Notice to potential applicants
Key details for this new grant program are still under development, including full project eligibility and reporting criteria, cost-sharing details, key dates, and forms and resources.
Check back this summer for further details.
Overview
The Drought and Flood Protection Program (DFPP) is a multi-year grant program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities improve their long-term resilience to drought and floods events.
The DFPP will help fund the design and construction of projects that protect critical infrastructure from flooding and drought and help to ensure public safety is protected.
If passed, Budget 2024 would allocate $25 million per year from 2024/25 through 2028/29 for the Drought and Flood Protection Program.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Municipalities, improvement districts, special areas, Métis settlements and First Nations will all be eligible to apply for DFPP funding.
Eligible projects
Projects eligible for funding under the Drought and Flood Protection Program include are but not limited to:
- Drought and flood proofing or relocation of critical infrastructure.
- Critical infrastructure includes water, wastewater and stormwater works, as well as infrastructure used to access those services (including roads and transportation corridors, commercial and residential areas).
- Structural measures, such as berms, flood walls, bank protection and stabilization works, retention ponds and diversion structures intended to protect critical infrastructure and ensure public safety.
- Purchase of property for the purpose of relocation or for access to and/or construction of a project.
- Bio-retention infrastructure designed to increase flood attenuation and reduce the impacts of drought.
Detailed information on full project eligibility under the DFPP will be available this summer.
Regulatory requirements
Approval under the DFPP is only a commitment to fund the project and does not equal approval to construct. All required regulatory authorizations must be secured prior to commencing construction.
Authorizations under the Water Act and Public Lands Act are the primary regulatory requirements for most projects. Projects may also require authorization from other agencies.
Contact
For more information on the Drought and Flood Protection Program:
Toll free: 310-3773 (in Alberta)
Toll free in Canada: 1-877-944-0313
International: 780-944-0313
Email: [email protected]