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Building Blocks Capital Grant Program │Government of Alberta

January 1, 1900

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

The Building Blocks Capital Grant Program is currently closed for applications. The last intake period was from January 30 to March 15, 2025, or until the funding target was met. Please visit the official Alberta.ca website for any future announcements regarding this program or similar funding opportunities.

Contact

Contact Name: Building Blocks program

E-mail Address: albertachildcarespacecreation@gov.ab.ca

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/building-blocks-capital-grant-program

Industry:

Indigenous, Municipalities, Non-Profit, University Partnerships

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

ABmunis, Child-care, Education

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