University of Calgary: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Calgary, AB · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Calgary Confederation

University of Calgary: federal grants and contributions: 380 agreements; $346M value; 17 departments; 42 programs.

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380agreements
$346Mvalue
17departments
42programs

Largest agreements

Canada First Research Excellence Fund$125Mvalue2023start2030end

The Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) helps Canadian post-secondary institutions to excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada. By helping Canadian postsecondary institutions to achieve global leadership capability, the program contributes to enhancing Canada’s competitiveness in the global, knowledge-based economy, improving Canadians’ health, and enriching our social and cultural life.

Research Support Funds$17.4Mvalue2022start2023end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$17.0Mvalue2021start2022end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$15.2Mvalue2025start2026end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$15.1Mvalue2024start2025end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$14.9Mvalue2023start2024end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Wage support for research-related personnel$14.0Mvalue2020start2021end

Wage support for eligible research-related personnel within eligible institutions

Research support fund$13.9Mvalue2020start2020end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

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Agreement$12.1Mvalue2016start–end
Canada Excellence Research Chairs$8.0Mvalue2023start2031end

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program targets the very top tier of world-class researchers in priority areas identified by the Federal Government. The CERC Program aims to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract the world’s top researchers in order to be at the leading edge of breakthroughs in priority research areas expected to generate social and economic benefits for Canadians; to help Canada build a critical mass of expertise in priority areas identified by the government; to create a competitive environment to help Canadian universities attract a cadre of world leading resea

Canada Excellence Research Chairs$8.0Mvalue2023start2031end

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program targets the very top tier of world-class researchers in priority areas identified by the Federal Government. The CERC Program aims to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract the world’s top researchers in order to be at the leading edge of breakthroughs in priority research areas expected to generate social and economic benefits for Canadians; to help Canada build a critical mass of expertise in priority areas identified by the government; to create a competitive environment to help Canadian universities attract a cadre of world leading resea

Incremental Project Grants$4.9Mvalue2025start2026end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

Agreement$3.9Mvalue2013start2021end

The Institute Support Grant for the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), a constituent Institute of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Scaling Up Mama Toto for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Uganda$3.4Mvalue2020start2023end

The project aims to address gaps of un-met comprehensive sexual and reproductive health systems, services and education in three districts in South West Uganda. The project scales up a successful and innovative model, the Mama Toto implementation model, which focuses on strengthening existing government and civil society structures, and district and community leadership. This project aims to strengthen the capacity of local health facilities to deliver sexual and reproductive health services to the local population, as well as strengthen the capacity of community and local leaders to promote s

Incremental Project Grants$3.1Mvalue2024start2025end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

Incremental Project Grants$3.1Mvalue2023start2024end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

Advancing Data and Methods for CDR Assessment MI-CDR$2.6Mvalue2024start2027end

This project is mostly related to technology research and development.

Partnership Grants - Stage 2$2.5Mvalue2024start2029end

The Partnership Grants provide support to new or existing formal partnerships for initiatives that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Partnership Grants - Stage 2$2.5Mvalue2025start2031end

The Partnership Grants provide support to new or existing formal partnerships for initiatives that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Partnership Grants - Stage 2$2.5Mvalue2024start2031end

The Partnership Grants provide support to new or existing formal partnerships for initiatives that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Partnership Grants - Stage 2$2.5Mvalue2024start2031end

The Partnership Grants provide support to new or existing formal partnerships for initiatives that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Incremental project grants$2.1Mvalue2020start2020end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available.

5G-Enabled Trustworthy Common Operational Picture with Edge Server Data Engine (5G-TCOP)$2.0Mvalue2022start2026end

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) in collaboration with Canada’s academic and defence & security communities are seeking to stimulate the application of advances in technologies for 5G and beyond to defence and security problems focusing on: Architectures for Defence and Security Operations, Assured Performance and Security, and Applications and Sensors.

The effect of long-duration space flight on bone microarchitecture and strength using three-dimensional high resolution imaging.$1.8Mvalue2019start2031end

The effect of long-duration space flight on bone microarchitecture and strength using three-dimensional high resolution imaging. Our bones continually adapt to support our body weight in a gravity environment. Bones become weaker when everyday stresses are reduced. Astronauts lose bone strenght rapidly while in space due to weightlessness and reduced exercise. The purpose of this study is to understand the time-course of bone strength loss in space. We will use high resolution bone imaging to investigate how long it takes for bone loss to stabilize in space and whether stabilization differs b

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Research Support Fund$1.7Mvalue2019start2020end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Agreement$1.6Mvalue2021start–end

Catalyzing Community Climate Action.

Auto Defence: Towards Trustworthy Technologies for Autonomous Human-Machine System$1.5Mvalue2019start2023end

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Autonomous systems for defence and security: Trust and barriers to adoption. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s academic and defence & security communities are seeking revolutionary advances in our understanding of autonomous systems for defence and security applications, with a focus on trust and barriers to adoption.

  • National Defence
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
Canada Research Chairs$1.4Mvalue2020start2027end

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) aims to enable Canadian universities to foster research excellence and to enhance their role in the global, knowledge-based economy as world-class centres of research excellence; to provide targeted resources to help attract and retain a cadre of world class researchers to reinforce academic research excellence in Canadian universities; and to support internationally competitive research and research capacity that generates social, economic and cultural benefits for Canada.

Canada Research Chairs$1.4Mvalue2020start2027end

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) aims to enable Canadian universities to foster research excellence and to enhance their role in the global, knowledge-based economy as world-class centres of research excellence; to provide targeted resources to help attract and retain a cadre of world class researchers to reinforce academic research excellence in Canadian universities; and to support internationally competitive research and research capacity that generates social, economic and cultural benefits for Canada.

Research security$1.3Mvalue2025start2026end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally fudned research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support availalbe. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Research security$1.3Mvalue2024start2025end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally fudned research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support availalbe. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Reaffirming Social Justice, Equity, Anti-Racist Research: Impact on BIPOC Youth$1.2Mvalue2022start2024end
Research security$1.2Mvalue2023start2024end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Research security$1.2Mvalue2022start2023end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Agreement$1.1Mvalue2023start–end

Pro-active indicators of caribou conservation status to guide management and policy

Reaffirming Social Justice, Equity, Anti-Racist Research: Impact on BIPOC Youth$1.1Mvalue2022start2024end
Development and validation of a multi-fidelity framework for the simulation and design of hypersonic vehicles$1.0Mvalue2026start2028end

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Speed meets strategy: Building Canada’s hypersonic innovation network. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) in collaboration with Canada’s academic and defence & security communities are seeking to stimulate the application of hypersonic technologies, including propulsion, flight dynamics, detection, and materials, in the defence and security domain to understand these weapons. The outcomes of this Challenge concentrate on areas that align with immediate

Reaffirming Social Justice, Equity, Anti-Racist Research: Impact on BIPOC Youth$964Kvalue2022start2024end
UVIT Science Pre-Launch and Post-Launch Support$950Kvalue2015start2026end

Since 2015/08/01, CSA is providing funding via a Contribution agreement directed to the University of Calgary. The purpose of this contribution is to provide support to the UVIT science team for the upcoming launch of ASTROSAT expected in September 2015and during the commissioning phase of the instrument.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Agreement$838Kvalue2023start–end

Developing scenarios of hydrological change for gauged and ungauged basins across Canada

Departments

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada42agreements$285Mvalue7programs
  • Insight research
  • Research Support Fund
  • Insight Research
  • Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF)
  • Research Partnerships
  • Support for students, trainees and research support personnel funded through research grants

All grants from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Global Affairs Canada11agreements$16.8Mvalue6programs
  • International Development Assistance Program
  • Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Contr-Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • 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

Canadian Space Agency35agreements$12.5Mvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

All grants from Canadian Space Agency

Environment and Climate Change Canada20agreements$7.1Mvalue1programs
  • Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change

All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

National Defence9agreements$5.9Mvalue3programs
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants from National Defence

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada7agreements$5.0Mvalue1programs
Canadian Institutes of Health Research2agreements$4.2Mvalue0programs
Employment and Social Development Canada222agreements$3.6Mvalue8programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • 0
  • Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ.
  • IAM-Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ
  • Homelessness Knowledge Dev. Program (HKDP)- Grant
  • HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Cont.

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

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Natural Resources Canada10agreements$3.5Mvalue4programs
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • Transportation and Alternative Fuels
  • Small Scale Research
  • Outreach and Engagement

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Polar Knowledge Canada11agreements$2.0Mvalue3programs
  • Northern Science and Technology Program
  • Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
  • Northern Scientific Training Program

All grants from Polar Knowledge Canada

National Research Council Canada1agreements$158Kvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canadian Heritage1agreements$157Kvalue1programs
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program -

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Transport Canada2agreements$125Kvalue1programs
  • Clean Transportation Systems - Research and Development

All grants from Transport Canada

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada2agreements$99.8Kvalue2programs
  • Contributions Program
  • Contribution Program

All grants from Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Parks Canada2agreements$57.5Kvalue2programs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1agreements$10.5Kvalue1programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada2agreements$6.1Kvalue1programs

Years

20265agreements$1.6Mvalue5programs
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • Research Partnerships
  • Northern Scientific Training Program
  • Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change
202516agreements$26.2Mvalue7programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Research Partnerships
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Contr-Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Energy Innovation Program
202428agreements$32.6Mvalue9programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Research Partnerships
  • Energy Innovation Program
  • Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program -
202324agreements$164Mvalue9programs
  • Insight research
  • Research Support Fund
  • Insight Research
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
  • Small Scale Research
202241agreements$25.0Mvalue13programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Settlement
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
202174agreements$20.8Mvalue5programs
  • Insight research
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
  • Northern Science and Technology Program
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
202052agreements$40.0Mvalue11programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF)
  • Insight research
  • International Development Assistance Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
201947agreements$5.8Mvalue9programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Research Support Fund
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Transportation and Alternative Fuels
  • Clean Transportation Systems - Research and Development
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201838agreements$1.1Mvalue4programs
  • Insight research
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Research Training and Talent Development
201712agreements$3.3Mvalue3programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Northern Science and Technology Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20164agreements$12.7Mvalue2programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20155agreements$1.7Mvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20146agreements$652Kvalue2programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20138agreements$7.1Mvalue3programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Grant
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20124agreements$1.2Mvalue2programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • 0
20112agreements$71.9Kvalue1programs
  • 0
20107agreements$1.6Mvalue4programs
  • IAM-Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ
  • 0
  • HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Cont.
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20092agreements$550Kvalue1programs
  • 0
20083agreements$170Kvalue2programs
  • Homelessness Knowledge Dev. Program (HKDP)- Grant
  • Homelessness Knowledge Dev. Program (HKDP)- Cont.
20071agreements$76.8Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20061agreements$159Kvalue1programs
  • Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ.

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.