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Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge
Alberta Launches $60 Million Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge to Move Technologies from Pilot to Market Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is investing $60 million through the Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge to help the province’s agriculture, forestry, water, land, and waste technologies move from pilot to practice. The Challenge will help innovators test promising solutions […]
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions The Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge offers up to $60 million for projects that improve Alberta’s agriculture, agri-food, forestry, land, water, reclamation, remediation, and waste-management systems. These FAQs should be read with the Call Guidelines and Expression of Interest (EOI) template. If anything in this FAQ differs from the guidelines, the guidelines […]
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Technology Funding
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES INVESTING IN WHAT’S NEXT Through competitive funding calls, ERA backs technologies with the potential to transform industries. Through competitive funding calls, we invest from pilot through deployment to accelerate commercialization and help breakthrough solutions scale. SCALING WHAT WORKS With its efficiency programming, ERA accelerates the adoption of commercially proven technologies. By supporting capacity […]
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TOP 5 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR AGRICULTURE, WATER, AND LAND CHALLENGE APPLICATION STAND OUT
You’ve got a technology that could change how Alberta grows food, treats water, restores land, or handles waste. Now you must show a review panel that it’s ready for the field, and that ERA funding is what will get it there. The Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge has up to $60 million to move agriculture, […]
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ERA’s $60 Million Challenge Puts Alberta Agriculture, Forestry, Water, and Land Technologies to the Test
Funding from $250,000 to $8 million per project available for scale-up, field pilots, and first-of-kind demonstrations in agriculture, agrifood, water and land management Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is launching the $60 million Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge to advance technologies that improve how Alberta produces, uses, remediates, and manages Alberta’s natural capital, while strengthening productivity, […]
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2026 Annual Report
Message from the Chair Kelly J. Ogle “Our province has built one of the world’s strongest economies by embracing innovation, developing world class industries, reducing emissions, and competing successfully in global markets.” Message from the CEO Justin Riemer “ERA has grown into one of the largest and most respected clean technology funders in Canada, and […]
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Building Air Traffic Control for Alberta’s Drones
Before a fire truck reaches an emergency scene, a drone may already be overhead, giving responders a live view and helping them make better-informed decisions. In Strathcona County, AIRmarket’s drones arrive before the fire truck 71 per cent of the time, thanks to its Drone as First Responder work with Strathcona County Emergency Services. That’s […]
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Emissions Reduction Alberta Launches Three-Year Program to Help Technology Developers Access Post-Secondary Labs
EDMONTON, AB — Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is expanding its Lab Services Incentive Program (LSIP) from a successful pilot to a three-year initiative, providing $4.5 million to help innovators access specialized research and testing infrastructure at eight post-secondary institutions in Alberta. The program provides eligible companies with incentives covering up to 50 per cent of […]
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions: For Companies (SMEs) About LSIP Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is an arm’s-length, not-for-profit organization funded through the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Fund. LSIP is designed to help Alberta’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome a common barrier to commercialization: the high cost of accessing specialized lab equipment and expertise, so […]