The Rural Development Network is the Reaching Home Community Entity for Rural and Remote Alberta, and is responsible for distributing this funding from the Government of Canada to rural and remote organizations and communities across the province to address and respond to homelessness. These communities include First Nation and Métis Settlement communities amongst others.
This funding is specific to communities and organizations supporting folks in rural and remote areas, including First Nations and Métis Settlements in Alberta. On-reserve projects are also eligible. Project activities must take place outside of the “Seven Cities” in Alberta (Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, and Fort McMurray). Proposed projects must serve or target individuals and/or families who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness.
The Government of Canada allocated an additional $4 million in Reaching Home dollars to the Rural Development Network to be invested across the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years. This Call for Proposals is now CLOSED.
Additional funding is anticipated to be available for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 fiscal years, and a Call for Proposals will be launched in late 2025 or early 2026.
This list is by no means exhaustive. You can find more information about the Reaching Home program here: Reaching Home Directives
This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
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