The Governors of the University of Alberta: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Edmonton, AB · grants and contributions register · Edmonton Strathcona

The Governors of the University of Alberta: federal grants and contributions: 305 agreements; $159M value; 18 departments; 37 programs.

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305agreements
$159Mvalue
18departments
37programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$15.0Mvalue2007start–end
000015241$7.3Mvalue2018start2025end

Set up an Artificial Intelligence-Supercomputing facility for companies and researchers

Agreement$7.0Mvalue2013start–end
Agreement$6.3Mvalue2014start–end
Agreement$6.0Mvalue2014start–end
RADiation Impacts on Climate and Atmospheric Loss Satellite (RADICALS) Mission$4.7Mvalue2022start2027end

The project is to build and launch a low-Earth orbiting satellite to study the transport of space radiation into the atmosphere, and the subsequent impact on Earth’s climate. The mission will be funded in collaboration with the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Province of Alberta.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
1819-HQ-000051 (The Agreement Number is used to populate this field)$4.5Mvalue2018start2023end

P000964 (The Funding Request Number is used to populate this field)

2122-HQ-000062$4.3Mvalue2021start2023end

Not Available

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Agreement$3.5Mvalue2011start–end
PC0013197$3.0Mvalue2026start2029end

Establish a secure military grade commercialization facility at the University of Alberta

PC0012009$3.0Mvalue2026start2029end

Provide sovereign secure cloud for businesses developing dual use & deep tech AI solutions

Agreement$3.0Mvalue2009start–end
Agreement$3.0Mvalue2010start–end
Agreement$3.0Mvalue2013start–end
2526-HQ-000054$2.6Mvalue2025start2028end

To improve access to oral health care in Canada.

Agreement$2.5Mvalue2011start–end
15241$2.5Mvalue2018start2022end

Set up an Artificial Intelligence-Supercomputing facility for companies and researchers

PC0008384$2.3Mvalue2024start2027end

Establish a quantum hardware innovation hub at the University of Alberta

ALBERTA BIOJET INITIATIVE (ABI): UPGRADING OF UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA'S LTH TECHNOLOGY TO BIOJET$2.2Mvalue2019start2024end

This project is mostly related to technology research and development.

000023042$2.0Mvalue2022start2024end

Enhance outdoor culinary tourism experiences in Parkland County - Budget 2021

000020591$1.8Mvalue2021start2023end

Advance medical device prototyping capacity in Western Canada

20591$1.8Mvalue2021start2024end

Advance medical device prototyping capacity in Western Canada

Design and Additive Manufacturing of Next-Generation Functionally-Graded Inconel Alloy 617 Materials for Use in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)$1.7Mvalue2024start2027end

To design and process novel high-temperature corrosion-resistant material using additive manufacturing solutions.

15444$1.6Mvalue2019start2022end

Support advancement of nanotips and atomically precise manufacturing technologies

Agreement$1.6Mvalue2013start–end
Launching a Navigator Service for French-speaking Students at Campus Saint-Jean$1.6Mvalue2024start2028end

Collaborative selection projects, Promoting Francophone Minority Communities abroad

000015308$1.6Mvalue2019start2024end

Test and validate renewable jet fuels that meet aviation industry standards

15308$1.6Mvalue2019start2023end

Test and validate renewable jet fuels that meet aviation industry standards

Agreement$1.5Mvalue2017start–end
000020591$1.5Mvalue2021start2023end

Advance medical device prototyping capacity in Western Canada

2122-HQ-000062$1.5Mvalue2021start2023end

P003691

22433$1.3Mvalue2022start2027end

Establish the Canadian Cluster for Laser and Advanced Manufacturing (C:CLAD) in Alberta

Agreement$1.3Mvalue2017start–end
000022433$1.3Mvalue2022start2028end

Establish the Canadian Cluster for Laser and Advanced Manufacturing (C:CLAD) in Alberta

Agreement$1.2Mvalue2015start–end
Agreement$1.1Mvalue2014start–end
515911$1.1Mvalue2026start2028end

The project will support Recipient activities to enable and promote research translation, commercialization, and establishment of collaborations, with a focus on integrating a health security lens.

15235$1.1Mvalue2018start2023end

Develop an advanced manufacturing system for automated repairs of heavy machine components

Multi-modular Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR) with Essential Service Providers: Treating Moral Injuries Sustained in the Course of Service$1.0Mvalue2022start2023end

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Moral Trauma on the Frontline – See, Prevent and Treat Challenge. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s defence, security and public safety communities are looking for state-of-the-art research on “moral injury” and cutting edge prevention models and treatment strategies, in support of DND/CAF personnel, healthcare workers and First Responders at the front lines of the current pandemic, in order to provide for the long-term mental health of these populations.

Multi-modular Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR) with Essential Service Providers: Treating Moral Injuries Sustained in the Course of Service$1.0Mvalue2022start2023end

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s defence, security and public safety communities are looking for state-of-the-art research on “moral injury” and cutting edge prevention models and treatment strategies, in support of DND/CAF personnel, healthcare workers and First Responders at the front lines of the current pandemic, in order to provide for the long-term mental health of these populations.

  • National Defence
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks

Departments

Western Economic Diversification Canada30agreements$50.1Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Western Diversification Program

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Prairies Economic Development Canada16agreements$28.4Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Western Diversification Program

All grants from Prairies Economic Development Canada

National Research Council Canada51agreements$22.9Mvalue2programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Natural Resources Canada40agreements$19.2Mvalue11programs
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
  • Green Construction Through Wood Program
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
  • Grants and Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program
  • Wildland Fire Resilience

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada12agreements$12.9Mvalue2programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Canadian Space Agency23agreements$7.9Mvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

All grants from Canadian Space Agency

National Defence11agreements$4.5Mvalue4programs
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants from National Defence

Health Canada2agreements$3.1Mvalue1programs
  • Oral Health Access Fund

All grants from Health Canada

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada2agreements$1.8Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada88agreements$1.5Mvalue3programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
  • Enabling Accessibility Funds (EAF) - Youth

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Transport Canada2agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • Grants and Contributions to Support Clean Transportation Initiatives (CTI) / Clean Transportation Systems - Research and Development Program

All grants from Transport Canada

Global Affairs Canada11agreements$1.3Mvalue3programs
  • Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada9agreements$1.2Mvalue0programs
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
Fisheries and Oceans Canada1agreements$969Kvalue1programs
  • Ocean And Freshwater Science Contribution Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Parks Canada4agreements$644Kvalue3programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • General Class Contribution Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada1agreements$264Kvalue1programs
Veterans Affairs Canada1agreements$85.5Kvalue0programs

Years

202611agreements$8.2Mvalue7programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Life Sciences Fund
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • The Climate Change Adaptation Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
202527agreements$8.6Mvalue12programs
  • Oral Health Access Fund
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
202439agreements$13.4Mvalue14programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Francophone Immigration Support Program
  • Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
  • Ocean And Freshwater Science Contribution Program
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
202322agreements$2.8Mvalue10programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
  • Gender-Based Violence Program
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
202233agreements$15.2Mvalue13programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Western Diversification Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
202128agreements$14.2Mvalue11programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
202034agreements$3.2Mvalue10programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • Wildland Fire Resilience
  • Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
201926agreements$8.4Mvalue10programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
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201825agreements$17.0Mvalue4programs
  • Western Diversification Program
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • General Class Contribution Program
20178agreements$6.1Mvalue1programs
  • Western Diversification Program
20165agreements$486Kvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20158agreements$3.2Mvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20149agreements$14.1Mvalue0programs
    201310agreements$14.4Mvalue0programs
      20123agreements$263Kvalue0programs
        20115agreements$7.5Mvalue0programs
          20104agreements$3.5Mvalue1programs
          • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
          20093agreements$3.2Mvalue0programs
            20081agreements$25.0Kvalue0programs
              20073agreements$15.6Mvalue0programs
                20061agreements$55.7Kvalue0programs

                  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.