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Building Blocks Capital Grant Program | Government of Alberta

March 15, 2025

Value

Major Capital Grant: Maximum $30,000 per child care space. Minor Capital Grant: Maximum $10,000 per child care space.

Description

Through the Building Blocks Capital Grant Program, licensed non-profit and public child care providers, such as municipalities and schools, can apply for one-time capital funding.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are:

  • non-profit organizations comprising of societies under the Societies Act RSA 2000 c S-14, Part 9 companies under the Companies Act RSA 2000 c C-21 and corporations that are registered under the Alberta Corporate Registry (non-profit)
  • municipalities as defined in the Municipal Government Act
  • First Nations and Indigenous communities and schools incorporated under non-profit entities
  • public bodies, such as:
    • school divisions as defined in Alberta’s Education Act
    • public or non-profit post-secondary institutions

Eligible Expenses

  • Major Capital Grant
    • Access one-time capital funding to assist with the creation of new full-time licensed early learning and child care space in new and existing public or non-profit licensed facility-based child care programs. This stream provides maximum $30,000 per child care space with total capital costs at or above $500,000.
  • Minor Capital Grant
    • Access one-time capital funding to assist with the creation of new full-time licensed early learning and child care spaces in new and existing public or non-profit licensed facility-based child care programs. This stream provides maximum $10,000 per child care space with total capital costs under $500,000.

Deadline Date

January 30 to March 15, 2025, or until the funding target is met, whichever is first.

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