New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
Receive up to $15,000 in Market Development Funding.
New Brunswick’s SCAP Market Development and Access Program supports the food basket industry in leveraging new, existing, and emerging markets, from local farmers’ markets to international ones, to increase sales.
To view more programs offered by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), visit our SCAP overview page.
New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
Amount of Funding
Access up to 50% to a maximum of $15,000 annually per project per year.
New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
Eligible Applicants
An applicant may be eligible for this program if they meet the following criteria:
- All food and beverages producers and processors in New Brunswick;
- Agriculture, Aquaculture and Seafood producers and associations;
- Agri-businesses, Aquaculture businesses and Seafood businesses not including food service enterprises such as restaurants and catering;
- Funding is only available to the applicants who meet one of the following criteria;
- Resident of the Province of New Brunswick who is at least 19 years of age;
- Project location is within the Province of New Brunswick; and
- Project benefits the Province of New Brunswick.
New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
Eligible Activities
There are three streams in this program. To be eligible for funding, applicants must fall under one of the following:
- Market Readiness stream supports the food and beverages industry’s ability to access the certifications and training they need to identify their target markets; understand who their customers are; and formulate quantities, pricing, and formats for their products;
- Market Development stream supports and minimizes the risks for food and beverages companies to develop opportunities and expand their sales into new, existing, and emerging markets; or
- Direct to Consumers stream supports the food and beverages industry’s ability to sell directly to consumers through activities that strengthen the awareness, demand, and sales of their products.
New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
Program Deadline
- Program applications are welcome on an ongoing basis until funding is exhausted.
- Approved projects must be completed within the fiscal year for which they were approved (April 1 to March 31). Multi-year projects may be approved on a case-by-case basis.