Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program

Receive up to $250,000 in Agriculture Funding.

The Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program invests in projects that expand market opportunities, increase company sales, and create jobs in order to diversify and grow Alberta’s value-added food and bioindustry processors.

To view more programs offered by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), visit our SCAP overview page.

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Funding Amount

Access up to $250,000 in funding support.

Eligible Applicants

You must be a Processor operating in Alberta, either as an individual or as a corporation. Stream B requires global annual gross sales of $100,000 or more. For the same expense, you have not applied to the Emerging Opportunities Program.

Eligible Activities

Applicants can apply for activities under one or more of these funding categories:
– Processing Capacity Expansion;
– Food Safely Improvement;
– New Product and Process Development; or
– Market Development and Access.

Deadline to Apply

Application Deadline: May 15, 2023. Expenses incurred on and after April 1, 2023 are eligible.

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Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program

Amount of Funding

The Program has 2 streams:

Stream A:

Applications are assessed based on eligibility criteria; and
Receive up to a maximum amount of $50,000.

Stream B:

Applications are assessed based on eligibility criteria and merit scoring; and
Receive up to a maximum amount of $250,000.

For both streams:

Capital expense capped at 25%; and
Non-Capital expenses capped at 50% up to a max. of $50,000 including Travel expenses capped at $5,000.

Amount of Funding from the Canadian Government

Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for this program, applicants must meet this criteria:

Be a Processor;
Be an individual or a corporation registered in Alberta that is operating in Alberta;
For Stream B, have $100,000 or greater in global annual gross sales; and
Not have applied to the Emerging Opportunities Program for the same expense.

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program

Eligible Activities

Applicants can apply for activities under one or more of these funding categories:

Processing Capacity Expansion;
Food Safely Improvement;
New Product and Process Development; and
Market Development and Access.

Eligible Expenses for Canadian Government Funding

Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program

Program Deadline

Application Deadline: May 15, 2023. Expenses incurred on and after April 1, 2023 are eligible.

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Demande de Financement

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