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AgriScience Program – Clusters │Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

January 1, 1900

Value

The AAFC funding for a Cluster (combined contribution funding and collaborative research assistance) will not exceed $15 million and will be no less than $5 million over 5 years (combined Vote 1 and Vote 10).

Description

The AgriScience Program, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), aims to accelerate innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.

The program has 2 components:

  • Clusters Component — supports projects intended to mobilize industry, government and academia through partnerships, and address priority national themes and horizontal issues
  • Projects Component — supports a single project or a smaller set of projects that would be less comprehensive than a Cluster.

Eligible Applicants

You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible.

  • You are a not-for-profit organization (an organization that operate solely for social welfare, civic or collective improvement, pleasure or recreation, or any other purpose except profit)
  • You consent to share a summary of your proposal with other federal departments and other provincial and territorial governments
  • You are a legal entity capable of entering into legal binding agreements

Eligible Expenses

The areas of research identified below are subject to specific AAFC guidance.

  • Health claims and human clinical trials
  • Variety development
  • Pest and disease surveillance
  • Indigenous knowledge and science priorities

Deadline Date

The AgriScience Program – Clusters component is currently closed to applications. No future intake dates have been announced. Please visit the official program website for any updates regarding potential future rounds or changes to the program's status.

Contact

Contact Name: AgriScience Program

Phone Number: 1-877-246-4682

E-mail Address: aafc.agriscienceprogram-programmeagri-science.aac@agr.gc.ca

Website: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/agriscience-program-clusters

Industry:

Agriculture, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Agri-Food, Innovation, R&D

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