Funding and Development Opportunities
Mountain View County Grants and Funding
Province of Alberta Small Business Resources/ Funding Opportunities
Government of Canada Business Grants and Financing
The following are up-to-date opportunities available for local businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and other interested parties. If you need further information on any of the below, please contact Economic Development for assistance by email at: ecdev@mvcounty.com.
- Alberta Site Selector Tool Survey: Closes May 7
Economic development and investment attraction stakeholders are invited to complete this survey to help enhance the site selector tool and other online investor tools. The survey will take 5-10 minutes and any questions may be sent to siteselector@gov.ab.ca - Industrial Transformation Challenge: Application Deadline is June 12 (info webinar on Apr 29 at 11 AM – Register HERE)
Innovators, tech developers, industrial facility owners/operators, industrial Assoc’s, SMEs, R & D organizations, universities, nonprofits organizations, and individuals are invited to apply. Eligible projects include: emissions reduction, improved water management, soil remediation, reduced land use or disturbance, and reduction of air pollutants.
- Blue Cross Community Wellbeing Grant: Closes Apr 30 This program will provide 50 awards of $1K to organizations that promote health & wellbeing in their communities.
- Economic Developers of Alberta Awards of Excellence
Congratulations to these Central Alberta Award Winners!!
-Town of Didsbury – Innovative Approach to Economic Development Award for its Earptopia Didsbury Day project
-Town of Sylvan Lake – Regional Collaboration & Partnership Award for its 90 Minute Miracle project
- SVG THRIVE: Application Deadline is May 25
The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge seeks out trailblazing startups with solutions to revolutionize agriculture. Apply If your solution addresses one of these focus areas: Regenerative Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence & Automation, Animal Health & Nutrition, Clean Energy & Climate Tech, Water & Waste Management and Post-Harvest & Foodtech.
- Business Support Resources:
- Emergency preparedness for small businesses Apr 29 at 10 AM
presented by Red Cross & hosted by JET’s Workforce Consultants, showcasing programs & resources for small businesses & nonprofits to use to prepare for an emergency, before it happens.
- Alberta Small Business Resources
- EDC TradeInsights – intel on exporting and global trade trends
- Understanding CUSMA Compliance (and attached)
- Startup Canada Tariff Toolkit
- Business Operations & Risk Management Virtual Workshops: Apr. 28 (Open to Lacombe County area businesses)
- Walmart Canada Growth Summit: Apply by May 9 (suppliers & entrepreneurs can pitch their products directly to Walmart)
Learning Opportunities:
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Rural Economic Development Toolkit Workshops:
Economic Development Committees: Apr 29 at 1 PM
Narrative Building & Business Cases: May 13 at 1 PM
Powering Alberta Together: A lunch & learn with Fortis Alberta: Apr. 29 at Noon (hosted by Central Alberta Economic Partnership)
BusinessLink Webinar: Writing a Business Plan in the Age of AI: May 8 at 11 AM
Alberta Agrivoltaics 101 webinar recording
Tariffs & Trade: Building Resilience in Uncertain Times webinar recording
Strengthening Rural Workforces Through Diversity & Inclusion webinar recording (hosted by Economic Developers Alberta)
Professional Ethics in Ec. Dev. ( New course offered by EDA Institute – registration required)
8. Upcoming Events:
- Inventures 2025: May 21-23, Calgary
- Transforming Practice Conference, May 29-30, Red Deer Polytechnic
- ScaleUP Week 2025 June 2-5, Calgary
- Regional Rural Economic Development Day: June 9, Bashaw
- Open Farm Days: Aug 16 & 17 – Registration for host farms open until Apr 30.