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Alberta Wildfires 2024 - Grants for Community Organizations

The Canadian Red Cross is offering grant funding to eligible community organizations who are directly supporting the recovery of fire-impacted communities and navigating their own organizational recovery from the impacts of the 2024 Alberta Wildfires.

Organizations must meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding:
  • Registered and in good standing with the appropriate federal or provincial body (e.g., Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), Alberta registry)
  • Operate in or provide support to an Alberta fire-impacted community or in a nearby community where displaced residents have temporarily settled
  • Provide services to communities and individuals impacted by the 2024 Alberta Wildfires
Recovery Grants – Recovery Grants are available for projects or initiatives that contribute to recovery from the 2024 Alberta Fires. Grants are available for projects between $10,000 and $200,000 that last for a period of six months to two years. Projects may include re-establishing, scaling or adapting services to meet increased needs for support or addressing wildfire-related impacts not covered by other funding sources. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Our team is available to assist in discussing your project ideas and developing your proposal. Please reach out to us prior to submitting your proposal at CRCgrants@redcross.ca. 
 

Resources & Forms for Recovery Grants

Seasonal Recovery Grant Series

Holiday Grants – Holiday Grants were available for projects, activities or events that contribute to recovery and community connectedness and wellbeing during the holiday season. Projects could include holiday gatherings or community meals, activities for children and families, or other time-limited initiatives that support community recovery and wellbeing. Grants were available from $5,000 to $25,000 for initiatives that occur between November 15, 2024, and January 31, 2025. 

This program is no longer accepting applications. 

Additional grant programs within this series will be available in the coming year.

For more information about the grant programs, please email CRCgrants@redcross.ca. 

Below is a list of organizations that the Canadian Red Cross has supported through these programs:
 
  1. Foodbanks Alberta: increase access to perishable food for Jasper Foodbank clients.
  2. Hinton and District SPCA: respond to the increased demand for sheltering and care of animals evacuated from Jasper.
  3. Jasper Royal Canadian Legion: provide food and community space to support community recovery, and repair damage incurred during the fires.
  4. St John Council for Alberta: provide psychosocial support at the Humanitarian Service Centre in Hinton during the evacuation of Jasper.
  5. Jasper Community Team Society: provide holiday-themed events and activities through the Santa’s Anonymous program.
  6. Municipality of Jasper: provide weekly community dinners for Jasperites for three months.
  7. Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (Municipality of Jasper): provide transportation to Jasperites living temporarily outside Jasper to participate in community events.
  8. Municipality of Jasper – Community Outreach Services: increase access to transportation support for those living temporarily outside of Jasper.
  9. Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society: engage and support Jasperites during the holiday season through the Festival of Trees.
  10. Friends of Jasper National Park Association: support physical and mental wellbeing by providing opportunities to engage with the outdoors.
  11. IOTAD Ltd (Habitat for the Arts): provide arts and cultural activities to support community engagement and recovery.
  12. North Peace Performing Arts Festival Association: support recovery and reduce isolation during the holiday season through the North Peace Performing Arts Christmas Festival.
  13. Jasper Artists Guild: promote healing and reverence for nature through Creative Fire/BUZZfest 2025, featuring artists’ investigations of the deconstructive and reconstructive potential of wildfire.
  14. Jasper Employment and Education Centre: offer inclusive events to engage newcomers, seasonal staff, and long-time residents to build belonging and support healing.
  15. Jasper Food Bank (Municipality of Jasper): purchase temporary facilities to allow for the continuation of the services offered by the Jasper Food Bank.
  16. Jasper United Church: increase community connections through the Festive Tea and Singalong.