Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) – Smart Farms Program
Receive up to $3 Million in Grant Funding.
The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) – Smart Farms Program provides help for convergence of agriculture, equipment manufacturing and technology into real-world application. The goal of this funding is to support research and development to accelerate the automation and robotics in Canada’s agriculture sector.
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Funding Amount
CAAIN will reimburse projects up to 40% of the Total Eligible Supported Expenses, to a maximum of $3 Million.
Eligible Applicants
Must include at least two small or medium enterprises (SME) incorporated in Canada. SMEs are defined by Statistics Canada as businesses with 499 or fewer employees.
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Amount of Funding
CAAIN will reimburse projects up to 40% of the Total Eligible Supported Expenses, to a maximum of $3 Million.
Eligible Applicants
- Must include at least two small or medium enterprises (SME) incorporated in Canada. SMEs are defined by Statistics Canada as businesses with 499 or fewer employees.
- A financial (cash) contribution must be committed by at least two SMEs from the project team. Financial contributions may also come from MNEs (multinational enterprise) or not-for-profit organizations in order to achieve the minimum 60% industry cash contribution.
- All funded projects are required to pay CAAIN administration fee equal to 4% of the total eligible supported expenses. These fees will be deducted from each approved claim prior to reimbursement to the Project Lead.
Eligible Activities
Activities may be eligible for partnerships that:
- Test and validate new agricultural technologies in Canada under operational conditions.
- Demonstrate applications of technology to local producers, consultants, vendors, investors, etc.
- Educate and train the skilled workforce needed to use, maintain and extend the technologies.
- Further the development of smart farm technologies to accelerate automation and robotics in the agricultural sector.
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