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Applicant Information:
Provide details about your organization, including its name, address, contact information, and a brief overview of its background, expertise, and experience in the agricultural sector. Explain how your organization is aligned with the goals of the ACT Program and its commitment to promoting clean technologies.
Project Summary:
Summarize your proposed project in a few sentences, highlighting its focus on precision agriculture or agri-based bioproducts. Explain how your project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, generate positive impacts, and contribute to sustainable and clean growth. Briefly describe the expected outcomes and benefits of your project.
Project Objectives:
Clearly outline the objectives of your project, including the specific clean technologies you plan to research, develop, or adopt. Explain how these technologies address the challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector and contribute to the goals of the ACT Program. Highlight any innovative or novel aspects of your project.
Stream Selection:
Indicate whether you are applying for the Adoption Stream or the Research and Innovation Stream. Provide a rationale for selecting the specific stream and explain how your project aligns with the objectives and requirements of that stream.
Technology Description:
Provide a detailed description of the clean technologies you are proposing to research, develop, or adopt. Explain how these technologies contribute to precision agriculture or agri-based bioproducts and how they specifically help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Highlight the unique features and benefits of these technologies.
Market Potential:
Assess the market potential for your clean technologies, including the target market, demand, competitive landscape, and any market research or validation conducted. Explain how your technologies address market needs and present a competitive advantage. Provide supporting data and research to validate the market potential.
Project Plan:
Present a comprehensive project plan that outlines the activities, milestones, and timelines for your project. Include details on research, development, testing, implementation, and any necessary collaborations or partnerships. Explain how the project will be managed and how the desired outcomes will be achieved.
Budget and Funding:
Provide a detailed budget for your project, including the estimated costs for research, development, equipment, personnel, and other relevant expenses. Clearly indicate the funding amount you are requesting from the ACT Program and how it will be utilized. Outline any additional funding or investments secured for the project.
Environmental Impacts:
Highlight the expected environmental impacts of your project, specifically in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reduction and overall sustainability. Explain how your clean technologies contribute to a more sustainable agricultural sector and promote clean growth. Provide quantitative or qualitative data to support your claims.
Economic and Social Impacts:
Describe the anticipated economic and social impacts of your project. Explain how it will create jobs, enhance productivity, support rural communities, or contribute to economic growth in the agricultural sector. Highlight any social benefits or community engagement initiatives associated with your project.
Project Evaluation:
Describe how you will measure and evaluate the success of your project. Identify key performance indicators, metrics, and evaluation methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness and impact of your clean technologies. Explain how you will track progress and report on outcomes.
Project Team:
Provide information about the key individuals or team members involved in the project. Highlight their roles, qualifications, and relevant experience. Emphasize their expertise in clean technologies, precision agriculture, agri-based bioproducts, or related fields.
Appendices:
Include any supporting documents that strengthen your application, such as technical specifications, research findings, letters of support from industry partners or customers, or testimonials.

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

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Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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