Dual credit – Enhancement funding for school authorities

Important dates

Apply for funding

For the 2026/27 school year, Education and Childcare is investing $4 million in start-up and enhancement grant funding to support dual credit programming. In addition, Assisted Living and Social Services is providing $550,000 to support dual credit health care aide grants.

Funding

School authorities can use the enhancement grant to enhance existing dual credit opportunities through the purchase of new equipment or upgrade facilities to meet industry standards and better connect students to today’s workforce.

Eligible school authorities may apply for one dual credit enhancement grant of up to $100,000 for the 2026/27 school year.

Health Care Aide grants

To attract young Albertans to high-demand careers in the health-care sector, Assisted Living and Social Services is providing $550,000 to support Health Care Aide dual credit start-up and enhancement grants. This targeted funding aims to increase the number of students pursuing a career in the health-care sector and help alleviate growing workforce pressures.

Eligibility

The following school authorities and schools are eligible to apply:

• public
• separate
• francophone
• First Nations/First Nation Education Authorities
• public charter
• accredited funded independent (private)

Mandatory criteria

The dual credit application must:

• demonstrate how the grant will be used to enhance existing Career and Technology Studies dual credit opportunities (for example: CTS apprenticeship, health care aide, or power engineering) through the purchase of new equipment or the upgrade of facilities to meet industry standards
• not include a dual credit opportunity that is the same as or similar to other government grant funding
• be completed at the school authority level and signed by the superintendent, education director or an authorized designate
• be submitted via email by the deadline

Assessment criteria

The applicant must identify and describe how the proposed dual credit enhancement opportunity will:

• benefit their students
• address the specific needs or gaps in their current dual credit programming

How to apply

Step 1. Complete the application

Alberta Education and Childcare Dual Credit Enhancement Funding Application

Step 2. Submit the application package

Email the application to [email protected] by June 4, 2026.

After you apply

The application review takes approximately 8 to 12 weeks from the application closing date. A dual credit team member may contact applicants before intake closes to allow revisions to their submission. School authorities who require support on their application may contact the dual credit team.

Once the review is complete, applicants will receive an email notifying them about their application status. If dual credit enhancement funding is approved, it will be distributed to the lead school authority at the beginning of the following school year.

Reporting

School authorities must report on the dual credit enhancement funding allocated for a school year by July 31. The report needs to identify:

• detailed expenses for the school year
• how many students were impacted
• a description of the enhancement
• how the enhancement benefits students

All school authorities must report on the dual credit enhancement grant funding allocated for a school year by July 31. If the allocated enhancement grant funding has not been fully spent, school authorities may request to carry it forward to the next school year by completing the grant reporting template, including a rationale for carrying the funds forward and a summary of expenses incurred to date.

If the opportunity identified in the original enhancement grant application needs to be replaced with a new opportunity, a letter outlining the rationale for the shift, along with a new itemized budget, must be submitted for approval. Once the subsequent school year ends, an additional report must be submitted for the reallocated amount.

The lead school authority is responsible for completing and submitting the report by using the interactive Dual Credit Enhancement Funding Grant Reporting Template.

Contact

Connect with the Education and Childcare Dual Credit Grant Team:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Email: [email protected]

Related

• Dual credit start-up funding for schools
• Registered Apprenticeship Program
• Career and Technology Studies
• Off-campus Education
• Career education