The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan signed a bilateral agreement in October 2018 for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The program was designed to provide more than $896 million in federal funding for all types of Saskatchewan infrastructure projects over 10 years until 2028. Recently, the ICIP COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure stream has begun accepting applications.
The ICIP COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream offers funding to support eligible project costs ranging from $100,000 to $10M. Projects must begin before September 30, 2021, and completed no later than December 31, 2021. The following are eligible project categories:
COVID-19 Response Infrastructure, including measures to support physical distancing
Active Transportation Infrastructure, including parks, trails, foot bridges, bike lanes and multi use paths
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation, including natural infrastructure, flood and fire mitigation, tree planting, and related infrastructure
The deadline to submit applications for the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream is 4:30 p.m. (CST) on Friday, October 30, 2020.