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INTAKE OF PROPOSALS II:
The Farm Innovation Program
Date Issued: November 27, 2009
Proposal Deadline: For
FIP sector committees to AAC is March 26, 2010. Please
contact your appropriate commodity organization for their proposal deadline.
The Farm Innovation Program (FIP) is a $12,000,000 program that is part
of Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The FIP
is one of the Innovation and Science Suite of programs for Growing
Forward in Ontario. The FIP is aimed at boosting
agricultural research, competitiveness, and productivity in Ontario’s
agricultural sectors. The FIP is administered by the Agricultural
Adaptation Council (AAC) on behalf of Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
The AAC have issued this Intake of Proposals to solicit project
proposals for funding consideration under the FIP.
The overall goal of FIP is to:
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Increase the development, adaptation, assessment,
and adoption of on-farm innovative technologies that help
agricultural producers respond to changing demands.
Approved projects will undertake research and innovation
to:
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Increase awareness and access to credible,
Ontario-based information on applicable innovative on-farm
technologies in each sector.
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Provide industry-directed funding to agricultural
commodity organizations and to individual farmers or groups of
farmers for applied research projects and on-farm demonstrations
that focus on innovative technologies for on-farm application.
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible recipients must be a Canadian legal entity and may include:
· Non-supply managed organizations designated by the Ontario
Agricultural Commodity Council OACC . Applications must be submitted
by the organization.
· Individual farmers or groups of farmers may access FIP funding but
must apply in partnership/collaboration with a non-supply managed
organization of OACC (click
here for a list of non-supply managed organizations of OACC). Applications must be submitted by the
organization.
For more information, application forms and timelines please click on the
links below.
All inquiries and questions concerning this Call for
Proposals should be directed to:
Attn. Farm Innovation Program
Agricultural Adaptation Council
Ontario AgriCentre
Suite 103, 100 Stone Road West
Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Tel: 519-822-7554
Fax: 519-822-6248
info@adaptcouncil.org
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