Deadline: 30-Oct-23
The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has announced a call for proposals for the Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund.
Project proposals should target research and capacity building opportunities for reducing and/or diverting food and other organic waste from landfill. Project outcomes with the ability to be leveraged by others across Canada to support policy, program or project development are encouraged.
Focus Areas
- Funds will support two primary focus areas:
- Research activities, such as demonstration projects, pilots, and other research projects that will help inform program specifications and policy development that optimize food waste prevention and diversion
- Capacity building activities, such as the development of guidance resources and toolkits, and knowledge sharing initiatives that connect experts across sectors and disciplines to facilitate information exchange and skills development
Funding Information
- Projects are eligible for funding up to a maximum of $150,000 per project (for its duration) and must have a minimum ask of $75,000.
- Projects must be completed by March 31, 2026.
Expected Results
- The expected results of the funding include:
- Details and results from research studies and/or pilot projects, including resources or research papers, are shared publicly
- Increased knowledge around best practices
- Advanced partnerships and collaboration between local governments and stakeholders
- In addition to the indicators listed, applicants are encouraged to highlight other relevant and meaningful impacts.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
- Focus on research studies and/or pilot projects
- Provide publicly available results that may be leveraged by others
- Generate valuable insights and yield practical, evidence-based solutions that can be scaled to other regions and communities across Canada
- Increase capacity building, leverage collaborative partnerships and advance knowledge
- Applications may include pilot projects and/or studies that work to identify and assess:
- barriers and challenges to increasing diversion/reduction
- opportunities and approaches for increasing participation and accessibility
- approaches to lower contamination, costs, and more
- Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with other stakeholders (for example, hospitality sector, school districts, academia) where possible.
Geographic Location
- All projects must take place in Canada.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local governments, including Indigenous governments, are eligible to receive funding. Applicants must fall under 1 of the following categories:
- Domestic Indigenous governments
- Municipal and local governments
For more information, visit ECCC.