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Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) │ Program Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA):

January 12, 2024

Value

Up to $10,000 at 50% cost-share for individual applicants; Up to $25,000 at 50% cost-share for collaborations of 3 or more

Description

The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) Program is an initiative of the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), a division of the Sault Ste Marie Innovation Centre in partnership with the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance and the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre and supports Northern Ontario agriculture and food producers, businesses, collaborations, communities and First Nations to create new products, enhance productivity and adopt clean technology to support improved environmental performance while fostering growth.

Project Activity Streams:

  • New Products
  • Productivity Enhancement
  • Clean Growth in Agri-Food

Eligible Applicants

  • Eligible applicants must be a legal person with the authority to enter into a legal agreement. Examples of a legal person could include corporations, not-for-profit organizations, primary producers, processors, distributors, First Nations, Metis and Inuit.
  • The SNAPP program encourages new partnerships within the agri-food sector. Collaborations are accepted with three or more partners. Collaborative partners must be at arms-length, to avoid potential conflict of interest (this includes family or pecuniary interest). Collaborations must be completed by a lead applicant and each applicant in the collaboration must be a legal person. Collaborations with be prioritized that have a focus on strengthening value chains within the agri-food sector in northern Ontario.
  • Applicants must have at least one component of their business located in northern Ontario, and the project activity must occur in northern Ontario. For collaborations, at least two collaborators (legal entities) must be businesses, organizations or persons located in northern Ontario.
  • Both start-up and existing businesses are eligible. Start-up (in first three years of operation) businesses are expected to provide a business plan, including cashflow projections with their application.

Eligible Expenses

  • Stimulate the development and expansion of the agriculture and food sector in northern Ontario. Catalyze
    sustainable jobs or increase agri-food employment.
  • Address challenges specific to northern Ontario agri-food production such as a shorter production season,
    distance to markets and a lack of economies of scale.
  • Promote value-added processing and innovative production and processing practices that increase scalability,
    profitability, and competitiveness.
  • Improve efficiency or resource use, reducing ecological impact and carbon footprint while enhancing
    profitability.

Deadline Date

The next intake will be open November 6, 2023 to January 12, 2024. ​

Contact

Contact Name: NOFIA

Phone Number: +1 705-647-4782

E-mail Address: info@nofia-agri.com

Website: https://www.nofia-agri.com/snapp

Industry:

Agriculture

Location:

Ontario

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