Funding Opportunity: Growing Forward 2 Program Updates
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:
- May 1 to May 21, 2015
- August 10 to August 27, 2015
- 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.