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Food Safety and Traceability Education (FSTE) Program |
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Call for Proposals
Issued:
January 28, 2010
Proposal Deadline: April 12, 2010
The
Food Safety and Traceability Education (FSTE) Program is part of the
Canada-Ontario bilateral agreement to implement Growing Forward, a
Federal-Provincial-Territorial initiative. The FSTE Program is part
of the Best Practices Suite of programs for Growing Forward in
Ontario.
The FSTE Program allows agri-food organizations to
apply for cost-shared funding to provide Ontario food producers and
processors with food safety and/or traceability education and
outreach. The focus is on sustainable initiatives that build
awareness and/or move members towards implementation of food safety
and/or traceability practices and programs. The FSTE Program is
aimed at encouraging agriculture and processing organizations to
advocate for food safety and/or traceability.
The FSTE
Program will be administered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council
(AAC) and is supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
(OMAFRA). The AAC has issued this Call for Proposals (CFP) to
solicit project proposals for funding consideration under the FSTE
Program.
Proposals developed by eligible applicants to be
funded under the Program should contribute to the following
objectives:
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Enable agri-food organizations to develop
and/or deliver outreach and education activities so that members
are better equipped to adopt/implement technically sound food
safety practices and/or traceability systems; and
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Encourage agri-food organizations to
become sustainable and efficient in future food safety and
traceability education and outreach activities.
Eligible applicants:
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Agri-food organizations, such as
plant/crop and livestock/poultry, bakery or meat organizations,
including sub-groups or committees within these organizations.
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Collaborations between
organizations/sectors that represent and influence membership.
Partnerships are strongly encouraged across commodity sectors to
facilitate strategic alliances and to foster innovative and
efficient education/outreach.
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All applicants must be legal entities.
Excluded from eligibility are:
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Individuals and sole proprietors,
organizations without direct membership public agencies, federal
or provincial departments, and academic institutions, although
these entities may be co-applicants on the project, with the
primary applicant being eligible as outlined above; or
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Organizations that do not meet the Terms and
Conditions included in Appendix B.
Eligibility Criteria
All
projects and project activities must respect the overall objectives
of the FSTE Program (Section 2.0) and applications must describe how
the project meets the following criteria against which projects will
be assessed:
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Enhances food safety and/or traceability
in agri-food sector.
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Has projected benefits that exceed the costs.
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Benefits the sector, and/or the province
of Ontario, as a whole.
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Demonstrates long-term self-sustainability
of the education and outreach to association members
(initiatives are sustainable beyond program funding).
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Is an innovative education and outreach
project that specifically addresses a food safety and/or
traceability-related need in the sector.
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Outlines a plan to share details of the
project and the results with stakeholders in the sector.
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Demonstrates that funding is for the
delivery of education and outreach activities within Ontario.
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For food safety activities, is based upon
recognized Food Safety Programs (see Appendix C) or an
equivalent food safety program as demonstrated by the applicant.
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For traceability activities, is based upon
acceptable national or international standards.
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Be economically viable and sustainable in
the longer term, with regards to education and outreach
activities.
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Outlines a plan to collect and report any
information on intention to adopt food safety and/or
traceability practices or programs at the client/member level,
if applicable.
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Demonstrate how the activities can be
completed within 24 months of the start of the project or by
December 1, 2012, whichever comes first, by providing a work
plan as per Part IV of the Application.
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Demonstrates direct financial support and
collaboration/alliances with others. Collaborations could be
along a supply chain, across commodity organizations and/or with
delivery agents/service providers such as academic institutions.
Eligible Expenditures
Direct
expenditures required to implement the project are eligible for
reimbursement. These can include, but are not limited to:
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Cost of goods and services and all related
shipping and transportation costs, including but not limited to
the applicant’s project costs, costs of developing project
materials, project communications, project advertising, outreach
and education activities and project public notices.
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Incremental cost of services, such as
salaries and benefits, specific per diem fees of personnel
working directly on the development and delivery of the project,
including outreach/extension services.
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Incremental costs for rental or leasing of
facilities, equipment or machinery.
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Costs of accommodations,
telecommunications, hospitality and travel, transportation, and
postage directly related to the project delivery and not greater
than Provincial guidelines.
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Non-reimbursable portion of the Goods and
Services Tax or its successor.
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Any related costs for providing services
for persons with disabilities and to facilitate the inclusion of
diverse organizations that are selected for funding.
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Eligible expenditures incurred by
applicants are those that occur on/or after the approval date of
the project.
Ineligible Expenditures
Expenditures that are not eligible include, but are not limited to:
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Alcoholic beverages.
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Normal costs associated with carrying out
the business of the applicant and/or its partners
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General management costs other than as
noted above under eligible expenditures.
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Costs incurred prior to the approval date
of the project.
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Direct income support.
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Any costs associated with preparing and
submitting the project proposal.
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Capital costs such as the construction of
buildings, or the acquisition of land and/or equipment.
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Normal commercial expansion, which is
defined as the acquisition of land, labour, buildings and/or the
acquisition and use of conventional equipment/technologies for
the exploitation of established market opportunities.
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Costs covered under any federal and/or
provincial programs.
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Costs associated with undertaking basic
research (research aimed strictly for the advancement of
knowledge).
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Equipment or facility upgrade, unless it
is part of a demonstration or applied research project with
broad industry application.
For more information, application forms and timelines please
click on the links below.
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