Agricultural Clean Technology Program (ACT)

Amount of Funding

Adoption Stream

• Funding contributions are non-repayable;

• Projects should exceed a value of $50,000 of total eligible project costs;

• The maximum total allotment may not exceed $2 million per project;

• For-profit organizations may receive up to a maximum of 50% of project costs; and

• Not-for-profit organizations may receive up to a maximum of 75% of project costs.

Research and Innovation Stream

• Contributions will be non-repayable for research, development and demonstration activities; contributions will be repayable where activities involve commercialization and scale-up;

• Up to 50% contribution, with maximum contributions of up to $2M per project with multiple project not generally exceeding $5M; and

• Additional funding may be available for organizations or businesses owned or led by under-represented groups (youth, women, indigenous groups, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities).

Eligible Applicants

Adoption Stream

• Applicants must be legal, Canadian, entities;

• For-profit organizations, agriculture and farm businesses included;

• Not-for-profit organizations;

• Individuals; and

• Indigenous organizations.

Research and Innovation Stream

• Applicants must be legal, Canadian, entities;

• For-profit organizations, agri-food processors included;

• Not-for-profit organizations; co-operatives included and

• Indigenous organizations.

Eligible Activities

Adoption Stream

• Improvements to energy efficiency systems and technologies;

• Costs related to agriculture technology which allows for greater precision, such as equipment purchase and installation; and

• Bioeconomic solutions which utilize waste for the generation of energy.

Research and Innovation Stream

• Activities related to developing and commercializing clean technologies;

• Piloting and evaluating clean technologies;

• Demonstration and knowledge and technology transfer activities;

• Commercializing and scaling up clean technologies; or

• Other activities that support the R&I Stream as determined by the program.

Program Deadline

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