Active Communities Initiative

Active Communities Initiative

Applications now open

PURPOSE

The Active Communities Initiative (ACI) supports eligible organizations to retrofit, renew, expand, and/or build new small to medium sized public-use community sport and recreation facilities.

All documents for ACI must be uploaded and submitted no later than June 30, 2025, at 23:59 PM.

   Stream 1 Funding  Stream 2 Funding
Funding Range:  MIN  MAX  MIN  MAX
 $50,000  $500,000  $500,001  $1.5 million
 Maximum Funding from the GOA cannot exceed 50 per cent of the total project cost.

Eligible applicants must be First Nations or Metis Settlements or registered, and in good standing, for more than two years under one of the following Acts:

Provincial Legislation

  • Agriculture Societies Act
  • Companies Act, Part 9 (Non-profit Companies)
  • Part 21 of the Business Corporations Act (Extra-Provincial Corporations)
  • Societies Act of Alberta
  • Special Act of the Alberta Legislature

Federal Legislation

  • Income Tax Act (Registered Charity, operating in the Province of Alberta)
  • Special Act of the Parliament of Canada and operating in Alberta

 

STEP 1: ELIGIBILITY CHECK

Before beginning the application process ensure that:

  1. The organization is eligible to apply.
  2. The organization must be in good standing with Corporate Registries. Check your status here.
  3. All Government of Alberta grant reporting is completed (i.e: not delinquent).

STEP 2: DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES AND WORKBOOK

Please follow the instructions below to download the workbook:

  1. Right click on the link to the ACI 2025 Workbook.
  2. Select "Save link as..."
  3. Choose a location on your computer to save the file.
  4. Click Save.

2025 ACI Guidelines

2025 ACI  Workbook

STEP 3: REVIEW THE GUIDELINES AND WORKBOOK

STEP 4: BUILD BUSINESS CASE DOCUMENT

A single Business Case document must be submitted. For further details, see the Guidelines.

Complete and compile all sections of the Business Case prior to completing the Workbook.

STEP 5: COMPLETE WORKBOOK

  1. Open the previously downloaded Workbook.
  2. Complete all the sections.
  3. Save the Workbook.

STEP 6: ONLINE SUBMISSION

  1. Complete submission form HERE.
  2. Upload the saved Business Case and Workbook at the end of the submission form.

Please note: You must complete the online submission in one sitting. You cannot save your submission and come back to it at another time.


For additional inquires please contact the Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Branch office. 
Email: [email protected]