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First responders’ mental health grants │ Government of Alberta

January 1, 1900

Value

up to $1.5 million

Description

Alberta’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency workers often deal with stressful, dangerous and traumatic situations. This stress has a negative impact on first responders and emergency workers. They experience post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) at significantly higher rates than the general population.

Eligible Applicants

Grants are available for 2 areas of focus: services, and applied research.

Note: if a service or project is partially funded by another organization, the applicant must indicate what component will be funded by a SPHIFR grant to avoid overlap.

The grant for services is available for:

  • non-profit or public sector organizations that operate in Alberta
  • services or a project dedicated to providing services that support Alberta first responders and emergency workers living with or at risk for PTSI

The applied research grant recipients must meet these requirements:

  • Applicant must be affiliated with a Canadian-based organization.
  • The research project must generate evidence on prevention or intervention for PTSI in first responders and emergency workers.

Eligible Expenses

The Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders (SPHIFR) grant program has 2 separate funding streams:

  • Stream 1 (Services) provides funding for non-profit organizations that provide services that support first responders and emergency workers living with or at risk for PTSI.
  • Stream 2 (Research) provides funding to researchers engaged in applied research that generates evidence on prevention or intervention for first responders and emergency workers living with or at risk for PTSI.

Deadline Date

The First Responders' Mental Health Grants program operates on a cyclical basis. The application deadline for the 2025-26 grant cycle was May 26, 2025, and that intake is now closed. As of March 5, 2026, no information regarding the next application cycle (2026-27) or its specific deadline is available on the official website. Please visit the grant's official Alberta.ca page for future announcements and updated guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: SPHIFR grant program

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

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/first-responders-mental-health-grants

Industry:

Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

First Responders, Mental Health

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