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Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses
Disaster recovery funding for Alberta small businesses
Funding available
Up to 90% of project cost
Deadline
Closed
Location
Alberta, Canada
Who can apply
Eligible small businesses can include landlords, agricultural operations, non-profits, registered charities, institutions of faith, cooperatives, and other community organizations.
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Overview
Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program (HARP) provides disaster recovery financial assistance to eligible small businesses in Alberta through the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. It helps cover uninsurable losses after approved disasters and supports restoration of essential property and infrastructure. Eligible supports may include pre-impact preparations, pet-protection activities, financial counselling costs, and psychosocial counselling costs.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Up to 90% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Alberta
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- $ 15,000,000 maximum revenue
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Pre-impact preparations based on a warning or forecast of an impending natural hazard from a qualified professional or authorized authority.
- Activities to protect the life and safety of pets and other domestic animals.
Documents Needed
- Most recent T1 general personal tax return(s) for the owner(s), statement of business activities, and schedule(s) T2125 if completed.
- For agricultural operations: most recent statement of farming activities, schedule(s) T2042, T1163 or T1164, and T1273 or T1274.
- Most recent notice(s) of assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency for both personal and corporate returns.
- The most recent property tax notice of assessment if the business owns the land or building, and an inventory of lost or damaged items including photos of discarded items.
- Two quotes for repairs or replacement over $10,000; copy of the lease/rental agreement if the property was leased; and, if incorporated, the most recent corporate registry annual return, T2 corporate tax return with schedules 100 and 125, any statement of real estate activities, and Schedule(s) T776.
Official resources
Program guide
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Eligible small businesses can include landlords, agricultural operations, non-profits, registered charities, institutions of faith, cooperatives, and other community organizations.
Who is not eligible
- Hobby businesses.
Eligible expenses
- Pre-impact preparations based on a warning or forecast of an impending natural hazard from a qualified professional or authorized authority.
- Activities to protect the life and safety of pets and other domestic animals.
- Financial counselling costs.
- Psychosocial counselling costs.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Hobby businesses.
How to apply
- AEMA will notify the LA if a HARP is approved.
- The LA is responsible for notifying residents that a HARP has been approved.
- The application period is open for 90 days once HARP is established.
- After program approval, submit a HARP Statement of Loss and Damage.
- Download the form from the HARP website and submit it by email at harp.info@gov.ab.ca.
- Check the HARP property search website to see if your property address has received assistance in the past.
Processing and Agreement
- Upon submission, an AEMA Case Manager will contact you.
- Your Case Manager will advise you of your eligibility once your application has been reviewed.
- Once a property address has received assistance under HARP, it will be listed on the HARP website.
Additional information
- HARP replaced the Disaster Recovery Program and the Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program.
- The program is administered by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA).
- The HARP application form is made available in different major languages.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses Program
What is the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses?
Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program (HARP) provides disaster recovery financial assistance to eligible small businesses in Alberta through the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. It helps cover uninsurable losses after approved disasters and supports restoration of essential property and infrastructure. Eligible supports may include pre-impact preparations, pet-protection activities, financial counselling costs, and psychosocial counselling costs.
How much funding can be received?
Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses Funds up to 90% of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses program?
To be eligible for the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses program, you must:
Small businesses must have annual revenues of a maximum of $15 million in the year prior to the disaster.
There is no minimum income threshold for small businesses to apply.
The business must re-establish itself in the community.
What expenses are eligible under Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses?
Pre-impact preparations based on a warning or forecast of an impending natural hazard from a qualified professional or authorized authority.
Activities to protect the life and safety of pets and other domestic animals.
Who can I contact for more information about the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses?
You can contact Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services (PPHS) by email at harp.info@gov.ab.ca or by phone at 1-888-671-1111.
Where is the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses available?
The Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses program is available the province of Alberta.
Is the Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Hazard assistance and resilience program : information on financial assistance for small businesses is a Grant and Funding