🏠 | Grant | Growing Future Opportunities Initiative

Growing Future Opportunities Initiative

Amount:

$50,000.00

Type:

Grant

Description:

The Canadian and Ontario governments launched this initiative to help growers plant varieties of produce that would improve quality, production, and marketability.

Comments on Funding:

Eligible applicants can receive a maximum of $50,000 in total funding for all commodity categories (wine grapes, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, cherries, and table grapes).

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be growers of wine grapes, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, cherries, and table grapes

Application Steps:

Applicants must apply to the Initiative using the AgriCorp website.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

1. Copies of all paid invoices; and
2. Proof of payment.
3. A proof of payment must set out in detail:
a. The Applicant paid for the nursery stock;
b. The payment amount;
c. Who received the payment;
d. The nursery stock that was provided; and
e. The date of the payment.
3. Acceptable forms of a proof of payment include:
a. An electronic image of a processed cheque/EFT transaction;
b. A statement from a banking institution to whom the processed cheque
was written, or electronic payment made, and the amount; or
c. A credit card or debit card receipt or state

Other Things to Note:

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Ontario to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.