Strategic Field
The Strategic Field Program (SFP) offers funding for rigorous field level primary production demonstrations, value-added processing technology demonstrations and/or the evaluation of targeted practices and technologies. The goal of SFP is to support targeted field-based projects that enhance and support the delivery of ministry’s extension and knowledge transfer services to producers and targeted projects that demonstrate scalability of research derived processing technologies to value-added processors. Funding is awarded on an annual basis and projects are selected by the Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) Advisory Committee.
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Funding
Amount
No funding limit
Eligible Applicants
Farmers, processors
Eligible
Purposes
Eligible Purpose
Funding is available for rigorous field-level primary production demonstrations, value-added processing technology demonstrations, and/or the evaluation of targeted practices and technologies.
Examples of eligible expenses include:
Salaries for students, postdoctoral fellows, and technical assistants
Consultant fees or contractual services
Equipment and land rental
Materials and supplies
Project-related travel (e.g., field work, collaboration, consultation)
Field day costs (up to a maximum of $1,000)
Administration costs (up to 5%; not applicable to projects involving contractors from universities or research institutes)
Deadline
to Apply
Nov/Dec Each year
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