Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII)

Housing builders and construction innovators across the Prairies are under pressure to deliver more homes, faster, while adapting to rising costs and changing sustainability expectations. The Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) was created to help address that challenge by supporting new ways of designing, manufacturing, and delivering housing at scale. Delivered by Prairies Economic Development Canada, this initiative focuses on practical innovations that can strengthen local housing supply chains and accelerate residential construction in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

RHII is geared toward businesses and industry players developing or scaling innovative homebuilding approaches, including modular and panelized construction, mass timber, advanced manufacturing techniques, and emerging technologies like 3D printing. Projects that integrate net-zero or climate-resilient practices are also a strong fit. Rather than funding day-to-day operations, the program helps offset a portion of project costs tied to capital investments, process improvements, and scaling efforts that can meaningfully increase housing supply. Support is typically structured as interest-free, repayable funding and can range from the hundreds of thousands into the millions, covering up to about half of eligible project expenses, with the remainder coming from non-government sources.

Applications are currently being accepted on an ongoing basis, with projects needing to wrap up by early 2026. For Prairie-based businesses exploring innovative housing solutions and wondering whether their project could qualify, reviewing the full program details through GrantHub can help clarify the opportunity and next steps.