Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative Opening Feb fifteenth – ONfloriculture

OMAFRA is happy to announce the new Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative, with $25M in funding to assist development and productiveness for producers and processors. Examine this system under or join one of many digital webinars to be taught extra.

The Initiative will probably be delivered below three funding streams. Consumption opens Feb fifteenth 2024 and closes March twenty eighth 2024 at 11:00 am. Throughout the streams, cost-share funding ranges from 35-50% of complete eligible venture prices. For greenhouse producers, be taught extra about streams 1 and a pair of and how one can apply. For full utility tips go to the Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative webpage.

Funding Streams:

	Stream 1: Agri-tech Innovation (Tasks <$100,000)	Stream 2: Agri-tech Innovation (Tasks $100,000 and above)	Stream 3: Agri-Tech Power Prices Financial savings
Candidates	Producers and Processors	Producers and Processors	Processors
Value-share funding	as much as 50% of the entire eligible prices to a most of $49,999	as much as 35% of complete eligible prices to a most of $100,000	as much as 35% of complete eligible prices to a most of $100,000
Eligible actions	Implementing new gear, or modification of kit, expertise, and equipment for manufacturing or superior manufacturing	Implementing new gear, or modification of kit, expertise, and equipment for manufacturing or superior manufacturing	Buying or putting in new or refurbished gear, elements and/or expertise that improves vitality effectivity; Buying, putting in or modifying water use gear and expertise that improves vitality effectivity Facility enhancements associated to constructing vitality effectivity enhancements
Ineligible prices	Prices incurred or deposits paid for prior to note of venture approval (and others)	Prices incurred or deposits paid for prior to note of venture approval (and others)	Prices incurred or deposits paid for prior to note of venture approval (and others)
Exhibit innovation	Documentation from credible business or educational sources that verify the Innovation of the Undertaking. Goal, third-party research and/or market evaluation	Documentation from credible business or educational sources that verify the Innovation of the Undertaking. Goal, third-party research and/or market evaluation	N/A

What do I have to know earlier than I apply?

Undertaking have to be positioned in Ontario
Candidates can not submit an utility for a venture that has already acquired funding by means of Sustainable CAP. All different funding sources have to be listed on the applying
Present a CRA Enterprise Quantity
Have a legitimate and updated Premises ID Quantity for the enterprise location(s) the place the venture is to happen.
For producers making use of for Stream 1 or 2, have a legitimate Farm Enterprise Registration Quantity (FBRN) (until in any other case exempt, see part 5.1in tips)
An utility have to be strongly aligned to the benefit evaluation to be permitted. Make certain to overview the benefit evaluation standards within the tips whereas writing your venture utility
Full an permitted Utility to the AAC
- Producers can solely submit one utility below both Stream 1 or Stream 2
- Processors can solely submit one utility below both Stream 1 or Stream 2 and one utility below Stream 3 (two purposes complete)

The place do I apply?

Candidates can apply by means of AAC’s on-line utility system beginning February 15, 2024. An account have to be created to entry the applying system. Create ONE account per utility and extra customers could be added to the account after creation.

Questions?

For any further questions on this program, contact the AAC at data@adaptcouncil.org or 1 (800) 769-3272. Register for one of many digital data webinars at:

Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EST

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. EST