Alberta’s Rangeland Sustainability Program is now open for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. October 16.
According to Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, this program promotes the conservation and sustainability of the province’s rangelands, which provide ecological goods and services as well as sustainable and renewable sources of livestock forage.
It offers funding for collaborative projects between partners and stakeholders across the province that:
- Remove barriers to successful stewardship for rangeland managers to support economic, social and environmental outcomes.
- Support research programs that increase knowledge and understanding of rangeland management to achieve long-term sustainability outcomes.
- Support Albertans and industry stakeholders in their efforts to implement rangeland sustainability stewardship through education initiatives and tool development.
The provincial website at alberta.ca offers more criteria.
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A few cases of projects that may receive funding include:
- applied research demonstrating adaptive range management practices;
- carbon sequestration research,
- extension and best management practices for rangelands; and
- climate change effects and adaptation on rangelands.
The Rangeland Sustainability Program is not open to individual Albertans. However, individuals may collaborate with eligible applicants to develop projects.
Eligible program applicants include academia and educational institutions; Indigenous communities and organizations; municipalities; non-government organizations registered under the Alberta Societies Act (ASA); and non-profit organizations (those that may not be registered under the ASA but are still considered not-for-profit).
