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List of required information for application:

1. Applicant's name and contact information

2. Business or organization name and contact information

3. Description of the current meat and poultry processing capacity and facilities

4. Plan for increasing processing capacity and promoting competition

5. Proposed timeline for implementation

6. Estimated budget for the project

7. Explanation of how the project aligns with the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration's investment

8. Description of how the project will increase producer income and provide ownership opportunities

9. Explanation of how the project will create stable, well-paying jobs in rural regions

10. Plan for improving worker health, safety, training, and wages for meatpacking jobs

11. Proposal for collaboration among producers and workers

12. Details of any anticipated State, Tribal, and private co-investment

13. Description of how the project will provide consumers with more choices

14. Any additional supporting documents or letters of recommendation.

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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.

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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