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Process to apply for funding for municipal water supply and treatment facilities, and wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
Application status: Open until November 30 for funding in the following year.
See the list of approved projects for 2023.
The Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP), which launched in 1991, provides cost-shared funding to eligible municipalities to help build municipal facilities for water supply and treatment, and wastewater treatment and disposal.
Program funding is determined each budget cycle.
Eligible projects can receive up to 75% of project costs. Funding is calculated as a percentage of eligible project costs (rounded to 2 decimal points) based on the municipality’s official population when the grant is approved.
For hamlets, population is based on a statutory declaration from the municipality applying on the hamlet's behalf.
Populations and grant percentages are determined at the time of approval and do not change during the project.
Table 1. Formulas to determine funding
Official population | Funding |
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Less than 1,000 | 75 % of eligible project cost |
1,000 to 3,000 | Grant = [(0.5 X Population) + 250] X 100 / Population Example: Population = 2,300 [(0.5 X 2,300) + 250] X 100 / 2,300 = 60.87 Grant = 60.87% of projects costs |
3,001 to 10,000 | Grant = [(0.25 x Population) + 1,000] X 100 / Population Example: Population = 5,300 [(0.25 X 5,300) + 1,000] X 100 / 5,300 = 43.87 Grant = 43.87% of projects costs |
10,001 to 45,000 | Grant = 35 – [0.001 X (Population - 10,000)] Example: Population = 15,300 35 – [0.001 X (15,300 – 10,000)] = 29.7 Grant = 29.7% of project costs |
Municipalities should contact us prior to applying to discuss the eligibility of proposed projects.
Funding applications must be submitted to the department by November 30, 2022.
The municipal council must make a motion to apply for funding for the project.
Where projects are not approved, applicants are required to re-affirm their request for funding each November to ensure cost estimates are up to date.
We will work with the municipality to review the scope of work and the cost-effectiveness of the project.
Regional Directors and Infrastructure Managers in our regional offices are available to provide advice to the municipality during the preparation of the project proposal.
Include the following documents in the application package:
The municipality must enter the project information in the Municipal Grants Management Application.
Submit the application package by email or mail to your local Transportation Regional Office representative.
Find your region by checking the Municipalities, Locations and Corresponding Transportation Regions list (PDF, 608 KB).
Applicants will be notified in writing of the project's eligibility for funding. Project approval is conditional upon funding availability and the suitability of the project.
Applications will be evaluated based on:
The following will also be considered:
In consultation with the municipality, we will select a payment method for each approved project. Larger, more complex projects will require a formal agreement with the municipality.
We will develop a memorandum of agreement outlining our responsibilities and the municipality’s responsibilities. The agreement will include a grant calculation chart and grant payments schedule.
The mayor or reeve and chief administrative officer must sign 2 copies of the agreement on behalf of the municipality. The signed copies must be witnessed or sealed and then returned to the department for execution.
Work on the funded project must be done on a contract basis.
For smaller projects, it may be more feasible to complete the work on a per day labour basis. The municipality must receive prior approval from us if it wants to use this option.
Work undertaken with municipal forces (equipment and labour) is not eligible under the program.
When renting equipment for construction on a per day labour basis, the rental rates for equipment must not exceed the current year rental rates as published in the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association’s Equipment Rental Rates and Membership Roster.
The municipality must advertise tenders for projects undertaken on a contract basis.
We follow the principle of awarding work to the lowest bona fide bidder.
Municipalities are required to do the same and award work to the lowest bona fide bidder when tendering projects funded by the department.
If the municipality accepts a higher bid without prior approval from the department, the municipality will jeopardize the grant funding for its project.
If the municipality believes there are exceptional circumstances where the lowest bid is unacceptable, it must submit a written report to us requesting approval to award to other than the low bidder.
The report must clearly explain the municipality’s reasons for the recommendation and provide details of all tenders received. We will review the report and advise the municipality how it will impact the grant funding.
The municipality must provide the following information before receiving payment:
The municipality is responsible for:
After we review the project status, we may provide the municipality with an advance payment which is a portion of the estimated grant.
Depending on the program’s cash flow and the status of project, the amount and timing of funding payments may vary.
The timing of the payments can be structured to flow with the construction of the project as determined during the approval process.
The final payment is then issued upon completion and verification of costs.
Funds received that exceed current expenditures must be invested in a separate account.
The interest earned from these funds must be applied to reduce the total project costs, excluding GST.
Project revenue earned through the investment of these funds will be deducted from project costs before the grant calculation is made.
Contact us for more information on this interest policy.
The municipality must keep us regularly informed of the project’s progress.
Before receiving additional payment, the municipality must notify us in writing of costs incurred to date when the project is nearly 80% complete.
Other advance payments may be available over the course of the project, depending on project size and funding availability.
Once the municipality is satisfied that the project is complete, it must notify us and prepare its submission for final payment.
We may either inspect the project work or ask the municipality to provide evidence a professional engineer completed an inspection.
The municipality must submit the following information to us to receive the final grant payment after the project is complete:
The municipality must advise the department of any cost changes that occurred.
We will review the final claim before making the final payment to the municipality.
The department may audit projects that receive grant funding.
The municipality must notify us of project cost or scope changes as soon as possible.
We will review the information and may approve funding and scope changes that fall within the eligibility limits. Scope changes and cost increases will be considered new projects and may be eligible for future grants.
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