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Agriculture, Water and Land Challenge
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) · This competition funds innovative technologies that address Alberta's environmental and economic challenges in agriculture, water management, and land restorat…
Overview
This competition funds innovative technologies that address Alberta's environmental and economic challenges in agriculture, water management, and land restoration. Up to $60 million total is available for projects that demonstrate real potential to deliver results, with individual projects receiving between $250,000 and $10 million. Applicants must be beyond the early research stage and ready for piloting, demonstration, or deployment in Alberta.
Eligibility
Technologies must be beyond the early research stage and ready for piloting, demonstration, or deploymentProjects must be piloted, demonstrated, or deployed in AlbertaEligible applicants include farmers, ranchers, technology developers, businesses, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and other organizationsProjects must show clear benefits for AlbertaEligible projects
Agricultural technologies that increase farm productivity, boost yields, reduce production costs, or help produce more with fewer resourcesWater technologies that conserve, treat, or reuse water to make supplies go furtherLand technologies that clean up contaminated sites, reclaim inactive well sites, or restore disturbed land to productive useFinancing terms
Non-repayable grant fundingIndividual projects receive between $250,000 and $10 millionUp to $60 million total available for the competitionHow to apply
1Check eligibilityConfirm you meet every criterion listed above before you start.
2Prepare the project packageProject description, budget with quotes, team, and recent financial statements.
3Apply on alberta.caGovgrant members can draft the application with AI and export a formatted PDF.
4Respond to reviewer questionsMost programs come back with one round of questions within a few weeks of submission.
Additional information
This is one of ERA's largest technology competitionsOpen call for proposals; funding awarded to strongest projects demonstrating real potential to deliver resultsSeeks solutions in three key areas: agriculture (produce more efficiently), water (conserve and reuse), and land (restore to productive use)At a glanceMaximum$10MMinimum$250KProviderEmissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)DeadlineDec 16, 2026StatusOpenRegionAlbertaOfficial sourcealberta.ca ↗
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