Up to $50,000 for Programs That Engage Seniors

New Horizons for Seniors Program — Community-Based Stream

💰 Up to $50K per project · up to 1 year

🗓 July 14, 2026 (3:00pm EDT)

Non-profits, public sector bodies, First Nations, and municipalities can fund projects that actively involve seniors (55+) as participants, volunteers, or beneficiaries — community gardens, arts, mentorship, recreation, or skills-sharing. Land must already be secured before applying.

Who qualifies: Non-profit, public sector, First Nation, or municipality · NOT individuals or for-profit corporations · seniors meaningfully involved in project design

NEW: $10.2M Just Announced for Manitoba AI Projects — Is Your Business Next?

PrairiesCan — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)

💰 $250K–$5M per project (for-profit: repayable, interest-free, up to 50% of costs · non-profit: non-repayable, up to 90%)

🗓 Continuous intake until December 31, 2028, or until funding is fully committed

On July 7, Minister Evan Solomon joined the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce to unveil what Canada's new 'AI for All' national strategy means for local business — then announced over $10.2M in PrairiesCan funding for six Manitoba organizations, supporting 35 SMEs and 170+ new jobs in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, advertising, and support services. RAII is the program behind that funding: it backs prairie businesses adopting or commercializing AI technology, no matter the sector.

Who qualifies: Incorporated for-profit or non-profit in MB/SK/AB · project adopts or commercializes AI · max $10M per organization over program life

$25K–$5M in Financing to Get Your AI Project Off the Ground

BDC LIFT

💰 $25K–$5M · preferential rate when using a Canadian AI/digital solution (exact rate: confirm with a BDC advisor)

🗓 Ongoing

BDC's newest financing program pairs preferential-rate loans with a dedicated AI advisor who helps map out where automation or AI actually pays off in your operations before you spend a dollar. Aimed at established, profitable businesses with $1M+ in annual revenue — not early-stage planning.

Who qualifies: Canadian SME · $1M+ annual revenue · demonstrated profitability · BDC Digital Plan required

Run an Incubator, Accelerator, or Industry Association? This One's for You

PrairiesCan — Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE)

💰 Non-repayable · project length a few months to 3 years

🗓 Continuous intake, no set deadline

RIE doesn't fund individual businesses directly — it funds the non-profit organizations (incubators, accelerators, industry associations, Indigenous organizations) that support them. If you know an ecosystem organization in MB/SK/AB helping SMEs with start-up, growth, or tech adoption, this is worth flagging to them.

Who qualifies: Not-for-profit business-support organization in MB/SK/AB · NOT a direct-to-SME grant

GrantWright in action

AI-adoption grants reward businesses that can show their homework

Programs like RAII and BDC LIFT want to see a clear picture of what AI will actually change in your operations — not just an interest in the technology. That's exactly the kind of documentation GrantWright is built to help pull together: a structured conversation about your business, screened against the program's real eligibility rules, drafted into an application your consultant reviews line-by-line before anything goes out the door.

Platform features used: Interview transcript intake → client profile extraction → eligibility screening against program rules → full application drafting → export into the official government form

Quality control: Every AI-drafted section is verified against the client conversation and the program's official page by a human consultant; anything not covered is flagged for the client, never invented

Wondering if RAII or BDC LIFT fits your business?

Reply to this email with two sentences about your company and what you'd want AI to help with. We'll send back a free, personalized shortlist — and if there's a fit, GrantWright drafts the full application from a single conversation.

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