Grants are open

150+ GRANTS ARE OPEN

1. Four weeks until the next Advanced Grant Writing Course starts. You have about two weeks to submit your training grant to find out if you’ve won BEFORE the course starts. Don’t delay. Contact us.
2. If you’re wondering about hiring summer students this year, I cover multiple summer grants in this video. The list starts at the 15:33 mark.
3. Over 150 grants are now open in this issue of the Grant Gazette! 

1. CMHC’s Seed Funding program: application portal is open until budget for 2024 has been fully allocated. Apply now.
2. Energy Innovation Program – Methane Measurement and Mitigation Call for Proposals. Deadline EoI: April 17, 2024.
3. IDEaS Challenge: Safer passage during minefield breaching operations in Ukraine. Deadline: May 28, 2024. 

The On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) is now accepting applications for 2024. Apply now before funding limits are reached. 

Dairy Direct Payment Program: $300 million will be made available up to March 31, 2024 in the form of direct payments to eligible supply-managed cow’s milk producers. Application is now open.

The 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. Deadline: March 31 of each calendar year.

Alberta Agricultural Societies Program: A new intake period is anticipated for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which will start after April 1, 2024.

2024-2025 Agriculture Funding Consortium: Submission of LOI is until April 15, 2024. 

Farm Technology Program and Efficient Grain Handling Program: Eligible expenses will be cost-shared at 50% grant and 50% applicant. Programming will resume in April 2024, under Year 2 of Sustainable CAP.

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.

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

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.

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

Between now and March 31, 2026, Protein Industries Canada will be investing $30 million into these artificial intelligence projects, benefiting the plant-based and agrifood sector. 

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.

AgriMarketing Program: a $129.97-million program under the Sustainable CAP. Applications will be accepted until September 30, 2027 or until 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.

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

Short-Term Projects component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: access up to $100,000 funding. Next Deadline: March 20, 2024.

Rural Development & Promotion Fund: Supports tourism organizations in destination development and promotion initiatives with up to $150,000. Deadline: March 25, 2024. 

Events & Festivals Fund: Up to $150,000 with 25% fund matching required. Additional funding available on a case-by-case basis. Deadline: March 25, 2024. 

Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program. Deadline: April 1 (for exhibitions requiring indemnification as early as the following July 1).

Sector Innovation and Development component of Supporting Artistic Practice: access up to up to $50 000 per year. Next deadline: April 17, 2024.

Concept to Realization component of Explore and Create: access up to $100 000 (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years) funding. Deadline: April 17, 2024.

Local Festivals – Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage: request up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $200,000 for festivals. Next deadline: April 30 – for festivals starting between January 1 and June 30 of the next calendar year. 

Artists and Education Funding supports Alberta schools by subsidizing fees of professional Alberta artists that provide interactive arts residency projects for grades K-12. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

Project Grant Program – Individuals and Collectives: Individual artists may apply for up to $20,000 and artist collectives may apply for up to $25,000. Deadline: May 1, 2024. 

CIP Project-Based grant stream supports projects that enhance and enrich communities throughout Alberta. Next deadline: May 15, 2024. 

Magazine Publishers Operating Grant provides funding to help over operating and specific business development related expenses. The intake period is open from April 1 to June 1 annually.

Collective Initiatives funds up to $200,000 per fiscal year for industry events. Period Four Deadline: May 1, 2024 for events occurring between September 1 – December 31, 2024.

Artists and Education Funding supports Alberta schools by subsidizing fees of professional Alberta artists of any artistic discipline. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

Connections & Exchanges Initiatives program: invests in activity and work that connects applicant organizations with Edmonton’s artists and arts professionals. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

Magazine Publishers Operating Grant provides funding to help over operating and specific business development related expenses. The intake period is open from April 1 to June 1 annually.

Honouring the Children Grant: The total budget for this program is $75,000. Applications is ongoing until funds are allocated or until August 15, 2024.

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. 

Youth Employment and Skills Program: Step 1. What this program offers. Application intake period is now open until March 25, 2024. 

The Federal Youth Secretariat is now accepting applications for Cohort 7 of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council (PMYC). Deadline: April 14, 2024. 

TECHNATION’s Career Ready Program: Summer 2024 Program (May 1 – August 31) – Launching soon. 

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program is to launch a new immigration stream to help the province’s tourism and hospitality industry address labour gaps and challenges. Stay tuned!

Canada-Alberta Job Grant: up to 100% of training costs could be covered, up to $15,000 per trainee. 

ECO Canada’s Science Horizons Youth Internship: receive up to 80% wage coverage up to $25,000 of a candidate’s salary.

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.

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

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.

Career Launcher Apprenticeships: eligible employers can receive $10,000.

International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) offers Canadian youth to gain professional experience abroad in the field of international development. More internship opportunities are coming in 2024.

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.

EcoAction Community Funding Program: maximum funding is $100,000 per project. Deadline: March 22, 2024.

Alberta Land Trust Grant Program helps establish and administer new conservation easements. Updates may be available in spring/summer 2024.

Energy Innovation Program – Battery Industry Acceleration Call is now open for Expressions of Interest. Deadline: April 29, 2024. 

Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program: application is ongoing until Ongoing until June 30, 2024.

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) seek to invest in projects that integrate technologies leading to greater energy efficiency and explore bioenergy carbon capture in forest sector operations. Ongoing until June 30, 2024.

Green Freight Program – Stream 1 is providing grant funding up to a maximum of $250,000 per Applicant towards Third-Party Fleet Energy Assessments and Truck/Trailer Equipment Retrofits.

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.

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.

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. Stay tuned.

Eurogia Cluster’s 25th call for proposals: clean technologies. Deadline: March 22, 2024. 

CanExport Innovation is now accepting applications for projects starting on or after April 1, 2024. Access up to $75,000 in funding.

Canada-South Korea 2024 collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) Call for Proposals. Deadline: April 3, 2024.

CanExport SMEs: up to $50, 000 in funding to help Canadian SMEs break into new international markets. Deadline: May 31, 2024.

2024 Transformation Competition: access up to $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs). Full application deadline: September 5, 2024.

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.

CMHC’s Seed Funding program: application portal is open until budget for 2024 has been fully allocated. Apply now.

The Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program provides non-repayable contributions of up to $1.4 million of a project’s eligible costs. Apply by March 31, 2024 for a decision by August 31, 2024. Ongoing until June 30, 2024.

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) provides non-repayable contributions of up to $10 million. Apply by March 31, 2024 for a decision by August 31, 2024. Ongoing until June 30, 2024.

Energy Innovation Program – Methane Measurement and Mitigation Call for Proposals. Deadline EoI: April 17, 2024.

Canadian Tire’s Community Development Grants help organizations develop or sustain sports and recreation programming for kids. Intake 1 deadline: April 30, 2024.

IDEaS Challenge: Safer passage during minefield breaching operations in Ukraine. Deadline: May 28, 2024. 

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

Community Energy Conservation (CEC) program will provide financial rebates to municipalities to help identify energy-saving opportunities and implement retrofit projects in municipally-owned facilities. Funding will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The program is expected to launch in 2024.

Municipal Energy Managers Program will provide funding to offset an energy manager’s salary.  This program is anticipated to open in Spring 2024.

Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program: updates on the program may be available in spring/summer 2024.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Programming: Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters provides support of up to $1,000,000. Deadline: April 1st for projects which will occur after April 1st of the following year.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund – Programming | Presenter Support Organizations provides up to maximum of $100,000 in the case of grants and $200,000 in the case of contributions. Deadline: April 1st for projects which will occur after April 1st of the following year.

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Concept Development. Deadline: Window # 2: April 15, 2024.

Community Anniversaries – Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage provides up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses to a maximum of $200,000 for events. Deadline: April 30 for events that will occur during the next calendar year.

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund: 2024 grant cycle is open until September 30, 2024.

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.

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

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

Community Fireguard Program: funding the construction of community fireguards that provide for enhanced public safety and improved protection of at-risk communities. Stay tuned for more detailed information available soon.

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.

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.

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.

Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) helps processors of supply-managed commodities adapt to market changes. The application intake period for contribution funding is open until 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.

EcoAction Community Funding Program: maximum funding is $100,000 per project. Deadline: March 22, 2024.

2SLGBTQI+ Projects Fund 2024 Call for Proposals. Deadline: April 10, 2024.

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Concept Development. Deadline: Window # 2: April 15, 2024.

Canadian Tire’s Community Development Grants help organizations develop or sustain sports and recreation programming for kids. Intake 1 deadline: April 30, 2024.

Affordable Housing Partnership Program: apply for funding for innovative and sustainable affordable housing projects. Details on the next intake period will be available in spring 2024.

CIP Project-Based grant provides funding to new community-based programs, initiatives, events and publications. Next deadline: May 15, 2024.

Community Facility Enhancement Program: access up to $1 million funding. Small Funding Stream: May 15, 2024; Large Funding Stream: June 15, 2024.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global sustainability and humanitarian award, has officially announced that the 2025 cycle is now open for submissions. Deadline: June 23, 2024.

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

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.

Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta’s Research Grants Program is now open. Deadline: March 22, 2024. 

Alliance International Quantum grants: Up to $25,000 for one year. Deadline: March 31, 2024.

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Concept Development: Window # 2 is now open until April 15, 2024.

Solar Alberta Diversity Scholarship: this $2000 scholarship is intended for equity-deserving individuals facing barriers to equal access, opportunities, and resources due to disadvantage and/or discrimination. Date: April 30. 2024.

IDEaS Challenge: Safer passage during minefield breaching operations in Ukraine. Deadline: May 28, 2024. 

Alliance Quantum grants – Call for proposals: Advancing the industrial readiness of quantum sensing technologies: up to $350,000 per year for the small- or medium-sized enterprise. Deadline: June 14, 2024.

Innovation Catalyst Grant: Successful applicants (Fellows) will be awarded up to $250,000 over 2 years in fellowship and seed funding. Deadline is September 15, 2024.

Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts: Up to $200,000 for Alberta-based SMEs and up to $600,000 for researchers at post-secondary institutes in Alberta. 

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.

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

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).

Advancing Women Conference: Invest in yourself and network with others passionate about agriculture. Date: March 17, 18 & 19, 2024.

Alberta Energy Efficiency + Innovation Summit: Date: Calgary: April 23 & 24, 2024.

AGRI Tech Venture Forum. Date: May 1 & 2, 2024. 

ClimateWest 2024 Forum: Building Climate Resiliency. Date: May 8 and 9, 2024.

Upper Bound: AI Conference. Date: May 21-24, 2024. 

Black Business Summit: Learn from the best of the best and reach new levels of success. Date: May 24-25, 2024.

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.

Nomination for RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards is now open. Deadline: March 22, 2024.

Nominate someone who has made a lasting impact in the skilled trades or apprenticeship education to the Alberta Trades Hall of Fame. Annual deadline: March 31.

Digital Health Innovation Awards: nomination is now open until April 5, 2024. 

PMI Professional Awards honors the people, PMOs, and project achievements. Nomination open through April 30, 2024.

Walter F. Snyder Award: Nominate a deserving candidate today! The next nomination deadline is May 1, 2024.

Nominations are open for the 2024 Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame. Deadline: May 3, 2024.

30 Under 30 Innovators: Submit a nomination now. Nominations submitted AFTER July 1 will be held for the following year.

Alberta Community Justice Awards: The nomination deadline for the 2024 awards will be announced soon.

Next Agriculture Hall of Fame nominations: Early 2024.

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.

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

Starting a business?

Here’s a list of grants and resources available for you.

Check out the article
“How it Works – Alberta Grants”
to learn more about businesses eligible for grants.