Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)

Receive up to $1 Million in Development Project Funding.

The Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) supports rural economic development projects that promote economic capacity building, economic diversification, resilience, clean economy opportunities, and infrastructure development.

This program is currently closed and no longer accepting applications. For more government funding opportunities, visit our government funding directory.

Funding Amount

Funding allotments vary by stream up to a maximum amount of 80% of costs to a maximum of $1 million in funding contributions.

Eligible Applicants

Applicants may be eligible to apply if they are local governments, regional districts, or Indigenous communities and organizations.

Eligible Activities

Eligibility criteria for this program varies according to which stream applicants are applying for.

Deadline to Apply

This program is currently closed.

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Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)

Amount of Funding

Economic Capacity:

100% up to $50,000 per year for two years

Economic Diversification

For Development Grant – 80% up to $100,00; and
For Implementation Grant – 80% up to $1 million

Forest Impact Transition

100% up to $500,000.

Amount of Funding from the Canadian Government

Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)

Eligible Applicants

Eligible lead applicants for REDIP-Economic Diversification and REDIP-Economic Capacity include:

Local Governments
Regional Districts
Indigenous communities and organizations
Indigenous Development Corporations
Not-for-profits

Eligible lead applicants* for REDIP-Forest Impact Transition include:

Local Governments
Regional Districts
Indigenous communities

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)

Eligible Activities

Economic Capacity: Rural communities with populations of 2,500 or less outside of Metro Vancouver and the Capital Regional District and all Indigenous communities and organizations outside of Metro Vancouver and the Capital Regional District

Community assessment projects
Capacity building projects
Engagement projects
Staff recruitment

Economic Diversification: Communities with populations of 25,000 or less outside of Metro Vancouver and the Capital Regional District.

Development Stream:

Feasibility studies.
Business plans.
Program design.
Service planning.
Infrastructure design.

Implementation Stream: New/enhanced programs or services related to workforce development, business development, and industry/sector development, retention, and expansion. Construction of new assets or the upgrading of an existing asset to support the development, stability, and scaling up of businesses.

Forest Impact Transition: REDID-FIT applicants may submit projects that are eligible under Economic Diversification. (max funding $500,000).