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City of Calgary is currently accepting applications for its Circular Economy Grant Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Circular Economy Grant is a City of Calgary funding program designed to support local projects that reduce waste and promote circular economy practices. The program prioritizes community-led initiatives that increase awareness, build practical skills, and improve access to circular solutions for Calgary residents.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be a not-for-profit organization or Society registered in Alberta, or extra-provincially registered in Alberta (e.g., if a Federal not-for profit) or a Business Improvement Area (BIA) established through a City of Calgary bylaw, and have the intent of providing the proposed project in Calgary and to Calgary residents.
Eligible non-profit organizations could include:
The Circular Economy Grant will provide funding for projects to support community-based actions that have the potential to contribute to the circular economy in Calgary.
Objectives
Proposed projects should meet all the following Circular Economy Grant objectives:
Focus Areas
The proposed project must fall into one of the following Focus Areas:
Note: recycling and composting are important components of the circular economy, dealing with items that are no longer usable and beyond being recovered by other means. However, Circular Economy Grant prioritizes actions in the upper levels of the waste hierarchy: rethink/redesign, reduce and reuse. Therefore, recycling and composting are not considered focus areas of the grant. Projects focused mainly on recycling and/or composting will not be eligible for the Circular Economy Grant.
