Albertans depend on their towns, villages, cities and rural municipalities to efficiently build infrastructure and deliver the services they depend on. To ensure that municipalities can continue working together to meet the needs of their residents, Alberta's government has launched the intake for the Alberta Community Partnership (ACP). The program provides $13.4 million in funding to help communities build and expand regional services, strengthen local capacity and foster stronger relationships between municipalities.

"Albertans benefit when their communities work together to overcome differences, build partnerships and face challenges. The Alberta Community Partnership helps us build a strong, prosperous province by supporting this collaboration and gives opportunities to future leaders through meaningful internships."

Dan Williams, Minister of Municipal Affairs

For more than a decade, the ACP has provided financial support to encourage intermunicipal collaboration, support municipal restructuring, strengthen dispute resolution and help train the next generation of municipal leaders. Changes to the 2025 program aim to further enhance the program's effectiveness and impact, including the addition of a municipal asset management support component and increased project funding under the municipal restructuring, mediation and cooperative processes components.

The ACP is open to municipalities of all sizes, Metis Settlements and the Townsite of Redwood Meadows. It is also open to municipally controlled planning service agencies to help them hire land-use planner interns.

Quick facts

• Funding is available through four streams:
  • intermunicipal collaboration
  • municipal restructuring
  • mediation and cooperative processes
  • municipal internship
• 92 grants were awarded to municipalities in 2024-25 through the Alberta Community Partnership for projects including:
  • $200,000 to support a regional watershed management plan for the Sturgeon River, led by Parkland County and six partner municipalities.
  • $170,000 for environmental studies and design work for a regional industrial landfill facility in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 and the Town of Slave Lake.
  • $200,000 to develop a regional emergency management plan and meet Alberta Incident Management System standards in the towns of Diamond Valley, Cochrane and the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8.

Related information

• Alberta Community Partnership
• Past grant recipients