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Irrigation Targeted Call | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR)

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Funding up to $500,000 in capital expenses.

Description

The Irrigation Targeted Call for Proposals, which focuses on Drought Management and Production Resilience, invites researchers who are interested in conducting irrigation research related to:

  • Increasing productivity to support growing Alberta’s livestock and crop sectors.
  • Increasing efficiencies and supporting research to Improve technology and product availability for Alberta’s agriculture value-chain.
  • Increasing environmental stewardship and developing the irrigation sector while ensuring ecosystem sustainability.

Eligible Applicants

Funding will be available to qualified applicants from, or under contract with, organizations that directly and/or indirectly participate in the service and development of the Alberta livestock or crop industry, provided that such organizations are in good standing and not in default under any other agreements or programs with RDAR. Eligible applicants include but are not limited to:

  • Marketing boards and commissions established under the Marketing of Agriculture Products Act;
  • Educational institutions, including universities, colleges, and technical schools;
  • Government organizations and agencies;
  • Incorporated not-for-profit agricultural associations representing Alberta’s agriculture producers; and
  • For-profit companies operating in Alberta and contributing to research benefitting Alberta’s crop and livestock producers.

Eligible Expenses

Eligible project expenses are those directly related to the project’s execution, including 15% of indirect overhead expenses. Ineligible expenses include taxes, costs incurred outside the project’s timelines, and ongoing operational costs.

Applicants are encouraged to obtain funding from other sources. As a condition of the project, eligible non-capital expenses will be cost-shared:

  • at 60% grant and 40% eligible applicant if the eligible Applicant is a post-secondary institution or a for-profit legal entity; and
  • at 80% grant and 20% eligible applicant if the eligible Applicant is not a post-secondary institution or a profit legal entity.

Eligible minor equipment expenses must be cost-shared at 25% grant and 75% eligible applicant. Depending on the project and funding source, there is a potential for funding up to $500,000 in capital expenses on a similar cost-shared basis.

Deadline Date

Open.

Contact

Contact Name: RDAR

E-mail Address: research@rdar.ca

Website: https://rdar.ca/funding-opportunities/irrigation-call

Industry:

Agriculture, Non-Profit, University Partnerships

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

Irrigation, R&D

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