Grant request must be more than $50,000, to a maximum of $500,000 per applicant per fiscal year.

Application Intake Begins: February 15, 2019

Next submission deadline: April 1, 2019.

Program:

The purpose of this program is to support the growth of Alberta’s Food Processors and Bio-Industrial Processors. The Program funds projects that support new product development, implementation of state-of-the-art processes, commercialization of products in new markets, and expansion of existing markets.

Funding Type:

The Program provides non-repayable grants on a cost-shared basis to cover eligible expenses up to a maximum of $500,000 per applicant per fiscal year as follows:

a) Eligible Capital Expenses at 25% grant

b) Eligible Non-Capital Expenses at 50% grant

The grant request must be more than $50,000.

Related:

Eligible Activities:

Processing Capacity Expansion

Product and Process Development

Label and Package Development

Market Development

Export Preparation and Planning

Product Demonstration

Related: Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Eligible Costs:

Engineering design

New processing equipment

Retrofitting or modifications of existing processing equipment and/or software systems

Software systems to support the development of process improvements

Lab equipment

Travel outside of Alberta

3 rd party testing

party testing 3 rd party expertise (formulation, branding, market research, export strategy)

party expertise (formulation, branding, market research, export strategy) Ingredient costs for trials

Develop labels

Label printing used for new product launch

Certification costs required to access a new market

3 rd party payments to design, develop and print marketing materials

party payments to design, develop and print marketing materials Development of initial online marketing and selling platforms

Registration fees for conferences and tradeshows

In-store or in-market product demonstrations

Who can apply?

Bio-Industrial Processors – manipulates and enhances the value of an agricultural product

Food Processors – changes an agricultural product into a value-added product through physical, chemical, or thermal means, including packaging

Deadline:

There are 1 to 3 submission deadlines per year for this program. The next submission deadline is April 1, 2019. Completed Applications must be received between February 15, 2019, and April 1, 2019.

All applicants should receive a status update of their application within four to six weeks of the application deadline.