Deadline: 28 September 2018
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is seeking applications for its AgriRisk Initiatives (ARI): Research and Development Contribution Funding Stream.
The AgriRisk Initiatives (ARI) program supports the development of new risk management tools for use in the agriculture sector. ARI is a Canadian Agricultural Partnership Business Risk Management (BRM) initiative. It includes two funding streams: ARI Research and Development (ARI R&D), and ARI Administration Capacity Building.
Objectives
- The objectives of ARI R&D funding are to:
- Support agricultural and agri-business stakeholder groups to develop new and innovative risk management tools to fill identified risk exposures; and
- Increase participation of the private sector in providing risk management tools (products and services) to the Canadian agricultural sector.
- In order to fulfill these objectives, the ARI R&D Contribution Funding Stream will provide:
- Time-limited financial assistance for the research and development of potential private sector, industry-led, or federal/provincial/territorial unsubsidized risk management products (including, insurance, reciprocals and other various types of tools).
Eligibility Criteria
- A recipient must be a legal entity capable of entering into legally binding agreements.
- The AgriRisk Initiatives: Research and Development Contribution Funding stream will provide assistance to not-for profit recipients that include:
- Industry organizations representing agricultural and agri-business stakeholders, such as producer associations, commodity groups, Indigenous groups, and farm services associations
- Cooperatives, mutual insurance companies, reciprocals
- Post-secondary academic institutions
- Provincial and territorial governments
How to Apply
To be considered for ARI Research and Development contribution funding, both online and e-mail or couriered portions of the application made through the CFA process must be submitted at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit AgriRisk Initiatives.