grants that support our community
The right funding opportunity is waiting for you with our grants — all you have to do is apply.
WBCF is proud to offer a range of grants designed to support the people and projects that make our region thrive. Browse the current opportunities below — and check back often for new ones.
Wood Buffalo Community Grants - Large and small
This program supports a wide range of needs for programs and projects. We support qualified organizations across sectors located in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo.
Enhancing Mental Health & Community Resiliency in Wood Buffalo
The 2025 Grant Cycle will support programs and initiatives that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the Wood Buffalo region, while fostering both individual and community resilience.
Resilience as the Capacity to Adapt and Recover: The ability of individuals, organizations, or communities to withstand stressors or disruption and bounce back—often stronger—through adaptation, recovery, and learning.
Resilience as a Process of Ongoing Well-being: A continuous and dynamic process of maintaining mental, physical, emotional, and social balance, even in the face of prolonged or repeated challenges.
Resilience as Readiness and Resourcefulness: The preparedness to face uncertainty by drawing on inner strengths, supportive networks, and practical tools to navigate hardship and foster long-term sustainability.
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Shell Albian Sands Environment Grant
Qualified applications will be received for environmental initiative(s) that focus on environmental education; renewable energy, energy conservation, and/or climate change; land, habitat, and wildlife conservation.
Wildfire Prevention and Disaster Relief Grant
Qualified applications will be received for The Wildfire Prevention and Disaster Relief Grant to support projects or programs that focus on wildfire prevention and disaster relief only.
