Please note the intake for the 2024 Capstone Activation Fund intake has closed, as the allocated funds have been fully utilized. Details regarding the 2025 intake will be available soon. 

The Capstone Activation Fund was created to encourage community groups and event organizers to bring events and activation ideas into Capstone in exchange for support and financial assistance. Your event or activation could earn up to $5000 in funding! 

How to apply:

  • Review the Capstone Activation Fund Guidelines (pdf) for information on project eligibility and associated deadlines.
  • Complete the Capstone Activation Fund Application (pdf) and submit in one of the following three ways:
    1. In person at The City of Red Deer Land & Economic Development Department (located in the former CPR Train Station, across from Superstore at #1, 5000 51 Avenue)
    2. Courier to the Land & Economic Development Department
      ATTN: Capstone Activation Fund
      The City of Red Deer, Land & Economic Development #1, 5000 51 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 4H5
    3. Email to capstone@reddeer.ca. Please ensure files are combined into one single PDF, less than 10MB.

Following submission of your application, the Capstone project team will be in contact to discuss your application, and if accepted for funding, will work to draft an agreement. Following the project, the applicant must submit the accountability report (provided in advance) with actual costs within 30 days of project completion.

Please reach out to capstone@reddeer.ca or call 403-342-8106 if you have any questions!

Subscribe now to be the first to receive exclusive news and updates on Capstone

I agree to receive electronic communications from The City of Red Deer regarding: