Protein Industries Supercluster: Technology Leadership
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Purpose: Our mission is to inspire innovation and support collaboration to transform Canada’s agriculture and food processing sectors.
- Protein Industries Canada is an industry-led, not-for-profit, value-chain organization created to position Canada as a global source of high-quality plant protein and plant-based co-products.
- Our vision is to position Canada as a leading global source of sustainable, high-quality plant protein and plant-based co-products, while substantially contributing to Canada’s economic growth and international trade.
Program Highlights
Funding Amount
Issuer
Program Type
Deadline
$20,000,000
Protein Industries Canada
Other
Open Until Filled
Program Highlights
Funding Amount
$20,000,000
Issuer
Protein Industries Canada
Program Type
Other
Deadline
Open Until Filled
AgriCommunication Program
Protein Industries Supercluster: Technology Leadership
Company Requirements
- Be submitted by a consortium of at minimum three (3) Protein Industries Canada members, at least one of which is a Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) as defined by Statistics Canada as a business with 499 or fewer employees.
- A consortium may include academic or research institution(s). This is not mandatory but is encouraged.
- Each member of the consortium must contribute to the project in a meaningful way.
- This is generally through a financial commitment and activities in the workplan, but could also be providing IP or market expertise etc.
- At least two members of the consortium must contribute financially to the project. Protein Industries Canada will reimburse up to 45 per cent of eligible costs of approved projects.
- It will be up to the consortium members to determine the amount and nature of their respective contributions. The contribution of each consortium member does not need to be equal.
- At least two partners must be Canadian companies or multi-national corporations who are legally entitled to do business in Canada with a significant Canadian business operation.
- Non-Canadian entities can participate in a consortium, based on approval by Protein Industries Canada.
- The project must be aligned with the objectives of Protein Industries Canada and the Global Innovation Cluster initiative.
- All Projects are required to pay a four per cent (4%) project administration fee to Protein Industries Canada.
- This fee will be calculated at four per cent (4%) of the total eligible reconciled project costs to a maximum of two times Protein Industries Canada contribution.
- The initiative must be incremental to the regular business of the participating organizations, meaning that the project:
- Is not approved nor in progress and that financial commitments to it are distinct from investments that would have otherwise occurred;
- Would not be possible without the participation of consortium partners;
- Is new or would not be undertaken at the same scope or scale without the co-investment provided by the Cluster.
- At least one consortium member should represent a target customer or user of the new technology solution.
- All projects must have experienced and proven project management capabilities for complex, multi-party collaborative initiatives.
- All Ultimate Recipients must be compliant with all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the Government of Canada.
- The project cannot be a “designated project” or a “project” under the applicable federal environmental and impact assessment legislation.
