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Identifying Participants - List participants in the "Identify Participants" task, ensuring adherence to eligibility. If an organization is the Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA), attach a "Personal CV" (maximum two pages) as an "Other" document, outlining the organization's mandate and its eligibility as an Indigenous entity. No Common CVs are required.
Proposal Information Entry - Attach your full Activity Description as the Research Proposal in the "Attachments" subtask. Address all evaluation criteria. For French proposals, extra pages are allowed to accommodate language differences, limited to 4 pages for English and 5 pages for French submissions. Additional content can be uploaded under "Attachments – Research Proposal Appendix." Budget Information Entry - Upload the complete budget and supporting documents as a single attachment. The attachment should contain a detailed budget with: Justification for requested amount, including planning activities, community personnel costs, and travel; All sources of revenue (cash, in-kind contributions); Detailed expense breakdown, distinguishing CIHR-covered and other-source-covered costs; Additional supporting documents like quotes can be included. For release time allowance requests, include an organization-certified letter for justification.
Attachment of Other Materials - Under "Other," attach the following: "Indigenous Health Research" description (mandatory) - Self-identify as Indigenous or provide evidence of involvement with Indigenous Peoples (up to 5 pages); Applicant Partner COI Document (if applicable) - Describe partner roles and risk/conflits (max 1 page); Organization CV (if applicable) - Describe organization mandate and eligibility (max 2 pages); Participant table - List all applicants (including Collaborators) with affiliations and roles. Identify Elder/Knowledge Holder; Optional Letters of Support - Encouraged but not mandatory, they can describe specific contributions from partners.
Peer Review Administration (Optional) - Suggest reviewers with suitable expertise for your application's peer review.
Access Management (Optional) - The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) can delegate access to five individuals for support. Delegate access doesn't continue between stages.
Print Signature Pages - Signature requirements: Nominated Principal Applicant's signature not needed for ResearchNet submissions; Signatures required for other applicants (except Collaborators) and individuals with signing authority; Scanned signed signature pages and the Routing Slip should be uploaded in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet before submission.

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CanExport SMEs

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.

CanExport SMEs

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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