AAFC Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund
No fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund (DIIF) aims to help dairy processors in making investments to increase competitiveness over the long term and adapt to the new market realities.
The Fund provides non-repayable contributions to Canadian dairy processors to invest in innovative solutions to better manage the structural surplus of solids non-fat in Canada. The Fund will help the sector modernize, replace and increase solids non-fat processing capacity and minimize non-marketed skim milk.
The overall budget from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2033, is up to $333 million, including $5 million in program administration and up to $33 million in unclaimed Dairy Direct Payment Program funds.
Comments on Funding:
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants must be:
1. For-profit organizations, including corporations, cooperatives and partnerships.
2. Canadian dairy manufacturers who process milk from cows.
To be eligible, applicants must also:
a. Hold a valid federal or provincial licence to carry out activities with respect to dairy processing. New legal entities involving partnerships with existing Canadian processors are also eligible.
b. Be federally or provincially registered legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Complete a project summary form
The project summary form helps to determine your project’s eligibility and whether it meets the Program criteria and priorities.
Submit your complete project summary form by email to diif-fiisl@cdc-ccl.gc.ca by November 3, 2023.
Please contact the Program if you need help to complete and submit the project summary form.
Following the submission of your project summary form, a program officer may contact you to discuss your project. You may be invited to submit a project application package.
2. Complete a project application package
If you are invited to submit a project application package, the Program will send you the forms and instructions you will need. For a complete list of documents that must be included with the project application package, refer to Section 1.5: Application Process in the Applicant Guide.
After you submit your application package, the Program will confirm that your application has been received. You should not consider an application submitted to the Program until you receive this acknowledgement notice.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Project Summary Form
2. Project Application Package
Other Things to Note:
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