Research and Innovation
Support access to capital items required in implementing and/or scaling up food system/agriculture projects from production and processing to preservation. Funding may also support the adoption of new technologies into community owned infrastructure, including equipment purchases that support the transformation of raw products into value-added goods, enhance traditional harvesting practices, or bring new products into the market.
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Funding
Amount
70% up to $100,000. 60% on remaining amt over $100,000
Eligible Applicants
Farmers, Processors, Acedemic,
Eligible
Purposes
Incremental salaries, wages, and benefits
Subcontracted services
Professional fees
Knowledge transfer
Facility and equipment rentals (including laboratory equipment and facility)
Materials and supplies
Travel expenses (related to knowledge transfer and project activities which occur within North America)
Provincial Sales Tax (PST)
Overhead up to ten per cent of total approved expenses Capacity building, including capital equipment
Capital equipment is research equipment and specific equipment training greater than $10,000
Deadline
to Apply
April 24,2025
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