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Basic and Applied Research and Capacity Building Funding Streams
Science, Research
and Innovation
Basic and Applied Research
4The Research and Innovation program provides grants to eligible applicants for applied research, and knowledge transfer projects that advance the growth and sustainability of the agriculture industry by fast-tracking the pace of innovation.
Intake Information
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Eligible Applicants
- Primary producers,
- Producer organizations,
- Processors,
- Processor organizations,
- Other industry organizations,
- Research bodies,
- Retailers,
- Indigenous Government/Indigenous individuals, businesses, communities, and organizations, other Indigenous groups undertaking agricultural initiatives
- Municipal Government,
- Industry service providers
Co-applicant information will be required for all projects where two or more parties are partnering to submit a joint application. Please include a letter from the co-applicant acknowledging and defining their role in the project, in addition to any financial support they are providing and submit with your application.
All applicants who identify as a researcher (including academic institutions) or a Government of Canada department or agency will be required to identify at least one non-researcher co-applicant to be eligible for funding. In that case, the co-applicant must be either a farmer, an agri-processor, an industry organization or an industry service provider (non-research).
Eligible Activities
The following costs are eligible for funding:
- Provincial Sales Tax (PST)
- non-recoverable portion of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- incremental salaries, wages and benefits
- subcontracted services
- professional fees
- knowledge transfer
- facility and equipment rentals
- materials and supplies
- travel expenses (related to knowledge transfer and project activities)
- overhead costs up to ten per cent of total approved cash costs
Project Timeline
Up to three years.
Cost Share Funding
| Funding Stream | Project Cost | IP or Confidential Results | Cost Share | Number of Years |
| Basic and Applied Research | The first $100,000 | No | 70:30:00 | Up to 3 years |
| Yes | 50:50:00 | Up to 3 years | ||
| Over $100,000 | No | 60:40:00 | Up to 3 years | |
| yes | 50:50:00 | Up to 3 years |
Additional Information and Documents
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Terms and Conditions Program Guide Applicant Information Form Application Worksheet