SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative
Receive up to $75K in Agri-Food Funding.
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) is investing up $5M in small agri-food processing businesses to modernize their food safety systems, adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards, and stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector.
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Amount of Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs to a max of $75,000 per project.
- A maximum of 2 projects can be funded under this initiative.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for this program, applicants must be:
- Ontario-based primary producers, processors or service providers in the agriculture or food sector;
- The applicant must produce, process or service foods of plant origin, meat or dairy, and/or other ready to eat foods; and
- Have fewer than 100 employees at the project location.
Eligible Activities
Projects must support small agri-food businesses and stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector through the following activities
- Modernize food safety systems; and
- Adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards.
Eligible Expenses/Costs:
- 3rd party assessments to improve food safety systems;
- 3rd party assessments to develop or improve food safety or traceability programs;
- Equipment and technology upgrades; and
- First time certification audits.
Program Deadline
Speak with a member of our team to find the latest intake period for this program or subscribe to our newsletter to be notified.
Average of
Time Saving
95%
Throughout the application process
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Successfully applying for the right funding program at the right time, focusing on the right topics is no easy challenge. We provide an average 95% time savings to our clients, compared to businesses that apply for funding in-house.
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