding. Deadline: March 3, 2025.

Literary Individual Project Funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists. Deadline: March 3, 2025.

Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding: provides up to $18,000. Deadline: March 3, 2025.

National Multisport Services Organization — Sport Support Program: Deadline: March 16, 2025. 

Artist – Driven Organizations component of the Explore and Create program: The Canada Council for the Arts has extended the deadline to the spring of 2025.

Alberta Made Screen Industries Program: Supporting Alberta’s screen-based production sector with targeted grant funding. 

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage culture and creative innovation. Application is ongoing.

International Single Sport Events — Hosting Program: access up to $250,000 (Tier I) or more that $250,000 (Tier II). Application is ongoing. 

Research and Creation component of Explore and Create: provides up to $25,000. Submit your application anytime before the start of your project.

Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations – Canada Cultural Investment Fund: access up to $250,000 funding. Application is ongoing.

Film and Television Tax Credit offers a refundable Alberta tax credit on eligible production costs. Applicants may apply for either a 22% or 30% tax credit rate.

Movable Cultural Property Grants help designated organizations acquire cultural property of outstanding significance and national importance to Canada. Application is ongoing.

The Events component of the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program provides funding to community-based events.

Arts, culture and sports grants search: Find funding opportunities for projects in the areas of arts, culture, community, heritage, recreation, sport, and diversity and inclusion.

Legacy Fund – Building Communities through Arts and Heritage: access up to a maximum of $500,000.

Video program: A maximum of $40,000 in video funding is available per qualifying release per fiscal year, across all programs. Apply multiple times throughout the year.

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) provides eligible productions with a fully refundable tax credit, available at a rate of 25 per cent of the qualified labour expenditure. applications on an ongoing basis.

3. Employment 

NEW! Apprenticeship Program for Technical Production, Producing and Design – National Open Call for Partner Organizations. Up to a maximum of $10,000. Deadline: December 4, 2024. 

NEW! Rural Team Recruitment Grant Program: maximum salary, inclusive of benefits, is $145,000 of which 50% will be paid by Alberta Health. 

Student Work Placement Subsidy – Trucking HR Canada: Up to a maximum of 70%, up to $7,000. Fall 2024 – Open for applications. 

BioTalent Canada’s for SWPP 2024-2025: now accepting Fall 2024 term placements. Deadline: December 6, 2024; Next term: Winter 2025 term placements – February 28, 2025.

Canada Green Corps – Science and Technology Internship Programme: Up to $28,000 wage subsidy. Last day of placement funding: January 31, 2025. 

Summer Research Studentships (SRS) program provides undergraduate students with paid experiential learning opportunities at post-secondary institutes in Alberta. Application is ongoing. 

ECO Canada – Youth in Natural Resources: Eligible employers can receive 75% of the candidate’s wages up to $30,000. Application is open.

Self Employment Training Program: To learn more, join an online Information Session offered every Monday at 11:00 am or Wednesday at 2:00 pm.

Student Work Placement (Co-Op): provide 50% of a wage up to a maximum of $5,000 to eligible employers who hire the brightest minds in STEAM and Business. Application is now open. 

Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships provides grant funding to Indigenous communities and organizations to deliver group-training projects.

YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange (SWSE): Applications are open for the 2025 summer exchange program!  

Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) Discovering Potential Program: provide subsidies of up to $24,000 to employers. Application is ongoing. End Date: March 31, 2025.

Alberta is Calling! Moving Bonus Program will give  $5,000 refundable tax credit to eligible skilled tradespersons who move to Alberta between May 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Eligible applicants can start applying on May 1, 2025.

Workforce Strategies grant: Funding for projects that address labour and skills shortages and support Alberta’s economic recovery. Application is ongoing. 

Innovative Work-Integrated Learning (I-WIL) initiative helps give valuable and relevant work experience to post-secondary students across Canada. 

Young Canada Works (YCW) offers a variety of short-term job and internship programs to job seekers and employers. Learn more. 

Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP): provides timely payment of eligible wages owing to workers whose employer has gone bankrupt or become subject to receivership.

Industry Commercialization Associates – Receive up to $120,000 to help cover the salary for employees to promote the commercialization of your business. Application is open.

Science & Technology Internship Program (STIP) – Green Jobs: Up to 75% in wage subsidies are available for employers. Apply through delivery organization.

Women’s Employment Skills Training (WEST): a 9 week program, specially tailored to empower women and provide them with a comprehensive introduction to essential careers within the aviation industry.

Science Horizons Youth Internship Program: wage subsidies up to $25,000. Applications for 2024-2025 intake are open!

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: New Law Enforcement Pathway in the Alberta Express Entry Stream.

University of Calgary- Schulich School of Engineering is pleased to introduce a paid internship program for Master of Engineering (MEng) students.

GRIT (Get Ready in Trades) is a trades-focused career exploration and development program created for youth with disabilities and barriers to success. Application is ongoing.

Autism Calgary – Spectrum Advantage: a 4 month program that assists all participants with soft skill development and also includes financial assistance to participants.

DiversityWorks: employers are eligible to receive financial support to train and hire new employees.

Lifemark is currently accepting applications for our Empower – Edmonton, Empower – Calgary, WORKforce, CARES, and ReadySetWORK programs. Learn more.

Career and Employment Services – Strive 2 is a customized program to help individuals address and resolve their identified barriers, develop skills and secure/maintain employment.

Strive 4 Work: Fall intake will resume September 9, 2024. Apply and receive a living allowance of $15/hour while participating skills training.

FIRST (First Industrial Research, Science, or Technology) Jobs placement program: waitlist is currently open. Register now!

Work-Sharing Program helps employers and employees avoid layoffs, when there is a temporary decrease in the normal level of business activity that is beyond the control of the employer.

Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program: applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Computers for Schools Intern (CFSI) program seeks to enhance the employability and marketability of youth through internships. Application is ongoing.

TECHNATION’s Career Ready Program: An increased subsidy of 70% (to a maximum of $7000.00) is awarded to employers hiring students from under-represented groups

Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime: eligible parents with payments of $500 per week, paid every 2 weeks, for a maximum of 35 weeks over a period of 3 years.

Career Starter wage subsidy open for a limited time. Get up to $15k to hire young talent.

The Student Work Placement Program gives post-secondary students across Canada paid work experience related to their field of study. Apply for wage subsidies through one of the following funding recipients find here.

Environmental Jobs Growth Program: eligible employers receive up to $18,750 in wage funding. Application is open.

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) helps you pay for expenses while you train as an apprentice in a designated Red Seal trade. Learn more.

Cybersecurity Training and Work Integrated Learning Program: employers can access a wage subsidy up to $7,000.

The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) offers paid postgraduate internships for one-year appointments. Learn more.

International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) offers Canadian youth to gain professional experience abroad in the field of international development.

Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships provides grant funding to assist Indigenous individuals to gain the necessary skills training and work experience.

The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) offers paid postgraduate internships for one-year appointments. Learn more.

Apply for Apprenticeship and Industry Training Programs and Services.

Canada-Alberta Job Grant is closed for applications until March 31, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates.

4. Environment/CleanTech 

Alberta Land Trust Grant Program: Program applications are now being accepted for 2024-25 until November 15, 2024. 

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024. Maximum funding $1 million CAD. Deadline: November 21, 2024.

Wheaton Precious Metals Future of Mining Challenge: $1 million will be awarded to a solution that targets the reduction of greenhouse gases and carbon intensity at base and precious metals mines. Deadline: November 22, 2024. 

NGIF Accelerator’s Industry Grants Program has launched a $5MM Cleantech Challenge to drive innovation across the natural gas value chain. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

City of Edmonton’s Change Homes for Climate Solar Rebate Program: Get a maximum of $100,000 total rebate per property owner per calendar year. Application is first-come, first-serve basis. Eligible systems must be installed with documentation submitted by December 16, 2024.

Emissions Reduction Advancement Program: An industry-funded program established under the Clean Fuel Regulations that will support projects that reduce short term GHG emissions in Canada. More details will be available later in 2024.

FCM’s Tree Planting – Funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects. Access up to a maximum of $10 million in project funding. Deadline: February 4, 2025.

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP): Total Funding Available: $6,000,000. Expression of Interest/Project Pitch Video Submission: TBC, 2025.

Funding for Indigenous-led awareness and education projects for cleaner transportation and clean fuels. Call for proposals with continuous intake open until March 31, 2025, or until funds are fully allocated.

Green Freight Program: Stream 1 (Assess and Retrofit): is providing grant funding up to a maximum of $250,000. Continuous intake basis until March 31, 2027.

Energy Storage and Minerals supports development of next-generation materials, critical minerals, and end products for a more competitive, modern, and sustainable minerals and materials industry. Application is ongoing. 

2 Billion Trees Program: The ongoing call for proposals is open.

Ecosystem Development Partnership Program: Building Alberta’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and creating competitive advantage through collaboration.

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund: provide short-term funding of $2 billion for projects that will contribute to the rehabilitation of both water treatment and distribution infrastructure and existing wastewater and storm water treatment systems. 

Clean economy investment tax credits (ITCs): your business may be eligible for tax credits for investments in Canada that support the transition to net zero emissions.

Bioenergy and Circular Economy: supports projects focused on renewable fuels, waste conversion and building a circular economy in plastics. Application is ongoing.

Critical Minerals and Emerging Tech: Supports development of next-generation materials, critical minerals, and end products for a better minerals and materials industry. Application is ongoing.

Renewable and Alternative Energy Program: This program invests in projects to develop and deploy clean technologies to benefit Albertans and contribute to the province’s low-carbon economy.

Methane Emissions Reduction Program supports technologies that detect, monitor, and mitigate methane emissions reductions from Alberta’s oil and gas industry. Application is ongoing.

Recovery Technologies program advances technologies that improve hydrocarbon recovery while reducing associated emissions.

Remote Area Heating Allowance (RAHA) program: currently scheduled to expire March 31, 2026. Rebates to Albertans of up to 25% of the cost of fuel.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen Program invests in projects to adapt, develop, and deploy innovative clean technologies.

AMEP technology development trials funding is to expedite the commerciality of new technologies. grant is up to 100% of the cost.

Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program provides grants to companies to attract investment in new or expanded market-driven petrochemical facilities.

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program: still accepting applications under these streams: Biomass heating, district heating, and combined heat and power systems and Research, Development, and Demonstration projects.

Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund provides funding directly to provinces and territories to help them reduce carbon pollution, meet Canada’s 2030 climate target, and support our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

5. Export

New York fintech  – Canadian Technology Accelerator. Deadline: November 12, 2024. 

Eureka Globalstars Japan 2024-2025 call for proposals. Deadline: Internal consortium project proposal – December 4, 2024. 

ZIM Funding: 14th Joint Call for Proposals now open between Germany and Canada. Deadline: December 4, 2024. 

Canadian Compound Semiconductors and Advanced Packaging: Partnering visit to the United Kingdom. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

CanExport Community Investments: provides non-repayable grants up to $500,000. Will be accepting proposals for the 2025-26 year from November 18, 2024 to December 13, 2024. 

CanExport Associations: access up to $250,000 in annual funding. Application will open from November 26, 2024 to January 7, 2025. 

United Kingdom and Germany PropTech – Canadian Technology Accelerator. Deadline: January 8, 2025. 

EUREKA – SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing. Deadline: January 16, 2025. 

Xecs call 4 – Electronic Components and Systems. Deadlines: Project Outline: January 23, 2025; Full Project Proposal: April 16, 2025. 

Canada Pavilion Program: aims to make trade show participation easier for Canadian companies at the world’s premier food and beverage events. Application is ongoing. 

Women Exporters Program (WEP): provide the tools, training, and networks to women-owned businesses connect with potential customers globally.

Mitacs Accelerate International: Funding starts at $15,000. Application is ongoing.
 
 
Canada Brand is open to export-ready, registered Canadian business entities that have a role in producing, promoting or supporting Canadian agriculture, food or seafood products.
 
Eurostars is the largest international funding program for SMEs seeking to collaborate on R&D projects that create innovative products, processes or services for commercialization.
 
The Creative Export Strategy helps Canadian creative industries maximize their export potential and stand out in the global market. Eligible projects can receive up to $2.5 million in funding. Learn more.
 
The Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) is an innovative initiative, designed to accelerate the strategic development of your business and to better prepare you for expansion into international markets.

6. Indigenous 

NEW! Alberta Restorative Justice Grant: up to $50,000 per program for one year. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

NEW! National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS): an estimated $123.5M will be available for to eligible organizations under this Call for Applications. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

NEW!Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces: applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until December 31, 2028, or until funding has been fully committed.

UPDATE! Medical First Responder Grant: A total of $800,000 in funding is available. Deadline extended: November 12, 2024. 

UPDATE! Emergency Medical Responder Education Grant: A total of $600,000 in funding is available, with grants of up to $24,000 per community. Deadline extended: November 12, 2024. 

Employment Partnerships Program: provides funding to Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders for Indigenous workforce development. Applications are open until November  15, 2024.

Indigenous primary health care funding – Innovation Fund: access up to $5 funding. Application Deadline Review 3: November 15, 2024. 

Drought and Flood Protection Program: The application period for 2025/26 is now open until November 29. A funding cap of $10 million per project is in place.

The First Nation Infrastructure Fund (FNIF) supports the delivery of on-reserve infrastructure that falls under the Other Community Infrastructure program. Deadline: Fall of each year. 

Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) Program: approved applicants are eligible to receive between $20,000 to $200,000 to support eligible project costs. Deadline: December 6, 2024.  

Tree Canada – Edible Trees program: Eligible projects receive up to $10,000 in funding. Deadline: December 9, 2024.

Public Land Trails Grant Program enhance recreation management on designated public land trails on provincial Crown land by providing funding opportunities for recreation partners. Deadline: December 13, 2024.

Small Community Opportunity Program: receive between $20,000 and $100,000 for local projects. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program. Deadline: December 31, 2024.

Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness program: The 2024 to 2025 period to submit proposals is now open until funding is spent.

FCM’s Tree Planting – Funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects. Access up to a maximum of $10 million in project funding. Deadline: February 4, 2025.

Alberta Community Partnership: with 2024-25 ACP budget is $15.4 million. Deadlines: Municipal restructuring: January 15, 2025; Mediation and cooperative processes: February 3, 2025.

Historic resource conservation grants: access funding ranges from $50,000 – $100,000 to conserve historic places. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February.

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program: Maximum grant is $25,000. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February. 

Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding: provides up to $18,000. Next Deadlines: March 3, 2025.

Funding for Indigenous-led awareness and education projects for cleaner transportation and clean fuels. Call for proposals with continuous intake open until March 31, 2025, or until funds are fully allocated.

The Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative provides funding up to $100,000. Information about the 2025-26 grant intake will be available in spring 2025.

Forgivable loan: Co-op Housing Development Program: CMHC will fund up to 100% of eligible costs. Deadline: Next application window will be in winter 2025.

Marine Safety Equipment and Training Initiative: Applications from eligible Indigenous communities will be accepted until December 31, 2025. 

Indigenous Leadership Fund: provides up to $180 million by 2029 to support climate action by Indigenous peoples. Call for proposals is open until March 31, 2027.

Codes Acceleration Fund: Approximately $30 million is available until March 31, 2027.

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program: access up to $1M funding per year up to five years. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until the end of the program on March 31, 2029.

Community Opportunity Readiness Program addresses the financial needs of Indigenous communities when they are in pursuit of, and wish to participate in, an economic opportunity. Application is ongoing. 

First Nations Waste Management Initiative: provides support to develop sustainable waste management systems through modern infrastructure, operations, training and partnerships.

Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships provides grant funding to Indigenous communities and organizations to deliver group-training projects.

Métis Women in Micro Business Program (MWMBP): provide an interest free loan of up to $22,500, where 40% of financing will be forgivable on the back end of the loan.

2 Billion Trees Program: The ongoing call for proposals is open.

Metro – Region Agreements – Canada Public Transit Fund: offer predictable funding in regions with the highest demand for public transit and active transportation funding. Submit your EoI today.

Federal Lands Initiative:  Transform federal land into affordable housing — apply today! 

National Housing Strategy Solutions Labs: “Supporting the Community Housing Sector to Increase and Preserve the Affordable Housing Supply”. Your solution may be eligible for funding up to $250,000. Now open!

Housing Accelerator Fund: boosts housing supply, while supporting affordable, diverse and climate-resilient communities. 

Indigenous and municipal police transition study grant: Communities can get up to $30,000 with this grant. 

Community-Based Justice Fund provides support to community-based justice programs, which are cost-shared with provincial and territorial governments. Application is ongoing.

Aboriginal Futures offers a Wage Subsidy program intended to assist First Nations and Inuit people who live in Calgary and the surrounding area secure employment.

Aboriginal Futures offers a Post Secondary Summer Employment Program: Financial assistance is provided towards the wage of a student and encourages employers to hire post secondary students for summer employment.

Affordable Housing Investment Program: City of Edmonton provides up to 25% of total capital costs for affordable housing.

Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund provides national funding to support the delivery of innovative, community-based programs in mental health promotion. Application is ongoing.

The Health Services Integration Fund (HSIF) is an initiative supporting collaborative planning and multi-year projects aimed at better meeting the health-care needs of First Nations and Inuit.

Wah-ila-toos: Funding opportunities help advance Indigenous-led climate action, support local economic development and create skilled jobs while reducing pollution and improving air quality. There is no deadline to apply, subject to available funds.

Safe Community First Responder Program: grants for safety equipment, professional training, or safety education programs to emergency response organizations. Application is ongoing.

Indigenous Artist Microgrant provides one-time funding to First Nation, Metis and Inuit individual artists. Application is now open.

Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital: Indigenous entrepreneurs may receive up to $99,999 in funding assistance.

Circuit Rider Training Program: provides training and mentoring services to operators of First Nations drinking water and wastewater systems. Learn more.

Rupertsland Institute’s Apprenticeship Service Program (ASP) supports employers and inspiring trades workers by creating apprenticeship opportunities. Learn more.

Funding for Indigenous-led clean production capacity projects is still accepting applications until funding is no longer available. Apply now.

Band Support Funding helps First Nations with the costs of local government and with administering services. Learn more.

The Emergency management Assistance Program (EMAP) allows for the purchase of low-value equipment for emergency preparedness and mitigation projects. Apply here.

Community Opportunity Readiness: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) provides funding up to $3 million for community economic infrastructure proposals. Learn more.

Health Facilities Program:  provide funding for infrastructure that supports the delivery of health-related programs and services.

7. Municipalities

NEW! Alberta Restorative Justice Grant: up to $50,000 per program for one year. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

NEW! National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS): an estimated $123.5M will be available for to eligible organizations under this Call for Applications. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

NEW!Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces: applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until December 31, 2028, or until funding has been fully committed.

UPDATE! Medical First Responder Grant: A total of $800,000 in funding is available. Deadline extended: November 12, 2024. 

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024. Maximum funding $1 million CAD. Deadline: November 21, 2024.

Climate-Ready Plans and Processes: Helping municipalities develop comprehensive climate adaptation strategies with up to maximum of $140,000 funding. Submit your application by November 29, 2024. 

Drought and Flood Protection Program: The application period for 2025/26 is now open until November 29. A funding cap of $10 million per project is in place.

Local Growth and Sustainability Grant: funding is $60 million over 3 years. Local governments with successful growth applications will receive payments in each of the 3 years of the program (2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27). Deadline: November 29, 2024.

Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP): Municipalities can apply for funding for projects to develop and maintain local transportation infrastructure. Open until November 30 for funding in the following year.

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Prevention and Preparedness Stream: provide up to $23.4 million over 2 years. Application is ongoing until November 30, 2024.

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream: Application is open until November 30, 2024, or until funding has been exhausted.

Calling all data wizards: flex your forecasting abilities with IDEaS –  Fast forward: Forecasting global emerging threats. Deadline: December 2, 2024.

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program: up to to support eligible project costs. Application is open until December 6, 2024. 

Tree Canada – Edible Trees program: Eligible projects receive up to $10,000 in funding. Deadline: December 9, 2024. 

Public Land Trails Grant Program enhance recreation management on designated public land trails on provincial Crown land by providing funding opportunities for recreation partners. Deadline: December 13, 2024.

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program. Deadline: December 31, 2024.

Alberta Community Partnership: with 2024-25 ACP budget is $15.4 million. Deadlines: Municipal restructuring: January 15, 2025; Mediation and cooperative processes: February 3, 2025.

Accelerating community energy systems: maximum award – $200,000. Deadline: February 21, 2025.

Historic resource conservation grants: access funding ranges from $50,000 – $100,000 to conserve historic places. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February.

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program: Maximum grant is $25,000. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February. 

FCM’s Tree Planting – Funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects. Access up to a maximum of $10 million in project funding. Deadline: February 4, 2025.

Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) Discovering Potential Program: provide subsidies of up to $24,000 to employers. Application is ongoing. End Date: March 31, 2025.

The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship provides a long-term funding and internship option for master’s and PhD students. Deadline: March 31, 2025. 

Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) Program Fund: Expression of Interest submission for the 2025-26 program will open in Spring 2025. Stay tuned! 

Municipal Energy Manager Program (MEM) is now open to expressions of interest. Applications will be accepted until December 2025 or earlier if funding is fully allocated. 

Codes Acceleration Fund: Approximately $30 million is available until March 31, 2027.

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program: access up to $1M funding per year up to five years. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until the end of the program on March 31, 2029.  

Municipal Electricity Generation Program (MEG) provides financial rebates to Alberta municipalities to install grid-connected alternative electricity generation systems. Application is first-come, first-served. 

Ports Asset Transfer Program: created to facilitate the transfer of Transport Canada-administered port facilities. Application is ongoing.

2 Billion Trees Program: The ongoing call for proposals is open.

National Housing Strategy Demonstrations: funding up to $250,000. $1.5 million is available and proposals are selected on a periodic basis. Application is now open. 

Alberta Ecotrust Foundation launched Alberta Ecotrust Retrofit Accelerator: The program offers free coaching support throughout deep retrofit planning, design and implementation for building owners and managers. 

Community Efficiency Financing: Our $300 million initiative helps municipalities deliver energy financing programs for low-rise residential properties.  

National Housing Strategy Solutions Labs: “Supporting the Community Housing Sector to Increase and Preserve the Affordable Housing Supply”. Your solution may be eligible for funding up to $250,000. Now open!

Housing Accelerator Fund: boosts housing supply, while supporting affordable, diverse and climate-resilient communities.  For municipalities who previously applied but were not selected.

Indigenous and municipal police transition study grant: Communities can get up to $30,000 with this grant. 

Federal Lands Initiative:Transform federal land into affordable housing — apply today! 

Metro – Region Agreements – Canada Public Transit Fund: offer predictable funding in regions with the highest demand for public transit and active transportation funding. Submit your EoI today.

Science & Technology Internship Program (STIP) – Green Jobs: Up to 75% in wage subsidies are available for employers. Apply through delivery organization.

Community-Based Justice Fund provides support to community-based justice programs, which are cost-shared with provincial and territorial governments. Application is ongoing.

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund: Application is ongoing.

Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations – Canada Cultural Investment Fund: access up to $250,000 funding. Application is ongoing.

STEM Youth Awareness Program: Scale AI is investing up to $1 million in this program. Approved projects can be reimbursed for up to 100% of eligible associated costs.

Clean Tech Internships: Up to $30,000 is available to cover 80% of an intern’s salary, training and wrap-around service costs. Applications are now open!

Research Collaboration: MITACS Supports AI – covers up to 50% of your project cost. Application is ongoing.

Forgivable loanCanada Greener Affordable Housing: fund 100% of eligible retrofit costs, up to $170,000 per unit.

Methane Emissions Reduction Program supports technologies that detect, monitor, and mitigate methane emissions reductions from Alberta’s oil and gas industry. Application is ongoing.

Recovery Technologies program advances technologies that improve hydrocarbon recovery while reducing associated emissions.

Community Energy Conservation (CEC) program will provide financial rebates to municipalities. Funding will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and is expected to launch in 2024.

Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) program allows municipalities to borrow against future property tax revenues to help pay for infrastructure development required in a specific area.

Municipal Energy Managers Program applications is now open and will be accepted until March 2026 or earlier if funding is fully allocated.

Water Innovation Program: funds projects that lead to safe, secure drinking water; healthy aquatic ecosystems; and reliable water supplies for a sustainable economy.

Safe Community First Responder Program: grants for safety equipment, professional training, or safety education programs to emergency response organizations. Application is ongoing.

Wah-ila-toos: Funding opportunities help advance Indigenous-led climate action, support local economic development and create skilled jobs while reducing pollution and improving air quality. There is no deadline to apply, subject to available funds.

Wetland Replacement Program: apply for funding to construct or restore wetlands. Accepts applications year-round.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen Program invests in projects to adapt, develop, and deploy innovative clean technologies.

Infrastructure Canada is now accepting applications for both the planning and capital funding streams of the Zero Emission Transit Fund.

Rural Transit Solutions Fund Planning and Design Projects stream remains open: up to $50,000 in support of communities’ projects to plan and design new or expanded transit solutions for their communities.

Resiliency and Public Trust Program: access funding up to $500,000 per year under your grant agreement. Limited funding available. Apply now.

Local Government Fiscal Framework – Capital funding: local governments will receive a total of $722 million funding to support infrastructure and economic projects in Alberta communities.

Local Government Fiscal Framework – Operating funding: Operating funding is $60 million annually to support capacity building activities, municipal services and planning activities.

RDAR’s Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2.0 program is still open.

The Bitumen Partial Upgrading program supports technologies that enhance the value of a processed barrel of bitumen while reducing associated emissions.

The Bitumen Beyond Combustion (BBC) program develops technologies that convert Alberta oil sands components into value added products.

Indigenous Housing Capital Program (IHCP) provides funding to increase the supply of affordable off-reserve, off-settlement and on-settlement housing units for Indigenous peoples. Application is accepted year round.

Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) is a permanent source of funding, delivers over $2 billion every year to 3600 communities across the country.

Foreign Credential Recognition Program: provides funding for programs that contribute to the integration of skilled newcomers in their field or related field of study.

Land and Biodiversity Program funds projects that reduce the impact of natural resource development on the land and environment. Application is ongoing.

Hydrogen Centre of Excellence – Services Capacity provides up to $500,000 per project. Continuous intake until March 31, 2026.

Community Energy Conservation Program: access up to $500,000 to support energy audits or retrofits in a variety of municipally owned facilities. Deadline: March 2026 or upon funding becoming fully allocated, whichever comes first.

Green Freight Program: Stream 1 (Assess and Retrofit): is providing grant funding up to a maximum of $250,000. Continuous intake basis until March 31, 2027.

AgriScience Program – Projects provide maximum funding for any single project is $5 million. The program ends March 31, 2028.

Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership: provides cost-shared funding to eligible municipalities to help build municipal facilities for water supply and treatment, and wastewater treatment and disposal.

Water for Life program: Municipalities can apply for funding for new regional water supply and treatment facilities, and wastewater treatment facilities.

FCM Green Municipal Fund has updated their funding. Check here.

8. Non-Profit

NEW! Alberta Restorative Justice Grant: up to $50,000 per program for one year. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

NEW! National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS): an estimated $123.5M will be available for to eligible organizations under this Call for Applications. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

NEW! Anti- Racism Grant: request up to $5,000 maximum for projects under Stream 1 and up to $10,000 maximum for projects under Stream 2. Deadline: November 4, 2024. 

NEW!Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces: applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until December 31, 2028, or until funding has been fully committed.

NEW! Prairies Performing Arts Initiative (PPAI): maximum of $750,000 per project over a maximum of 3 years in non-repayable contributions. EoI will be accepted on a timed intake until February 1, 2025, or until funding has been fully committed. 

NEW! Municipality Supported Clinics Grant: Alberta Health will match the total funding costs provided by the municipality, up to a maximum of $200,000. 

NEW! Rural Team Recruitment Grant Program: maximum salary, inclusive of benefits, is $145,000 of which 50% will be paid by Alberta Health. 

UPDATE! Medical First Responder Grant: A total of $800,000 in funding is available. A maximum of 16 grants of up to $50,000 are available to communities. Deadline extended: November 12, 2024. 

UPDATE! Ethnocultural grant: Applicants can apply for a maximum of $50,000 in funding. Now open until January 24, 2024..

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024. Maximum funding $1 million CAD. Deadline: November 21, 2024.

Affordable Housing Partnership Program: apply for funding for innovative and sustainable affordable housing projects. The next intake period is expected to open in fall 2024.

Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) Program: approved applicants are eligible to receive between $20,000 to $200,000 to support eligible project costs. Next application intake: Fall 2024.

Calling all data wizards: flex your forecasting abilities with IDEaS –  Fast forward: Forecasting global emerging threats. Deadline: December 2, 2024.

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program: up to to support eligible project costs. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

Public Land Trails Grant Program enhance recreation management on designated public land trails on provincial Crown land by providing funding opportunities for recreation partners. Deadline: December 13, 2024.

Canadian Red Cross – Support to Small Businesses and Not-for-Profits Program: receive up to $2,000 in financial assistance. Deadline: December 13, 2024. 

Small Community Opportunity Program: receive between $20,000 and $100,000 for local projects. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

Alberta Ecotrust Foundation’s Environmental Grants: to open mid-December for the 2024 intake.

Community Facility Enhancement Program Small: Financial assistance up to $125,000 to upgrade, expand, purchase or build public-use community facilities. Deadlines: January 15, 2025; May 15, 2025.

The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship provides a long-term funding and internship option for master’s and PhD students. Deadline: March 31, 2025. 

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program: Maximum grant is $25,000. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February. 

Historic resource conservation grants: access funding ranges from $50,000 – $100,000 to conserve historic places. The annual application deadline is the first working day of February.

Innovation Fund: CFI will invest up to $425 million in research infrastructure funding and will fund up to 40 percent of a project’s eligible infrastructure costs. Deadlines: Proposals – February 4, 2025.

FCM’s Tree Planting – Funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects. Access up to a maximum of $10 million in project funding. Deadline: February 4, 2025.

Funding for Indigenous-led awareness and education projects for cleaner transportation and clean fuels. Call for proposals with continuous intake open until March 31, 2025, or until funds are fully allocated.

Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) Program Fund: Expression of Interest submission for the 2025-26 program will open in Spring 2025. Stay tuned! 

Forgivable loan: Co-op Housing Development Program: CMHC will fund up to 100% of eligible costs. Deadline: Next application window will be in winter 2025.

Codes Acceleration Fund: Approximately $30 million is available until March 31, 2027.

Canada Community Security Program (CCSP): Up to 70% of eligible project expenses covered by Public Safety Canada. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Crowdfunding Alberta Program: A crowdfunding platform for Alberta’s non-profit organizations to share their causes and seek community support. 

National Housing Strategy Solutions Labs: “Supporting the Community Housing Sector to Increase and Preserve the Affordable Housing Supply”. Your solution may be eligible for funding up to $250,000. Now open!

Federal Lands Initiative:  Transform federal land into affordable housing — apply today! 

Alberta Security Infrastructure Program Grant: access up to $25,000. Application is ongoing. 

Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund: provides grant funding primarily for projects focusing on economic diversification, technology-driven innovations, skill training, programs and initiatives.

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund: Application is ongoing.

Strategic Networking & Development: with up to $25,000 in funding, supports members of Alberta post-secondaries and not-for-profits who are leading events that focus on emerging technologies.

Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations – Canada Cultural Investment Fund: access up to $250,000 funding. Application is ongoing.

Affordable Housing Investment Program: City of Edmonton provides up to 25% of total capital costs for affordable housing.

$627 million bilateral funding agreement with the federal government to support home care and continuing care home initiatives.

Safe Community First Responder Program: grants for safety equipment, professional training, or safety education programs to emergency response organizations. Application is ongoing.

Wetland Replacement Program: apply for funding to construct or restore wetlands. Accepts applications year-round.

Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) in the Prairie provinces creates, grows and nurtures inclusive regional ecosystems that support companies to innovate, grow and compete.

Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) program generally provides non-repayable contributions by reimbursing costs that successful applicants have paid.

Enhanced Capacity Advancement Program: The next multi-year funding cycle intake is anticipated for fall 2025. Learn more to help you prepare.

The Legal Aid Program provides contribution funding to the provinces and territories for the delivery of legal aid services for economically disadvantaged persons.

Child care – Space Creation Grant will help enable 42,500 total new non-profit licensed spaces to be created over the next 5 years.

9. Post Secondary | Varies

NEW! Creative Producer Fellowship: funding of up to $30,000 per year. The Fellowship takes place from January 2025 to January 2027. Deadline: December 4, 2024. 

NEW! National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS): an estimated $123.5M will be available for to eligible organizations under this Call for Applications. Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

Partnership Development Grants: funding up to $200,000. Deadline: November 15, 2024.

Applied Research Tools and Instruments grants 2024 competition now open: receive up to $200,000. Deadline: November 20, 2024. 

Housing Research Scholarship Program renewed and expanded continues to support postdoctoral fellowships and offer funding support to eligible doctoral and master’s students. Postdoctoral fellowships Deadline: Master’s students: December 1, 2024.

Calling all data wizards: flex your forecasting abilities with IDEaS –  Fast forward: Forecasting global emerging threats. Deadline: December 2, 2024.

Persons Case Scholarship: $100,000 is available for this scholarship where 40 students will receive $2,500 each for their studies. Application is now open until December 19, 2024.

Women in STEM Scholarship: $125,000 is available for this scholarship where 50 women will receive $2,500 each for their studies. Intake for 2024-25 is now open until December 19, 2024.

The First Nation Infrastructure Fund (FNIF) supports the delivery of on-reserve infrastructure that falls under the Other Community Infrastructure program. Deadline: Fall of each year. 

Technology Access Centre grants: provides $350,000 per year for up to 5 years. Deadline: Full or Renewal – January 21, 2025.

Innovation Fund: CFI will invest up to $425 million in research infrastructure funding and will fund up to 40 percent of a project’s eligible infrastructure costs. Deadlines: Proposals – February 4, 2025.

NSERC-CSE Research Communities grants: Individual projects can request either $700,000 (small project) or $1,400,000 (large project) per year over four years. Full application: February 26, 2025.  

College and Community Social Innovation Fund: access up to $120,00 funding per year. Deadline: March 1.

The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship provides a long-term funding and internship option for master’s and PhD students. Deadline: March 31, 2025. 

Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) Program Fund: Expression of Interest submission for the 2025-26 program will open in Spring 2025. Stay tuned! 

Alliance International: access up to $25,000 (Catalyst grants) up to $100,000 per year (Collaboration grants). Deadlines: Catalyst – Paused; Collaboration – No deadline. 

Summer Research Studentships (SRS) program provides undergraduate students with paid experiential learning opportunities at post-secondary institutes in Alberta. Application is ongoing. 

Women in Technical and Applied Arts Scholarship will open in January 2025. $50,000 is available for this scholarship where 20 individuals will receive $2,500 each for their studies. 

Innovative Work-Integrated Learning (I-WIL) initiative helps give valuable and relevant work experience to post-secondary students across Canada. 

Study abroad programs for Albertans: Explore different ways Alberta students can get a post-secondary education or internship in another country. 

Alberta’s government offers scholarships and awards to encourage and reward the excellence of Albertans in post-secondary study. Learn more.

NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence. Deadline varies. Learn more.

Bursary for Internationally Educated Nurses (BIEN): up to $30,000 bursary per learner. The application is first-come, first-served.

Alberta Student Aid 2024-2025 Application for student loans and grants available now! Click here for type of fundings available.

Globalink Graduate Fellowship provides $15,000 in financial support to former Globalink Research Interns returning to Canada for master’s or PhD programs, or as postdoctoral fellows. Application is ongoing.

Strategic Networking & Development: with up to $25,000 in funding, supports members of Alberta post-secondaries and not-for-profits who are leading events that focus on emerging technologies.

Bioenergy and Circular Economy: supports projects focused on renewable fuels, waste conversion and building a circular economy in plastics. Application is ongoing.

High School Youth Researcher Summer Program: designed to provide summer experiential learning opportunities for Alberta-based high school students that are interested in emerging technologies, research commercialization and cross-disciplinary research in health.

Globalink Research Award: the $6,000 award allows talented researchers to undertake 12- to 24-week projects with a host supervisor in Canada. Application is ongoing.

Innovation Canada Foundation for Innovation: browse different funds to find new competitions and deadlines to submit proposals.

Mitacs Elevate includes a research management training program and a postdoctoral fellowship. Your partner organization’s financial contribution starts at $30,000 per year.

NSERC Alliance Grants support research projects with up to $1 million per year for 5 years. Application is ongoing.

Summer Research Studentships: The award is meant to encourage students to consider pursuing formal training and a career in health research.

Applied Research and Development grants: funds up to $150,000 per year up to 3 years.

Canada Learning Bond (CLB) provides an additional incentive of up to $2,000 to help low-income families start saving early for their child’s education after high school (post-secondary education).

Check out NSERC’s Alliance funding programs here. Application is ongoing.

10. Technology | Varies

NEW! National Research Council (NRC) – Canadian midstream battery materials innovation challenge: Deadline: December 17, 2024. 

NEW!Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces: applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until December 31, 2028, or until funding has been fully committed.

NEW! Transition to Scale (TTS) program: funding between $300,000 CAD up to $1,500,000 CAD. Application is ongoing. 

NEW! IDEaS will be releasing challenges in support of NORAD modernization science and technology (S&T) in the coming months. Info Session: November 13, 2024. 

ITEA offers the opportunity to submit research project proposals that fit in the domain of software innovation. Deadlines: Project Outline – November 11, 2024; LoI – November 15, 2024. 

Destruction of PFAS Compounds in Contaminated Media: Submit your proposal and you could get up to $1.7M to fund the research and development. Deadline: November 20, 2024. 

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024. Maximum funding $1 million CAD. Deadline: November 21, 2024.

Calling all data wizards: flex your forecasting abilities with IDEaS –  Fast forward: Forecasting global emerging threats. Deadline: December 2, 2024.

XPRIZE Healthspan is a 7-year, $101 million global competition to revolutionize the way we approach human aging. Qualifying Submission Deadline: December 20, 2024. 

Alberta Broadband Fund:  Stream 2 – Open. Stream 3 – More information, including dates and specific eligibility criteria, is expected to be shared in 2025. 

Refundable tax credit – Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC): applies to eligible expenditures incurred for a qualified CCUS project, from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2040.

Refundable tax credit – Clean Technology (CT) Investment Tax Credit (ITC): for capital invested in the adoption and operation of new clean technology (CT) property in Canada from March 28, 2023, to December 31, 2034.

Protein Industries Canada – Technology Leadership program: now accepting EoIs. EOIs for projects may be submitted until Jan. 16, 2025.

XPRIZE Water Scarcity is a $119 million, 5-year global competition designed to drive widespread access to clean water. Registration deadline Track A: March 31, 2025; Track B – January 31, 2025. 

NRC IRAP’s AI Assist program supports Canadian SMEs in undertaking scientific research, product development, testing and validation of AI technologies. 

Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund: provides grant funding primarily for projects focusing on economic diversification, technology-driven innovations, skill training, programs and initiatives.

Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP) will support and accelerate the development of new carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) infrastructure by providing incentives for facilities to incorporate this technology into their operations.

Strategic Networking & Development: with up to $25,000 in funding, supports members of Alberta post-secondaries and not-for-profits who are leading events that focus on emerging technologies.

STEM Youth Awareness Program will open later this year Approved projects can be reimbursed for up to 100% of eligible associated costs.

Alberta Digital Traction Program: program provides up to $50,000 in non-dilutive funding, business coaching, and support to attain digital traction. Application is ongoing.

Research Collaboration: MITACS Supports AI – covers up to 50% of your project cost. Application is ongoing.

$627 million bilateral funding agreement with the federal government to support home care and continuing care home initiatives.

AMEP New Technology Trials application is now open. Technology Trials are funded for up to 100% of the cost.

ElevateIP Alberta gives you access to the funding, support, resources and tools you need to protect your startup’s intellectual property (IP) and grow your business.

NRC IRAP provide provides funding to support research and development projects at various stages of the innovation cycle.

Scale AI’s Acceleration program: provides up to $50,000 to startup or SME focused on building applied AI products and services for supply chains. Learn more.

Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy to fund up to $375 million to ensure that Canadian researchers have the digital tools they need to support scientific excellence.

Strategic Innovation Fund supports large projects and national innovation ecosystems. Total investment leveraged – $67B.

Accelerate Fund: $23 million angel matching fund available for Alberta startups. Application is ongoing.

Product Demonstration Program provides up to $150,000 to Alberta tech companies who want to commercialize their products and achieve optimal market position.

The Boost Your Business Technology grant offers Canadian-owned SMEs support to adopt new technologies in order to increase competitiveness and resilience.

The Bitumen Partial Upgrading program supports technologies that enhance the value of a processed barrel of bitumen while reducing associated emissions.

Alberta Digital Literacy Program: free, self-guided program available to anyone looking to build or improve their existing digital literacy skills.

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP): Total Funding Available: $6,000,000. Expression of Interest/Project Pitch Video Submission: Spring, 2025.

Ideation Fund enables NRC researchers to explore transformative research ideas in collaboration with external partners such as academic institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises. Calls for NRC proposals open annually in May.

Horizon Europe Funding: EU’s €95 billion research and innovation program.

11. Grant Events 

NORAD Modernization Science and Technology information session. Date: November 13, 2024.  

Anti-racism Grant Information Session 1. November 20, 2024. 

Ethnocultural Grant Information session 1. Date: November 21, 2024. Register now.

Anti-racism Grant Information Session 2. January 6, 2025. 

Ethnocultural Grant Information session 2. Date: January 7, 2025. Register now.

National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) Information Session: Register here

Calling all HealthTech Innovators, Clinicians, Academics, and Curious Minds – Join us at the Canada HealthTech Symposium! Date: November 14-15, 2024. 

Violence, abuse and bullying prevention events

Business Catalyst Supports Program includes virtual workshops, resource sharing, and a special in-person event during Small Business Week in 2024 and 2025. Click for further information. 

Beyond Accommodations – Tapping Into the Talent of Persons with Disabilities: Join BioTalent Canada on November 19th for an afternoon of networking and discussion on Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility. 

FCM’s Sustainable Communities Conference 2025. Registration opens in the fall of 2024. Save the date: February 10-13, 2025.

ECO IMPACT 2025: Join us from February 19-21, 2025, to gain insights, network with peers, and be part of a movement driving real change. 

Check out the list of trade events and missions with Trade Service Programming. 

Join the Expert Community on Housing (ECoH). 

Virtual learning sessions for employers across Canada. Schedule varies.

Mitacs Training provides professional skills development courses. Check here their calendar to learn more about their monthly course offerings.

Check out Women Building Futures driver training programs. Click here.

Co-op Hiring Fundamentals: Check here the upcoming info-sessions schedule.

12. Business Award Deadlines

EHRC Awards of Excellence: Nomination deadline is November 15, 2024. 

NSERC Awards for Science Promotion recognize individuals and groups who are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public. Deadline: November 15, 2024. 

BioTalent Canada is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 I.D.E.A.L. Bioscience Employer Recognition Program. Deadline: November 22, 2024.

Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering will be awarded to an individual whose body of work demonstrated persistent excellence and influence. Deadline: November 28, 2024. 

NSERC John C. Polanyi Award recognize and support a university researcher or team of researchers whose work has led to a recent outstanding Canadian advance in a field of the natural sciences or engineering. Deadline: November 28, 2024. 

NSERC is seeking nominations of research teams for the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering. Deadline: November 28, 2024. 

NSERC prizes – Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research. Nominate until November 28, 2024. 

Synergy Awards for Innovation: Recognize outstanding teams who have combined their expertise and resources to create partnerships resulting in significant impacts. Deadline: December 6, 2024. 

NSERC prizes – Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships. Deadline: December 14, 2024. 

Nominations are now open to honour extraordinary Alberta athletes, teams, coaches, officials and volunteers with Alberta Sport Recognition Awards. Deadline: January 15, 2025. 

The Alberta Order of Excellence: February 15 – is the annual deadline to submit nomination packages to be considered for induction in the current calendar year.

Artist in Residence and Arts Ambassador Program – receive a grant to serve a one-year term as Alberta’s Artist in Residence and Arts Ambassador. 

Age-friendly Alberta Recognition Award acknowledges communities who have taken steps to become more age-friendly.  Nomination is ongoing.

Alberta Northern Lights Volunteer Recognition Program. Nominate a volunteer today.

The Order of Canada honours people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation. Nominate someone today.

Alberta recognizes the best of the best of Alberta’s apprentices and employers. Learn more about available awards and nomination process.

Alberta Northern Lights – Nominate a volunteer.

Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award. Application is ongoing.

NSERC prizes call for nominations now open. Deadline varies. Check here.

13. Government Update

Alberta’s government celebrates the completion of a new dam that will help protect Canmore against the flood hazards faced by the mountain community. 

Economist Jack Mintz will chair an expert panel to examine post-secondary funding and the competitiveness of Alberta’s post-secondary education system. 

Applications are now open for Alberta-based non-profit organizations and municipalities to access $720,000 in restorative justice funding.

Alberta is updating fiscal statutes to extend the Child and Family Benefit, among other updates. 

Grants boost multiculturalism and fight racism. 


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