$60M Alberta Agriculture, Water & Land Challenge
ERA has opened a new challenge for field pilots, demonstrations and first-of-kind projects across agriculture, agrifood, water and land management.
What are you trying to fund? Find grants, financing, tax relief and innovation opportunities for farms, food businesses, agtech companies and agricultural organizations. Start with the project, equipment or problem you actually have.
Funding changes, agtech developments and policy updates worth knowing. Alberta first, with major federal developments that affect Alberta producers and businesses.
ERA has opened a new challenge for field pilots, demonstrations and first-of-kind projects across agriculture, agrifood, water and land management.
Both the producer-focused On-Farm Value-Added Program and the processor-focused Value-Added Program remain open, with funding up to $250,000.
The federal Food-Link Fund is accepting Expressions of Interest for regional food hubs, terminals, storage, processing, logistics and distribution infrastructure.
Industry-led workforce training projects can seek $300,000 to $1.5 million. Applications must arrive by 3 p.m. Alberta Time on October 30, 2026.
Calgary-based Brilliant Harvest is building an AI customer-experience and knowledge platform for heavy-equipment dealers, helping teams answer customer questions, support technicians and find equipment information faster.
PrairiesCan's Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative supports AI adoption and commercialization, including projects in agriculture and food processing.
Alberta's Northern and Regional Economic Development Program offers $10,000 to $300,000 for eligible regional economic-development projects.
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How this works: Records are manually reviewed against official sources. This tool is for discovery and screening, not an eligibility decision. Programs can change quickly. Confirm the official program guide before purchasing, signing contracts or applying.