Genomics Data Connect: Accelerating Agriculture Innovation │ Genome Canada

To be eligible for funding, the following criteria must be met:

• The project must be led by an Alberta-based researcher.
• Competitive projects demonstrate engagement with an agriculture (private or public) sector stakeholder by their willingness to provide funding support (cash or in-kind; see Appendix 1 in the Funding Guidelines). Minimally, a desire/commitment by sector stakeholder(s) to implement the anticipated deliverables to drive impact for the sector must be demonstrated.
  • An end-user is defined as an organization that intends to implement the project deliverables, either in operations, by commercialization, or by any practice that makes the innovation available to the end-users.
  • For this competition, end-users typically are or represent industry stakeholders, companies, industry consortia, government departments (federal, provincial, municipal), and not-for-profit organizations.
• Research activities can be conducted in Alberta or other provinces. However, Genome Alberta funds must be spent in Alberta (unless used for services from others, with strong justification as to why an out-of-jurisdiction service provider will be used). If research is conducted outside Alberta, the benefits gained by Alberta must be equivalent to those which would accrue had the research been conducted within them.
• Funding will be available to researchers holding a permanent position at eligible organizations, including but not limited to:
  • Academic institutions, including universities, colleges, and technical institutions.
  • Provincial/federal government organizations and laboratories with an explicit research mandate.
  • Incorporated not-for-profit organizations with an explicit research mandate.