The Agricultural Clean Technology Program is offering funding for businesses research and development in adopting clean technology, that will lead to a low-carbon economy and foster sustainable growth in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
This program consists of two streams:
Research and Innovation: Pre-market focused through research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities
Adoption: Revolves around the adoption of commercially available clean technologies and processes. Prioritizes those that show evidence of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, plus other environmental co-benefits.
Type of Funding Available
Project funding includes contributions that are non-repayable for research, development, and demonstration activities and repayable for activities that entail commercialization and scale-up. The maximum amount recipients can receive is 2 million per project and 5 million for recipients with multiple projects.
Funding is available on a cost sharing basis of 50:50 where 50% of eligible project costs are funded by the program and 50% by the approved applicant. There is a possible 60:40 cost sharing formula limited to underrepresented groups. Not-for-profits claiming the adoption stream will receive funding on a 75:25 cost sharing basis.
Eligible Applicants
- Legal entities with project work and activities carried out in Canada
- For-profit organizations, including agri-food processors
- Not-for-profit organizations, including co-operatives
- Individuals, sole proprietors
- Indigenous groups
Eligible Activities
Prioritized Activities
- Green energy and energy efficiency
- Precision agriculture
- Bioeconomy
General Activities
- Applied research and development of clean technologies
- Piloting and evaluating clean technologies
- Demonstration and knowledge and technology transfer activities
- Commercializing and scaling up clean technologies
- Other activities that support the R&I Stream (to be assessed by program)
Eligible Expenditures
- Incremental, relevant, reasonable, and essential expenses that are essential to perform eligible activities and are outlined in the contribution agreement
Project Timeline:
Funding for the Research and Innovation stream is available until March 31, 2028.
The Adoption stream will accept applicants until March 31, 2022, for activities starting April 1, 2022.
