African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program

Value

up to $1 million over 2 years

Description

The African Swine Fever Prevention and Preparedness investment aims to enhance efforts to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Canada and prepare for a potential outbreak.

As part of the investment from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program (ASFIPP) will provide up to $23.4 million over 2 years. The program supports the pork industry to:

address identified gaps in prevention and mitigation efforts
develop the tools, partnerships, and activities needed to ensure the early detection of ASF and an effective emergency response in case of an outbreak

Eligible Applicants

The following organization types are eligible under this program:

1. For-profit: organizations that exist to make a profit. They can include:
- businesses and/or corporations
- Indigenous groups
2. Not-for-profit: organizations that operate solely for social welfare, civic improvement, pleasure or recreation, any other purpose except profit. They may include:
- academic Institutions
- associations
- Indigenous groups
3. Provincial / territorial / municipal governments

Eligible Expenses

Eligible project costs will normally be shared between AAFC and you as follows:

Eligible provincial/territorial/municipal government applicants: a maximum of 60% AAFC and a minimum of 40% applicant
All other eligible applicants: a maximum of 85% AAFC and a minimum of 15% applicant