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Who is eligible to apply for Food Innovation Challenge funding?

Written by CFIN Staff

To receive funding through the Food Innovation Challenge, your project must be submitted by an eligible collaboration.

Eligibility Requirements

Your project must:

  • Be an industry-led collaborative initiative

  • Include one Lead Applicant and multiple Partners

  • Be led by organizations incorporated in Canada

Who can be a Partner?

Partners are typically:

  • For-profit businesses

The following organizations may also be eligible:

  • Not-for-profit organizations that support research and development

  • Organizations whose funding comes primarily from private-sector organizations

Who is not eligible to receive CFIN funding?

The following organizations cannot receive Food Innovation Challenge funding:

  • Publicly funded not-for-profit organizations

  • Post-secondary institutions

  • Federal Crown corporations

  • Government departments

  • Government agencies

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