Emergency Processing Fund
The Emergency Processing Fund (EPF) is a one-time, federal investment of up to $77.5 million to help companies implement changes to safeguard the health and safety of workers and their families due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund also aims to aid companies to invest to improve, automate and modernize facilities needed to increase Canada’s food supply capacity. The fund is one part of the greater Government of Canada response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The EPF will provide up to $5 million per recipient in non-repayable funding for emergency COVID response activities and/or repayable funding for strategic investments.
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Funding
Amount
Up to $5M
Eligible Applicants
Farmers, processors
Eligible
Purposes
Implement changes to safeguard the health and safety of workers and their families due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Deadline
to Apply
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