Overview
Alberta’s land, water, biodiversity and natural resources benefit from strong partnerships of stewards. Alberta’s government:
- fosters these partnerships with municipalities, non-profits, landowners, land trusts and others
- supports a wide-variety of environmental stewardship programs across the province
Funding priorities
These funding opportunities conserve, restore and enhance Alberta’s environment, including these priorities:
- Conserve ecological biodiversity by maintaining large areas of native landscape.
- Conserve, restore and connect wildlife habitat corridors.
- Support watershed functions for healthy aquatic ecosystems, flood and drought mitigation, and water quality.
- Support the safe and sustainable use of Alberta’s land and natural resources.
- Promote environmental awareness and stewardship of Alberta’s natural resources.
- Support ecosystem services that benefit the economy, human health and recreational opportunities.
Programs
If your organization is interested in participating in a program or applying for a funding opportunity, review the following chart and follow the link to that program page for more details.
| Program | Program goal | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Land Trust Grant Program | Conserve private land by supporting land trust organizations to establish new conservation easements and support new conservation projects on land owned by land trusts. | September 15 |
| Alberta’s Public Land Trails Grant Program | Support recreation partners to maintain public land trails, provide unique trail experiences, improve user safety, promote healthy lifestyles, build ecological knowledge and contribute to local tourism. | January 7 |
| Drought and Flood Protection Program | Supports municipalities and Indigenous communities to improve their long-term resilience to drought and flood events. | June 6 |
| Rangeland Sustainability Program | Promote the conservation and long-term sustainability of Alberta’s rangelands and the ecosystem services these working landscapes provide to Albertans. | November 10 |
| Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program | Improve flood and drought resiliency through conservation, restoration and enhancement of Alberta’s watersheds. | September 15 |
| Wetland Replacement Program | Re-establish wetland ecology by providing resources for collaborative wetland restoration or construction projects across the province. | Open year-round |
| Watercourse Crossing Remediation Grant Program | Remediate and reclaim water crossings along roads, trail and trails that are causing erosion, excessive sedimentation and fragmentation of fish habitat in Alberta. | October 15 |
Contact
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Toll free: 310-3773 (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]