Funding Opportunity: Growing Forward 2 Program Updates

Author: Jenn Kucharczyk

Posted: May 20, 2015

Categories: Food in the News / Funding Opportunities / GoodFoodBites / Opportunities

Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program guideline updates have been shared via Farms at Work and the National Farmers Union – Ontario newsletter. The new policy guide can be found on the OSCIA website (scroll down to Resources).

Here is a list of some of the major changes to the program:

• One of the main changes to the guidelines is that an applicant must now have an approval dated before the date on any invoices for expenses.
• Another important piece to remember is that depending on the project, eligibility requirements may include completion of the Environmental Farm Plan Workshop (within the last 5 years), the Grow Your Farm Profits Workshop, or the Biosecurity Workshop.
• The schedule of upcoming EFP workshops includes courses in York Region (May 8 & May 15) and Prince Edward County (May 13 & May 20).
• Applications can be submitted during these windows in 2015:

1. May 1 to May 21, 2015
2. August 10 to August 27, 2015
3. November 16 to December 3, 2015

• All GF2 funding opportunities will be assessed on merit-based Application Evaluation Criteria
• Cost-share caps per project have been introduced for each eligible Project Category

Visit the OSCIA website for the full program guidelines.