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Digital Health Sandbox
Accelerates digital health technology adoption in Alberta clinical settings
Last Update: March 3, 2026
Funding available
$ 300,000
Timeline
- Open Date : October 6, 2025
- Closing date : November 6, 2025
Location
Alberta, Canada
Overview
The Digital Health Sandbox program provides up to $300,000 in funding to accelerate the development and implementation of digital health technologies in Alberta. The program supports projects focused on enhancing interoperability of clinical tools, secure data sharing, and advancing health innovation by Alberta-based SMEs and academic institutions.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop a new product or service
- Conduct research and development activities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
Timeline
- Open Date : October 6, 2025
- Closing date : November 6, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
Location
- Alberta
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- $ 50,000,000 maximum revenue
Organisation size
- 500 employees maximum
Audience
- Startups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Advancing health technology solutions that improve interoperability between clinical products from different vendors using established standards.
- Developing systems to enable compliant, secure communication and data sharing to enhance collaboration among health professionals.
- Implementing tools and platforms that increase data sharing capacity for health care and innovation while managing privacy and cybersecurity risks.
- Creating software or web portals to analyze patient populations using real world data to support evidence-based health care decisions.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Alberta-based post-secondary institutions
- Alberta government entities
- For-profit small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with significant presence and operations in Alberta
Who is not eligible
- Companies not based in Alberta or without significant operational presence in Alberta.
- Organizations that are not post-secondary institutions, government entities, or for-profit SMEs as defined by the program.
- Companies with over 500 full-time employees or annual gross revenue above $50,000,000.
- Applicants not in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates or its subsidiaries (e.g., those with past bad debt).
Eligible expenses
- Reasonable project costs incurred after the signing of the Investment Agreement.
Eligible geographic areas
- Alberta
Additional information
- Funding is provided on a milestone completion basis, requiring submission of Progress or Final Reports before successive payments are released.
- Outcomes of funded projects may be monitored for up to five years following completion to assess the economic, social, health, or environmental impacts.
- Alberta Innovates retains full discretion over investment decisions and the evaluation process, including reviewer selection and criteria.
- Applications are reviewed by both Alberta Innovates employees and external expert reviewers to ensure high project quality.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Digital Health Sandbox Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Digital Health Sandbox. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Digital Health Sandbox?
The Digital Health Sandbox program provides up to $300,000 in funding to accelerate the development and implementation of digital health technologies in Alberta. The program supports projects focused on enhancing interoperability of clinical tools, secure data sharing, and advancing health innovation by Alberta-based SMEs and academic institutions.
How much funding can be received?
Digital Health Sandbox Funds up to $300,000 of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was November 6, 2025.
Who is eligible for the Digital Health Sandbox program?
To be eligible for the Digital Health Sandbox program, you must:
Alberta-based for-profit small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with significant operational presence and appropriate Alberta ownership
Fewer than 500 full-time employees and less than $50 million annual gross revenue
Technology developed must be within TRL levels 6-8
What expenses are eligible under Digital Health Sandbox?
Advancing health technology solutions that improve interoperability between clinical products from different vendors using established standards.
Developing systems to enable compliant, secure communication and data sharing to enhance collaboration among health professionals.
Implementing tools and platforms that increase data sharing capacity for health care and innovation while managing privacy and cybersecurity risks.
Creating software or web portals to analyze patient populations using real world data to support evidence-based health care decisions.
Who can I contact for more information about the Digital Health Sandbox?
You can contact Alberta Innovates by email at SUNIL.RAJPUT@ALBERTAINNOVATES.CA or by phone at 780-603-3905.
Where is the Digital Health Sandbox available?
The Digital Health Sandbox program is available the province of Alberta.