Regional Recruitment and Retention of Veterinary Service
$40,000.00
Grant
Description:
The Regional Recruitment and Retention of Veterinary Service Delivery for Food Animals (VET) Program supports organizations and veterinary practices to increase the availability of veterinary services for food-producing animals in underserviced communities and regions.
A sub-program of the Recruitment, Retention and Innovative Skills Program, VET supports the recruitment and retention of new veterinarians and registered veterinary technologists (RVT) to practices that deliver veterinary services for food-producing animals. For this program, food-producing animals are defined as animals raised to produce food or fiber and include cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, bison, and fish. The VET program also supports community capacity building and strategic planning to support the delivery of veterinary services to food-producing animals.
Comments on Funding:
VET Funding Streams
Stream 1: Regional Strategic Planning and Partnerships (Maximum Funding Amount) $10,000 (Cost-share Ratio) 100%
Stream 2: Recruitment and Service Expansion (Maximum Funding Amount) $40,000 (Cost-share Ratio) 80%
Note: Applicants are restricted to a single application per stream and cannot apply for multiple projects in the same stream. An exception can be made if the applicant operates multiple clinics servicing different geographic areas at least 40km apart.
April 2, 2025 4PM PST
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
For Stream 1: Regional Strategic Planning and Partnerships
1. Veterinary practices accredited by the College of Veterinarians of BC (CVBC) to provide food animal services.
2. Practices that provide services to clients at any production scale (e.g., large-scale, small lot) are eligible.
Partnership applications (including with Agriculture Industry Associations, Farmers Institutes, non-profit agriculture/community/rural regional organizations, and local or First Nations governments) are encouraged and will be prioritized (see Prioritization Criteria). In communities with more than one veterinary practice that offers services for food-producing animals, inclusion of all veterinary practices in one application is preferred.
For Stream 2: Recruitment and Service Expansion
1. Veterinary practices accredited by the College of Veterinarians of BC (CVBC) to provide food animal services.
2. Actively offering or will begin to offer (upon successful recruitment), food animal services to clients during the project period.
3. Practices that provide services to clients at any production scale (e.g., large-scale, small lot) are eligible.
Partnership applications (including with Agriculture Industry Associations, Farmers Institutes, non-profit agriculture/community/rural regional organizations, and local or First Nations governments) are encouraged and will be prioritized
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. create an IAF Client Portal account and register your organization by navigating to the IAF Client Portal and selecting “Create an account now.” Once you confirm you are a BC-based business/farm/individual you will then need to complete two sections:
a. Primary Contact Information
b. Organization Information
2. navigate to the ‘Funding Opportunities’ tab in the IAF Client Portal and select Regional Recruitment and Retention of Veterinary Service Delivery for Food Animals (VET) Program
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Project start & end dates
2. Information about your veterinary practice
3. Description of key activities, who will undertake work, and timeline
4. Project Partner(s) (if applicable)
5. Performance measurement information
6. Funding request/project budget
7. Letters of support
8. CVs
9. quotes
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
