Regional Recruitment and Retention of Veterinary Service
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.
Offered by Investment Agriculture Foundation
Amount
Stream 1: Regional Strategic Planning and Partnerships: up to 100% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per project; Stream 2: Recruitment and Service Expansion: 80% cost-share, to a maximum of $25,000 per project
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Who can apply
Applicants must be:
For Stream 1: Regional Strategic Planning and Partnerships
- Veterinary practices accredited by the College of Veterinarians of BC (CVBC) to provide food animal services.
- 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
- Veterinary practices accredited by the College of Veterinarians of BC (CVBC) to provide food animal services.
- Actively offering or will begin to offer (upon successful recruitment), food animal services to clients during the project period.
- 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
About the 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) $25,000 (Cost-share Ratio) 80%
Note: Applicants are restricted to a single application per intake and cannot apply for multiple projects and/or streams in the same VET intake. An exception can be made if the applicant operates multiple clinics servicing different geographic areas at least 40km apart.
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