Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$46,025.00
Sep 13, 2017
The funded activities are part of a competition (Canadian Satellite Design Challenge-CSDC 4) in which teams of students from Canadian universities design, build and test CubSats with the goal of having one or several of those satellites be selected for a future space mission and be put into orbit.
The grant has been awarded to support the organization of two workshops which will enable students to develop skills the Canadian space sector needs.
Also the funding will support the student teams to participate in a final design review meeting, a critical phase of the any space project.
$1,382,382.00
Aug 8, 2017
Academia
"THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT CAUSES ACCELERATION OF VASCULAR AGING: ROLES OF HYPOGRAVITY, NUTRITION AND RADIATION" Short title: "VASCULAR AGING"
Vascular Aging
Building on previous work (Vascular, Vascular Echo), this experiment will study the roles of weightlessness, nutrition, physical activity and radiation on the cardiovascular system and the onset of insulin resistance on orbit. The study will contribute to the development of countermeasures to maintain astronaut health during long space flights and will help improve health and quality of life here on earth.
$1,773,142.80
Aug 8, 2017
Academia
The Space Environment Causes Acceleration of Vascular Aging: Roles of Hypogravity, Nutrition and Radiation.
17ILSRA4
Astronauts are returning to Earth with a 35% reduction in elasticity, equivalent to more than 30-40 years of aging, in their carotid arteries. Inflight ultrasound imaging and blood sampling in baseline and during glucose tolerance testing will be conducted to monitor effects of hypogravity and increased radiation. The novel results that will come from this research can provide insight into mechanisms to protect vascular health in astronauts through appropriate exercise and, or nutritional modifications and give guidance to the population on Earth to adopt physically active lifestyles with appropriate nutrition that will enhance the quality of life as we age.
$1,603,389.00
Jun 13, 2017
European Earth Watch Programme - Global Monitoring of Essential Climate Variables Element. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA). The European Earth Watch Programme is an ESA optional program. The objective of the Global Monitoring of Essential Climate Variables Element program is to realize the full potential of the long-term global Earth Observation archives that ESA together with its Member states have established over the last thirty years, as a significant and timely contribution to the Essential Climate Variables (ECV) databases required by the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
$7,033,247.00
Jun 13, 2017
European Exploration Envelope Program (E3P). The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation agreement signed between the Government of Canada and ESA. E3P is an ESA optional program. E3P encompasses ESA's human and robotic space exploration activities, such as the operation and utilization of the International Space Station, selected space science activities, Moon and Mars missions and some associated technology development.
$3,090,542.00
Jun 13, 2017
Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation agreement signed between the Government of Canada and ESA. NAVISP is an ESA optional program. The purpose of NAVISP is to facilitate the generation of Satellite Navigation, positioning navigation and Timing (PNT) innovative activities.
$4,938,755.00
Jun 13, 2017
Earth Watch Program - « Altius » Element. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency Contribution (ESA) Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and ESA. The « Earth Watch » Programme is an optional ESA Program. The « Altius » element is aimed at the development of a limb sounder mission for the monitoring of the 3-D distribution and evolution of the stratospheric ozone.
$1,997,621.00
May 10, 2017
The objective of the proposed project is the development of a deep-space capable nano-class vision and situational awareness system to support future nano missions in space exploration. Situational awareness is a common operational need for all exploration missions, from mission and scientific operations to outreach and public engagement.
$8,079,339.00
May 10, 2017
European Space Exploration Programme AURORA ? Enhanced ExoMars Mission. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the ESA. Aurora is an ESA optional program. The objective of the enhanced ExoMars Mission, to be launched in 2020, is to provide enabling technologies for future exploration mission, such as the Entry, Descent and Landing System (EDLS), the Rover and the Drill, searching for traces of past and present life, characterizing the Mars biological environment and improving the knowledge of the Martian environment and geophysics.
$240,000.00
Mar 30, 2017
The project is entitled 'A comprehensive quantitative model of the ionosphere applied against ePOP/CASSIOPE and Swarm observations'. The project team will develop a computer-based model to explore the connections between the Earth's magnetic field and its upper atmosphere that can adversely affect ground and space-based technology. The team will use the model to interpret data collected by Canada's CASSIOPE satellite and by Europe's Swarm satellites.