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Community Initiatives Program – Project Grant
Government of Alberta
Taking applications?
Closes 15 Feb 2027
The official page says: “The next application intake deadline is February 15, 2027.”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Alberta
What it is
This program provides funding to new community-driven initiatives, programs and events.
Deadline: February 15, August 15. Eligible organizations: First Nation, Metis Settlement, Non-profit organization. Cycle: Annual
Description from Alberta arts, culture and sport grants, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From Alberta’s grant payments disclosure: every payment the province filed under this program.
- Awards, fiscal 2019-20
- 2
- recipients paid that year
- Typical award
- $10K–$40K
- the middle half, fiscal 2016-17 to 2018-19
- Median award
- $22K
- 1,300 awards, fiscal 2016-17 to 2018-19
- All years
- $61.5M
- 2,501 awards, fiscal 2014-15 to 2019-20
Alberta grant payments disclosure, fiscal years 2014-15 to 2019-20 (April to March). The disclosure has no payments under these names after fiscal 2019-20. An award is one recipient’s total from the program in one fiscal year; amounts of $0 or less count as $0. Medians use complete fiscal years. Source: Government of Alberta, open.alberta.ca, Open Government Licence – Alberta.
Who got it
Organizations paid the most under this program, fiscal 2014-15 to 2019-20.
| Recipient | Fiscal years | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbow-Alberta Institute | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 4 | $298K |
| Alberta Water Polo Association | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $230K |
| The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $217K |
| Edmonton Comedy Festival | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $200K |
| Leduc/Devon Oilfield Historical Society | 2015-16 | 1 | $200K |
| Edmonton Opera Association | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $196K |
| The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 4 | $193K |
| Deaf & Hard Of Hearing Services Calgary Region Society | 2014-15 to 2017-18 | 3 | $192K |
| Ice On Whyte Festival Society | 2014-15 to 2018-19 | 4 | $190K |
| Nose Creek Sports And Recreation Association | 2014-15 to 2018-19 | 5 | $186K |
| Riders On Board (Snowboarding) Ltd. | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $180K |
| Chestermere Area Youth And Community Development Society | 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 2 | $178K |
| Theatre Prospero Association | 2014-15 to 2018-19 | 3 | $175K |
| Calgary Opera Association | 2015-16 to 2017-18 | 3 | $174K |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Society Of Edmonton | 2015-16 to 2017-18 | 3 | $165K |
| Alberta Badminton Association | 2014-15 to 2016-17 | 3 | $163K |
| Punctuate! Theatre Society | 2014-15 to 2017-18 | 3 | $160K |
| Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 3 | $160K |
| University Of Alberta Financial Services | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 3 | $155K |
| Bear Creek Folk Music Festival Society | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $150K |
| Calgary Science Centre And Creative Kids Museum Society | 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 2 | $150K |
| Centre Communautaire D'edmonton | 2016-17 to 2017-18 | 2 | $150K |
| Edmonton Native Ball Association (Enba) | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $150K |
| Edmonton Scottish Society | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2 | $150K |
| Leduc 2016 Summer Games Society | 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 2 | $150K |
| Olympic Oval Association | 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 2 | $150K |
| Vecova Centre For Disability Services And Research | 2014-15 to 2015-16 | 2 | $150K |
| Whitecourt Airshow Society | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 2 | $150K |
| Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society | 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 2 | $150K |
| L'arche Association Of Calgary | 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 2 | $149K |
Plus 252 payments ($5.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Latest payments
The latest payments to named organizations, to March 12, 2019.
| Paid | Recipient | Filed as | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2019 | Glenbow-Alberta Institute | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Ghost River Theatre Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Reset Society Of Calgary | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Ellerslie Curling And Recreation Association | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Alberta Deaf Sports Association | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Edmonton Mennonite Centre For Newcomers | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Edmonton Ukrainian Festival Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Edmonton Native Ball Association (Enba) | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Winfield And District Agricultural Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Bear Creek Folk Music Festival Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | The 2019 Alberta Masters Games Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Camrose Swim Club | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $75,000 |
| Mar 2019 | 2019 Canada Games Host Society Red Deer/ Jeux Du Canada 2019 Societe Hotesse Red | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $66,770 |
| Mar 2019 | The Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta South Region, 1990 | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $65,300 |
| Mar 2019 | The Downstage Performance Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $64,912 |
| Mar 2019 | Canadian Rockies Gay Rodeo Association | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $63,460 |
| Mar 2019 | Ride The Rockies Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $62,500 |
| Mar 2019 | Calgary Kangaroos Australian Football Club | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $60,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $59,436 |
| Mar 2019 | Stettler Curling Club Association | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $55,286 |
| Mar 2019 | Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $54,686 |
| Mar 2019 | Calgary International Fringe Festival Society | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $53,838 |
| Mar 2019 | Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region | CIP PROJECT BASEDCulture and Tourism | $50,000 |
By fiscal year
Awards by the fiscal year (April to March) they were paid in; the median is over awards above $0.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2 | — | $0 |
| 2018-19 | 461 | $25K | $12.4M |
| 2017-18 | 404 | $22K | $10M |
| 2016-17 | 558 | $20K | $14.5M |
| 2015-16 | 770 | $15K | $17.2M |
| 2014-15 | 306 | $20K | $7.5M |
Matched to 1 program name in Alberta’s disclosure (by Claude, checked against who was paid):
- “CIP PROJECT BASED” (Culture and Tourism, 2014-15 to 2019-20, 2,668 payments)
More programs: Alberta.