Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative: Reducing animal health risks
$50,000
Grant
Description:
The purpose of this Project Category is to reduce animal health risks in a measurable and proven way through physical set up of production areas, practices, testing, monitoring and management along with operations assessments/plans and education or training.
Comments on Funding:
A Recipient is eligible to receive thirty-five percent (35%) of Eligible Costs up to a maximum of fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) per Project under this Project Category.
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be a Person that is a Primary Producer, Processor or Service Provider.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Read the guidelines on this page.
2. Download and complete the application form.
3. Email your completed application to SustainableCAP3@ontario.ca.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. CRA BN, or SIN, but only if the Applicant has been found eligible to participate in the Initiative and is also eligible to receive an Initiative Payment
2. a completed Ministry-approved Application Form to the Ministry in accordance with what is set out under section 4.4 of the Guidelines.
3. a copy of a completed operational, farm-wide or commodity-specific risk assessment against national biosecurity standards, or biosecurity practices and principles that supports need for the Project unless applying for Education, Training, Assessment and Planning activities; [See risk assessment templates for Processor and Service Provider; template for Producers is available through Biosecurity Workshops] or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
4. Provide a site sketch for all proposed structural modifications or new construction, if applicable.
5. If a Primary Producer or Processor, have a valid and up to date Premises ID Number for the business location(s) where the Project is to take place. (To register for or update a Premises ID Number, visit the Provincial Premises Registry).
6. If applying as a Primary Producer, have a:
a. valid Farm Business Registration Number (FBRN)
b. an Order from the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal exempting the Person from having to have a FBRN
c. a letter from the Indian Agriculture Program of Ontario
d. income statements or other evidence that is acceptable to the Priority Administrator, Priority Operator, Designated Program Operator or Administrator
Other Things to Note:
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