Intake 2 for Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program
Posted: January 25, 2021
Categories: Funding Opportunities / GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Members
The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) Program has extended its second intake application deadline until March 5, 2021.
Information copied from the Rural Agri-Innovation Network:
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
Eligible projects may fall under the following streams:
New Products – Projects that enable agriculture or food producers to create primary or processed products that are new to the business. Examples of potentially eligible projects include the creation of a new ready-to-eat processed product, or the ability to produce a new farm product. Project equipment may include food or fibre processing equipment or food production equipment.
Productivity Enhancement – Projects that utilize innovative technologies or processes to increase efficiencies in their operations and improve processes or products. Project equipment may include greenhouse structures, production equipment, animal tracking (tag reading technology) meat processing equipment, or food packaging equipment.
Clean Tech in Agri-Food – Projects that adopt clean technology at the farm/business level and support improved environmental performance while fostering productivity, growth and competitiveness. Eligible projects must improve environmental performance relative to standard/most commonplace technologies. Therefore, energy efficiency, remanufacturing, or productivity improvement initiatives do not necessarily include clean tech adoption/adaptation. Examples of potentially eligible projects include precision agriculture technology for irrigation and fertilization, composting and waste management, controlled environment greenhouse technology and gaining water or energy efficiencies.
Funding:
- 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
For more information and to apply, visit RAIN’s website here.