Who can apply

Eligible applicants are organizations that support community economic development and/or diversification projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan and/or Manitoba. They may include:

• Incorporated not-for-profits (e.g., industry associations, economic development organizations, cultural organizations, and societies)
• post-secondary educational institutions
• co-operatives
• Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Metis) organizations, including Indigenous-led not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous-owned businesses
• a municipality and all other municipal-type organizations
• a provincial or crown corporation or organization, provided that the financial assistance will not be used to fund the corporation’s capital or ongoing operational requirements

All eligible applicants must be legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements.