Deadline: 2-Jun-22
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking applications for the 2022-23 Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants involved in primary production or secondary processing activities that will:
- Improve the economic viability of the agriculture and agrifoods industry;
- Promote commercialization and growth in the sector; and
- Enhance the competitive capability of the agriculture and agrifoods industry.
The program may also provide selective assistance to regional pastures, agribusinesses, and agricultural groups for initiatives that support the priorities of the program.
Objectives
PAAP Investment will:
- Support on-farm diversification and commercialization;
- Support adoption of labour saving technology;
- Enhance vegetable storage capacity;
- Increase secondary and value-added processing;
- Advance adoption of technology;
- Support environmental stewardship and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
- Develop new market opportunities;
- Improve food safety practices;
- Develop new agricultural land;
- Support and enhance the development of regional pastures;
- Address an identified need of the farm and/or the agrifoods industry;
- Improve the profitability of the farm(s);
- Enhance farm productivity and efficiencies;
- Increase farm sales;
- Improve economic viability of the agriculture and agrifoods industry; or
- Enhance the competitive capability of the agriculture and agrifoods industry.
Funding Priorities
Funding priority is given to projects that:
- Support food self-sufficiency;
- Increase agricultural growth;
- Increase secondary processing of food products; and/or
- Generate employment creation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Successful applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Eligible for-profit applicants may include sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations, farm cooperatives, regional pastures operated as a legal entity and agricultural groups representing three or more farms.
- Eligible not-for-profit regional pastures are also eligible for funding. Municipal, provincial and federal governments and agencies are not eligible to apply for program funding.
- The PAAP program is targeted to assist commercial farmers. As a result, eligible for profit applicants must have reported a minimum of $15,000 in gross sales of agricultural products/services to the Canada Revenue Agency in any one of the last three years.
- Funding is available to processors using locally grown or raised agricultural products who can demonstrate a minimum of $15,000 in gross sales of agricultural products.
- All applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent Canadian residents, and at least 19 years of age to be eligible under the PAAP program.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/programs-and-funding/programs/