Funding Allocations and Eligibility

All municipalities in Alberta (i.e., city, town, village, summer village, specialized municipality, municipal district, improvement district, special area), Métis Settlements and the Townsite of Redwood Meadows Administration Society are eligible for funding based on their MSI allocation.

Each year, municipalities are advised of their annual MSI grant allocation following approval of the provincial budget. Amounts are determined based on municipal populations, education property tax requisitions and kilometres of local roads and include base funding for all municipalities and Sustainable Investment funding for municipalities with limited local tax bases.

Since 2007, the MSI has provided $3.9 billion of long-term funding to enhance municipal sustainability and to enable municipalities to meet the demands of growth.  In 2012-13, $896 million was allocated.  Of the total MSI provided each year, $50 million is applied to operating projects. The remainder is to be applied to qualifying capital projects.

Municipalities can carry forward unspent operating funds into the next calendar year if they are unable to complete a project. Unspent capital funds may be carried forward a total of six years.

To receive your MSI funding allocations, please ensure you have met the payment requirements outlined in the program guidelines.