Grants you can apply for · Provincial program · Non-repayable contribution
Research Grants
Government of Alberta
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “This grant has been discontinued and is no longer accepting applications.”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $25K
- Cost share
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Universities and colleges; Businesses; Indigenous organizations and businesses; Individuals; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Alberta
What it is
This grant supports research projects that preserve, interpret and promote appreciation of Alberta’s history.
Deadline: First working day of February. Eligible organizations: Business, First Nation, Individual, Municipality, Metis Settlement, Non-profit organization, School K-12, Post-secondary institution. 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. Advertised: up to $25K.
- Awards, fiscal 2025-26
- 25
- recipients paid that year
- Typical award
- $6,414–$14K
- the middle half, fiscal 2023-24 to 2025-26
- Median award
- $8,778
- 68 awards, fiscal 2023-24 to 2025-26
- All years
- $1.8M
- 172 awards, fiscal 2020-21 to 2025-26
Alberta grant payments disclosure, fiscal years 2020-21 to 2025-26 (April to March). 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 2020-21 to 2025-26.
| Recipient | Fiscal years | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Lethbridge | 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 5 | $95K |
| Stoney Tribal Administration | 2022-23 | 1 | $90K |
| University Of Calgary | 2020-21 to 2023-24 | 4 | $79K |
| Taiga Heritage Consulting Ltd. | 2021-22 to 2023-24 | 3 | $46K |
| Town Of Sylvan Lake | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $38K |
| Edmonton Heritage Council Society | 2022-23 to 2025-26 | 4 | $37K |
| Mcdougall Stoney Mission Society | 2022-23 to 2023-24 | 2 | $37K |
| Willmore Wilderness Preservation And Historical Foundation | 2022-23 | 1 | $31K |
| Ermineskin Cree Nation | 2022-23 | 1 | $30K |
| Louis Bull Tribe | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| Metis Nation Of Alberta Association | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| Montana First Nation | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| Paul First Nation Industry Relations Corporation | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| Saddle Lake Cree Nation | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| Samson Cree Nation | 2023-24 | 1 | $30K |
| Whitefish Lake Band #128 | 2021-22 | 1 | $30K |
| City Of Edmonton Finance Branch Treasury Section | 2025-26 | 1 | $21K |
| Municipality Of Crowsnest Pass | 2025-26 | 1 | $21K |
| Town Of Nanton | 2025-26 | 1 | $21K |
| The Cosmopolitan Music Society | 2023-24 to 2025-26 | 2 | $21K |
| City Of Lacombe | 2022-23 | 1 | $19K |
| Regional Municipality Of Wood Buffalo | 2022-23 | 1 | $19K |
| Riviere Qui Barre Agricultural Society | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2 | $19K |
| The Calling Lake Community Society | 2023-24 | 1 | $19K |
| Smoky Lake County | 2022-23 | 1 | $18K |
| Bragg Creek And Greater Area Historical Society | 2020-21 to 2021-22 | 2 | $18K |
| Waskasoo Environmental Education Society | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $18K |
| Alberta Labour History Institute | 2021-22 | 1 | $17K |
| Lethbridge Symphony Association | 2023-24 to 2025-26 | 2 | $17K |
| University Of Alberta Financial Services | 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 2 | $17K |
Plus 46 payments ($377K) 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 5, 2026.
| Paid | Recipient | Filed as | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Alberta Chinese Cultural Education Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $1,929 |
| Oct 2025 | Municipality Of Crowsnest Pass | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $21,428 |
| Aug 2025 | Town Of Sylvan Lake | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $13,285 |
| Aug 2025 | The Cosmopolitan Music Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $7,671 |
| Aug 2025 | University Of Alberta Financial Services | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $7,024 |
| Jul 2025 | Town Of Nanton | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $21,428 |
| Jul 2025 | Edmonton Heritage Council Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $14,657 |
| Jul 2025 | The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $8,571 |
| Jul 2025 | The Parks Foundation, Calgary | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $7,450 |
| Jul 2025 | Pine Creek Cemetery Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $5,893 |
| Jul 2025 | Atlas Coal Mine Historical Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $3,198 |
| Jul 2025 | City Of Edmonton Finance Branch Treasury Section | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $21,428 |
| Jul 2025 | City Of Lethbridge | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $20,100 |
| Jul 2025 | Calgary Civic Trust Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $11,819 |
| Jul 2025 | Indigenous Edmonton Entertainment Group Association | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $9,428 |
| Jul 2025 | Waskasoo Environmental Education Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $8,800 |
| Jul 2025 | Acfn Dene Lands & Resource Management Corporation | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $8,571 |
| Jul 2025 | Lethbridge Symphony Association | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $8,571 |
| Jul 2025 | Alberta Thai Association | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $7,215 |
| Jul 2025 | Jewish Historical Society Of Southern Alberta | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $4,532 |
| Jul 2025 | Spruce Grove And District Agricultural Society | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $2,571 |
| Oct 2024 | Chipewyan Prairie Industry Relations Lp 1027511 Alberta Ltd. | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $5,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Acfn Dene Lands & Resource Management Corporation | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $6,700 |
| Aug 2024 | Municipal District Of Bighorn No 8 | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $13,250 |
| Aug 2024 | Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation | HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONArts, Culture and Status of Women | $10,389 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25 | $8,571 | $241K |
| 2024-25 | 20 | $10K | $200K |
| 2023-24 | 27 | $12K | $281K |
| 2022-23 | 27 | $8,405 | $372K |
| 2021-22 | 62 | $7,740 | $618K |
| 2020-21 | 11 | $8,271 | $104K |
Matched to 3 program names in Alberta’s disclosure (by Claude, checked against who was paid):
- “HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATION” (Arts, Culture and Status of Women, 2023-24 to 2025-26, 76 payments)
- “HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATION” (Culture and Status of Women, 2021-22 to 2022-23, 79 payments)
- “HERITAGE AWARENESS/RESEARCH/PUBLICATION” (Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, 2020-21 to 2021-22, 35 payments)
More programs: Alberta.