Grant Gazette | November 2 of 2 – November 20, 2023

Another Big Month in Grants

Hello Everyone,

Always an exciting time in grants. A number of grant deadlines, grant events, and business awards are below here are some immediate ones – more below.

Digital Citizen Contribution Program : may award up to $1,000,000 in funding for some projects with budgets of over $1,000,000. Deadline: November 28, 2023.
Aviation Skills Grant : fund up to $30,000 per trainee for the duration of the program. Grants will be assessed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Deadline: December 13, 2023.
Small Community Opportunity Program : receive up to $100,000 funding for local projects. Deadline: January 10, 2023.

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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.

Application is now open for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program , providing livestock producers with up to $165 million to maintain breeding herds. Deadline: January 15, 2024.

Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program: maximum amount of grant that may be awarded for a project is $100,000. Deadline: January 31, 2024.

AgriDiversity Program : AAFC contribution towards a project will normally not exceed $200,000 per year or a maximum of $1 million over 5 years. Application is ongoing.

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

Digital Citizen Contribution Program : may award up to $1,000,000 in funding for some projects with budgets of over $1,000,000. Deadline: November 28, 2023.

Digital Periodical – Aid to publishers : provide financial support to produce and distribute high-quality, Canadian editorial content for Canadian readers. Deadline: November 30, 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.

Art for Social Change Public Art Residency : each artist or artist team will be paid $25,000 (not including GST) to participate. Deadline: January 5, 2024.

Documentary Heritage Communities Program : Application is now open until January 11, 2024.

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

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 .

3. Employment | Varies

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program – Youth Focused Projects will provide up to $5M per year in funding to organizations to support youth employment activities. Deadline: November 22, 2023.

Hire a temporary foreign worker through the Recognized Employer Pilot . Phase 1 is now ongoing. Applications for Phase 2 will start in January 2024.

Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations : provides wage subsidies to eligible employers. 2024-2025 funding cycle deadline: January 19, 2024.

Boost Your Business Technology Grant : Businesses will receive a wage subsidy of up to $7,300 through the funded work placement.

Digital Skills for Youth program (DSY4): Internship opportunities are now available through the DS4Y delivery organizations .

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

The Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) is a $700-million federal program to support regional job creation and position local economies for long-term growth.

Supportive Care Assistant Program : get up to a $5,000 wage subsidy, and receive 280 to 560 hours of support!

Science Horizon Youth Internship Program covers 80% of wages up to $25K & training.

Environmental Jobs Growth Program : Eligible employers receive up to $18,750 in wage funding.

Colleges & Institutes Canada (CICan) is providing financial incentives up to $10,000 to SMEs in construction and manufacturing to help hire apprentices.

Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCWBCH) : benefit from wage subsidies and access a pool of college and university graduates with innovative ideas and competitive skills.

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.

4. Environment/CleanTech

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETP) Joint Call 2023 . Deadline: November 22, 2023.

Call for Proposals under the Capacity Building stream of the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways is expected to open in fall 2023.

Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program : may fund up to 100% of the total project costs. Deadline: December 13, 2023.

Deadline for $40M Emerging Innovators Challenge funding is fast approaching. Submit your application until December 14, 2023.

Energy Innovation Program Smart Grid Demonstration Call for Proposals : Program funding for this call is open to projects that request between $500,000 and $6,000,000. Deadline: January 10, 2024.

Low Carbon Economy Challenge : application is now open until February 8, 2024.

Energy Innovation Program Smart Grid Regulatory Innovation Capacity Building Call for Proposals : Program funding for this call is open to projects that request between $250,000 and $1,500,000. Deadline: January 31, 2024.

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

Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) Program : provide eligible purchasing/leasing organizations with incentives of up to $200,000.

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. Application is ongoing.

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5. Export

CTA offers new opportunities to scale up your technology company (AI) in India . Deadline: November 22, 2023.

Clean Energy Transition Partnership – CETPartnership Joint Call 2023 . Deadline for Pre-proposal submission: November 22, 2023.

Canadian Semiconductor Technology R&D Partnering Delegation to Japan . Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Canada-Japan Corporate Co-innovation Program . Canadian registration deadline: December 4, 2023.

Canada–UK 2023-24 critical minerals sustainability and circularity call for proposals . Canadian registration deadline: December 15, 2023.

Canadian Biomanufacturing (of Advanced Therapies & Biologics) Technology Partnering Delegation to the United Kingdom . Deadline: December 15, 2023.

CanExport Associations : The 2024-25 application process for projects taking place between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025, is scheduled to commence in fall 2023.

Creative Export Canada provides up to $7M in funding per year to support export-ready projects. Export-Ready Stream’s next intake will be in the Fall of 2023.

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.

Alberta Export Expansion Program : Eligible companies will be reimbursed in the form of a grant up to $25,000 per year.

International Technology Partnership supports Alberta businesses with up to $250,000 to develop products or to conduct pilot tests with an international partner.

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6. Indigenous

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.

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program : access up to $200,000 to support eligible project costs. Deadline: December 20, 2023.

Small Community Opportunity Program : receive up to $100,000 funding for local projects. Deadline: January 10, 2023.

AgriDiversity Program : AAFC contribution towards a project will normally not exceed $200,000 per year or a maximum of $1 million over 5 years. Application is ongoing.

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

Digital Citizen Contribution Program : may award up to $1,000,000 in funding for some projects with budgets of over $1,000,000. Deadline: November 28, 2023.

Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) provides funding to municipalities under 4 funding streams. Application is open until November 30, 2023.

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program : access up to $200,000 to support eligible project costs. Deadline: December 20, 2023.

Energy Innovation Program Smart Grid Demonstration Call for Proposals : Program funding for this call is open to projects that request between $500,000 and $6,000,000. Deadline: January 10, 2024.

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.

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8. Non-Profit

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.

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program : access up to $200,000 to support eligible project costs. Deadline: December 20, 2023.

AgriDiversity Program : AAFC contribution towards a project will normally not exceed $200,000 per year or a maximum of $1 million over 5 years. Application is ongoing.

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.

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

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.

9. Post Secondary | Varies

The Women in STEM Scholarship application intake for 2023-24 is now open. $125,000 is available for this scholarship. Application intake will close December 8, 2023.

Applied Research Tools and Instruments grants support the purchase of research equipment with up to $200,000 funding. Deadline: January 16, 2024.

NSERC Alliance – Alberta Innovates Advance Program 2023 – 2024 is now open. request up to $150,000 per year and can be for up to two years in duration.

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

Partnership Engage Grants : provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities with up to $25,000 funding.

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.

NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence : application is ongoing.

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

10. Technology | Varies

Enabling Better Health through AI (AI-Better Health) : funding up to a maximum of $800,000 over 3 years. Deadline: November 24, 2023.

The ACT Open Call is a funding scheme that can support innovative and international CCUS projects. Application is open throughout 2023 until December 31, 2023.

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

The Digital Economy Program helps small businesses take their businesses online.

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) : minimum amount is $10 million for a project with at least $20 million in total eligible supported costs.

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

As part of the Alberta Broadband Strategy, the Government of Alberta have committed $36 million to the Alberta Broadband Fund (ABF) .

The Artificial Intelligence for Design (AI for Design) Challenge program develops and provides AI technologies and capabilities to accelerate discovery, R&D, and innovation processes.

International Technology Partnership Program : provides up to $250,000 in funding over a maximum eighteen month term.

Alberta Digital Traction is a funding program of up to $50,000 for small-and medium-sized Alberta enterprises (SMEs). Application is ongoing.

Strategic Networking and Development Grants : accept applications for support of up to $25,000 per project.

Get up to $15,000 to boost your business technology through Canada Digital Adoption Program – Boost Your Business Technology Grant .

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.