Alberta Grant Gazette
October 2 of 2
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” – Thomas Edison
Grants are open
Hi Everyone,
A number of grant deadlines, grant events, and business awards are below.
- Climate Action and Awareness Fund is investing up to $206 million over five years to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. EoI deadline: October 31, 2023.
- Strategic Innovation Fund: Cultivate Grants: Up to $250,000 grants. Deadline: November 15, 2023.
- Call for Proposals under the Capacity Building stream of the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways is expected to open in fall 2023.
ANNOUCEMENTS
- If you’re in the Edmonton area, I’ll be speaking live at the Morinville Cultural Centre this Wednesday evening as part of Small Business Week.
- If you work at a municipality, I’ll be a guest speaker at an upcoming ABmunis webinar.
- Thank you to everyone who purchased my e-book. I now have it in paperback on Amazon. I give you my best tips on grant writing in the book.
- You have a tremendous opportunity to win a grant for the Advanced Grant Writing Course. Imagine winning a grant to cover 2/3 of the tuition, and then go on to win thousands of dollars in grants. We’ll help you win the training grant – you’re not alone! Sign up here. Students are loving the course.
- Keep working. You can do it!
Have an amazing week,
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Grant Writer
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1. Agriculture
Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program: supports producers to conserve and enhance the environmental resiliency of your agricultural landscapes. Next intake deadline: November 30, 2023.
Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program: maximum amount of grant that may be awarded for a project is $100,000. Deadline: January 31, 2024.
RDAR’s Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2.0 program is now open.
Farm Technology Program supports the adoption of innovative technology that minimizes agricultural waste and optimizes farm efficiency.
Agricultural Clean Technology Program: Research and Innovation Stream: program funding is $50 million over 7 years, with this stream ending March 31, 2028.
AgriScience Program: maximum total funding available to you under the projects component of the program is $10 million over the duration of the program.
Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program: is a reimbursement-basedEndnote1 program that will provide non-repayable contributions of almost $759 million over 10 years.
Farm fuel and rural utility programs: Funding and programs to assist rural Albertans with essential services at a reasonable cost.
AgriAssurance Program – National Industry Association Component: AAFC contribution up to $1 million per year.
Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program: provides up to $500,000 per project and up to 75% of total project costs. Application is ongoing.
Matching Investment Fund (MIF) provides non-repayable contributions for product development projects on a matching investment basis.
Water Well Restoration or Replacement Program: Alberta landowners with damaged well can apply for reimbursement of associated costs.
2. Arts and Culture
Support for Eligible Music Companies program provides funding for business development initiatives. Deadline: October 26, 2023.
Access to Heritage component of the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides funding to heritage organizations for travelling exhibitions in Canada. Deadline: November 1, 2023.
Collections Management — Museums Assistance Program provides funding for projects to improve knowledge, skills and practices related to key museum functions. Deadline: November 1, 2023.
Strategic Innovation Fund: Cultivate Grants: Up to $250,000. Deadline: November 15, 2023.
Operating Investments help arts and festival organizations fulfill their arts and festival mandates. Deadline: December 1, 2023.
Canada Cultural Investment Fund – Endowment Incentives provides matching funds to create endowment funds or to increase existing ones. Deadline: December 1, 2023.
Programming Grants are flexible and support non-profit arts and festival organizations to undertake specific work in Edmonton. Deadline: December 1, 2023.
Documentary Heritage Communities Program: Application is now open until January 11, 2024.
Honouring the Children Grant: The total budget for this program is $75,000. Application is ongoing.
Odyssey – Language Assistant Program: Participants work 25 hours per week and receive a taxable salary of $27,000 for a nine-month work term.
Canada Cultural Investment Fund – Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations component assists professional arts organizations that are facing the prospect of closure. Application is ongoing.
The Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative (MFESI) is a two-year, $200-million national fund to help major Canadian festivals survive and adapt to the pandemic.
Recovery support for Canadian arts, culture and heritage organizations through Canada Arts and Culture Recovery Program.
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6. Indigenous
Indigenous Forestry Initiative: grants of up to $50,000 are targeted to support Indigenous sustainable forest management projects. EoI deadline: October 30, 2023.
Indigenous Heritage — Museums Assistance Program provides funding for projects related to the preservation, management, and presentation of Indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. Deadline: November 1, 2023.
Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: up to a maximum of $10,000 in funding. Deadline: Call for proposals: Opening November 23, 2023.
First Nation Infrastructure Fund (FNIF) helps improve and increase public infrastructure in First Nations. Deadline: Fall of each year.
Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program: may fund up to 100% of the total project costs. Deadline: December 13, 2023.
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.
Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI): receive up to 100% funding of eligible program costs.
Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program funding – Indigenous organizations: NRCan’s contribution is up to a maximum of $2M per project.
Aboriginal Business Investment Fund: funds up to $750,000 to support an Indigenous community-owned economic development project.
Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative – Economic Stream: receive a maximum of $100,000 to support an Indigenous owned economic development project.
Clean Energy Initiatives in Indigenous, rural and remote communities: an additional $300 million is available until 2027 for your clean energy projects.
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program – Access to Capital: individual Indigenous entrepreneurs may receive up to $99,999 in funding assistance.
The Reserve Land and Environment Management Program (RLEMP): prepare a community for transition to a more comprehensive land management model.
Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness program: provides funding to build resiliency and prepare for natural hazards.
Professional and Institutional Development Program: funds projects that develop the capacity of First Nations and Inuit communities to perform core functions of government.
Community Opportunity Readiness program provides funding up to $3 million for community economic infrastructure proposals.
Health Facilities Program: provide funding for infrastructure that supports the delivery of health-related programs and services.
7. Municipalities
Affordable Housing Partnership Program. Deadline: October 16, 2023.
Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund. Projects are eligible for funding up to a maximum of $150,000 per project. Deadline: October 30, 2023.
Canadian Safety and Security Program is looking for innovative solutions for the challenge: Lighting the path with AI: Advanced analytics and decision support for first responders. Maximum amount per proposal: $2,000,000. Deadline: November 15, 2023.
Green Freight Program – Stream 2 – Repower and Replace: funding incentives up to $5M per project are now available. Deadline: November 16, 2023.
Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) provides funding to municipalities under 4 funding streams. Application is open until November 30, 2023.
Resource Road Program provides funding to municipalities for roads used by new and existing industries. Deadline: November 30, 2023 for funding in the following year.
Water for Life Program provides cost-shared funding to regional commissions or groups of 2 or more municipalities. Deadline: November 30 for funding in the following year.
Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP): Eligible projects can receive up to 75% of project costs. Deadline: November 30, 2023 for funding in the following year.
African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream: Application is open until November 30, 2024 or until funding has been exhausted.
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.
Rural Transit Solutions Fund of the Capital Projects stream: applicants can apply for a contribution of up to $5 million. Application is ongoing.
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) in the Prairie provinces: provides non-repayable contributions by reimbursing costs that successful applicants have paid.
Community building monitoring and analysis grant: Grant for a maximum of $25,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs.
Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) is a permanent source of funding Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) is a permanent source of funding.
8. Non-Profit
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Concept Development. Deadline: Window #1: October 26, 2023; Window # 2: April 15, 2024.
Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: up to a maximum of $10,000 in funding. Deadline: Call for proposals: Opening November 23, 2023.
Continuing Care Capital Program – Small Care Home Stream provide capital funding to support the development of standalone homes. Deadline: November 30, 2023.
Space Creation Grant: $28 million is being allocated to support private operators with some of the costs associated with opening new child-care spaces.
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation’s Environmental Grants: to open mid-December for the 2024 intake.
Enhanced Capacity Advancement Program: funding up to $150,000 annually. The next multi-year funding cycle intake is anticipated for fall 2025.
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) program generally provides non-repayable contributions by reimbursing costs that successful applicants have paid.
Canada Life – Stronger Communities Together: Supporting charitable organizations and initiatives across the country is one of the ways Canada life gives back to Canadians.
Child care – Space Creation Grant will help enable 42,500 total new non-profit licensed spaces to be created over the next 5 years.
The Legal Aid Program provides contribution funding to the provinces and territories for the delivery of legal aid services for economically disadvantaged persons.
Repsol Global: funds opportunities that generate positive impacts and sustainable socio-economic development in the community.
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