Farmed Animal Disease Program (FAD)
$500,000.00
Investment
Description:
The Farmed Animal Disease Program (FAD) provides funding to the BC livestock and poultry industry to invest in planning, preparedness, prevention, and mitigation for federal or provincial regulated diseases or significant emerging farmed animal diseases.
The Farmed Animal Disease Program (FAD) is a three-year, up to $5M program funded by the Government of BC through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (AF) and delivered by IAF.
Comments on Funding:
Funding Amounts
STREAM 1: PLANNING
• Minimum of $25,000,
• Maximum of $250,000.
STREAM 2: PREPAREDNESS
• Minimum of $25,000,
• Maximum of $500,000.
STREAM 3: PREVENTION & MITIGATION
• Minimum of $25,000,
• Maximum of $500,000.
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. BC livestock and poultry industry associations or similar type organizations. Industry associations can apply on behalf of groups of individual producers.
2. Legal entities from BC livestock or poultry sectors that are not represented by an industry association, when applying on behalf of groups of individual producers.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Create an Account
a. Create a personal profile (name and email)
2. Register organization including organization information:
a. Name
b. Contact details
c. Type of organization
d. BC ID / CRA numbers
e. Primary contact
3. Select Farmed Animal Disease Program from Funding Opportunities
4. Apply through the IAF Cleint Portal
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Applicant type / sector representation
2. Project start & end dates
3. Animal Disease / Hazard information
4. Funding Stream
5. Select project activities from the eligible activities list
6. Provide description of key activities, who will undertake work, and timeline
7. Alignment with program priorities
8. Performance measurement information
9. Funding request / project budget
10. supplementary materials in support of their application
a. letters of support
b. CV’s
c. quotes
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
