Alberta Culture Days Grant

How to apply

Before you begin

Applications must be through the Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) Front Office online application system.

• Download and follow the Gate Front Office User Guide to help you navigate the system.

Step 1. Review the grant guidelines to ensure your organization and project are eligible for funding

• Alberta Culture Days Grant Program Guidelines

Step 2. GATE Front Office username registration

First-time applicants will require a GATE Front Office username and password. Requests must be received at least 5 business days prior to the application deadline.

• Complete the GATE Front Office Registration form and email it as an attachment to [email protected]. For help, read the GATE Front Office User Guide.

GATE Front Office usernames and passwords will be sent to the email addresses provide on the registration form.

Returning users do not need to request a new username. However, if your account has not been accessed for 6 months or longer, you will be required to request a password re-set. Should you have trouble accessing your account, email [email protected] to request a password re-set. 

Step 3. Complete GATE Front Office online forms

GATE Front Office online forms

• applicant contact information, including street and mailing address
• contact list, including primary and secondary contact persons and signing authority designate for the application
• the organization’s registration details, including organization’s registered name, Alberta Registration number and incorporation date
• an applicant agreement with e-signature of signing authority designate for the organization

Step 4. As GATE does not have space for detailed descriptions, ensure that you provide the following supporting documents to upload in GATE Front Office for your application

• signed Applicant Agreement – must be signed by the organization's board president, chairperson or treasurer
• letters of support
• source of estimates and descriptions of activity costs
• a confirmation of filing of the organization's most recent annual return from Alberta Corporate Registry
• detailed project description:
  • Provide a detailed description of your project so that the review panel can easily understand what it is that you are doing and how it relates to the Alberta Culture Days program.
  • An outline of how/where you are going to market your event.
• a listing of all planned Culture Days activities and events, including a detailed listing of the proposed activities and events, including dates and times

Step 5. Electronic transfer funds

The program uses electronic funds transfer (EFT) to successful grant recipients. This system is safe and efficient and allows organizations to have their grant funds deposited directly into their bank account.

 As part of the application process, applicants are required to complete the Application for Electronic Payment form and submit a separate banking document, such as an online direct deposit form or void cheque. 

Financial reporting and requirements

You are required to complete and submit a satisfactory final report and detailed budget documentation in GATE Front Office that demonstrates that funding awarded was spent on the activities described in the application.

Your organization’s final report is due November 1, 2026. We must receive your online report through GATE Front Office no later than 11:59 pm, unless the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend when it will be extended until 11:59 pm on the next working day. Give the system time to process your application so we receive notification of your submission before the deadline falls.

• Recipients must provide access, upon request, to the Minister or Minister’s representative, or auditors engaged by the Minister, to all financial documents or records relative to all expenses and revenues related to the project, including the program grant funding as set out in the agreement.
• Records must be kept for 7 years from the date of the notification letter of file closure from Alberta Culture Days program staff.
• Any recipient that does not comply with the reporting requirements will be ineligible to receive additional funding until an acceptable report is provided.