Accelerate Digital Adoption Projects for Tomorrow (ADAPT) Fund
The Accelerate Digital Adoption Projects for Tomorrow (ADAPT) Fund helps eligible NWT businesses take on digital projects that improve how they operate and serve their customers.
Offered by Prosper NWT
Amount
A maximum of $5,000 per eligible NWT-registered business each year, until the ADAPT Fund budget has been exhausted
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
To be eligible for ADAPT funding, your business must:
- Be registered and/or incorporated in the NWT.
- Be operational for three months or more.
- Provide goods or services to customers or other businesses.
- Be a for-profit business (including for-profit social enterprises and co-operatives).
- Employ at least one person, or have at least $10,000 in annual gross revenues in the most recent tax year.
- Commit to maintaining a digital adoption strategy for a minimum of six months after receiving funding.
About the funding
A maximum of $5,000 is available to eligible NWT-registered businesses each year, until the ADAPT Fund budget has been exhausted. Funding is distributed on a first come, first served basis.
ADAPT funding can support digital projects such as:
website development: creating a new website or upgrading an existing one (some limitations apply)
adopting an e-commerce platform or solution
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setting up online payments
setting up a digital inventory tracking and/or sales system
Businesses funded by this program
10 businesses funded since 2021
10 most recent recipients
| Business | Location | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|
| 14528221 Canada Inc. (o/a Wintergreen Travel) | Fort Smith, NT | 2023–24 |
| 1845945 Alberta Ltd. (o/a The Rooster) | Hay River, NT | 2023–24 |
| Boreal Cultivation Inc. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| Devar Holdings Inc. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| Neighbourly North Property Management Inc. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| NWT Pinework Ltd. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| Paul's Plumbing and Heating Ltd. | Enterprise, NT | 2023–24 |
| Softec Consulting Inc. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| The Little Prince Cuisine Inc. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
| Yellowknife Car Share Co-operative Ltd. | Yellowknife, NT | 2023–24 |
Source: Prosper NWT, reports.
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