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Small Community Opportunity Program:

January 10, 2024

Value

between $20,000 and $100,000

Description

The Small Community Opportunity Program (the Program) provides grants to tackle challenges and tap into opportunities in rural areas. Indigenous and small communities, as well as non-profit groups they work with, may receive between $20,000 and $100,000 for local projects. By building capacity in the agriculture industry and small business, these rural communities will grow their economic footprint.

Eligible Applicants

Indigenous communities, Metis Settlements and small communities may apply if they meet the following characteristics of rural communities:

  • have a population less than 20,000
  • have a limited geographic proximity (approximately 100 km or further) to population centres with more than 25,000 people that could provide employment and services
  • may be remote or have in them, or around them, a significant amount of nature, natural resources, agricultural land and wilderness areas
  • have a workforce largely focused on primary economic activity, including oil and gas, agriculture and forestry

Eligible rural communities may work together or independently on local projects, or they may collaborate with non-profit organizations that are:

  • non-profit entities incorporated under Part 9 of the Companies Act or the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act with an economic development mandate
    • a federally incorporated non-profit must partner with a provincially registered non-profit
  • a legal non-profit entity located in Alberta that is owned and controlled by an Indigenous community that has at least 51% ownership

Eligible Expenses

Eligible projects must align with one or more of these strategic directions in the Economic Development in Rural Alberta Plan (the Plan):

  • rural business supports and entrepreneurship
  • support for labour force and skills development
  • marketing and promoting rural tourism
  • rural economic development capacity building

In addition, the project must address one or more of these priority areas:

  • entrepreneurship and mentorship
  • skills development
  • small business supports
  • partnerships, inteconnectivity and collaboration

Eligible project costs- Project costs eligible for the grant include:

  • skills development training
  • training equipment and supplies
  • salary expenses for new staff to deliver a project
  • equipment and supplies to deliver the project, such as computers, software, office supplies and more
  • eligible travel costs for hotel, meals and mileage based on the Alberta Travel, meal and hospitality expenses policy
  • promotion and marketing activities related to the project
  • project administration up to 10% of the total eligible project costs
  • any other expense the Government of Alberta deems eligible under the Program

Deadline Date

January 10, 2024.

Contact

Contact Name: Small Community Opportunity Program

Phone Number: 310-FARM (3276) (in Alberta) or 403-742-7901

E-mail Address: agi.ruraleconomicdevelopment@gov.ab.ca

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/small-community-opportunity-program

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