Grants and Contributions
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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.
$75,000.00
Mar 26, 2014
The main objective of this project is to develop and validate an algorithm for freeze/thaw monitoring from SMAP passive microwave measurements. The project will be using ground-based radiometric and meteorological station; an L-band radiometers and; a meteorological station that will be deployed in Nunavik
$123,494.00
Mar 26, 2014
The objectives of the project are:
1) Test a prototype SHOW instrument for deployment on a high altitude balloon platform;
2) Perform atmospheric limb observations with SHOW instrument from a stratospheric balloon platform;
3) Demonstrate the instrument capability for stratospheric water vapour profile retrieval employing the l'University of Saskatchewan retrieval code and radiative transfer model (SASKTRAN) updated for H2O limb scatter retrievals;
4) Increase the instrument Technology Readiness Level (TRL).
$146,100.00
Mar 26, 2014
The project proposes to conduct a series of observing system simulation experiments to examine the potential utility of future limb measurements from the Canadian Atmospheric Tomography System (CATS) and the Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange and Climate Monitoring Radiometer (STEAMR) for constraining estimates of stratospheric NO2 when assimilated into a chemical transport model.
$80,000.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFAAB15: This project entitled «Balloon Observations of X-rays for Research and Education (BOXER)» has the objective(s) :
New instrument for studying high energy electrons from the Van Allen Radiation belts: Balloon Observations of X-rays for Education and Research (BOXER) will complete the development of a small, low-cost X-ray detector to be flown on stratospheric balloon flights from Canada. The scientific goal of this project is to study the loss of high energy electrons from the Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. This mission will also provide an invaluable training opportunity for young researchers and students to be involved in all the typical phases of a space mission from concept through designing, building and flying an instrument and then exploiting the resulting data in scientific research.
$250,000.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFAAB17: This project entitled «Multipoint In-situ Magnetometers on the ICI Rocket (MIMIR)» has the objective(s) :
New scientific instrument related to measuring the Earth's magnetic field: The University of Alberta has developed a prototype Next Generation Fluxgate Magnetometer capable of providing the high-precision measurements of the Earth's magnetic field required for space-physics research and monitoring space weather. The University of Alberta has secured a no-cost launch opportunity to test a miniaturized version of this instrument on a constellation of cube satellites deployed from a Norwegian suborbital sounding rocket to study the effects of space weather on arctic communications. This flight will train the next generation of highly qualified Canadian engineers and scientists and help develop a sophisticated scientific instrument for future ground, suborbital and satellite missions.
$80,000.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFATO09: This project entitled «Spider: A Balloon-Borne mm-wave Polarimeter for Cosmology» has the objective(s) :
New instruments for the study of the Universe and is earliest times: This project will engage three PhD students and one Post-Doctoral Fellow in the activities related to the flight of the Spider mm-wave polarimeter on a NASA long-duration balloon flight from Antarctica. Spider explores the nature of the Universe at its earliest times (10-36 seconds after the Big Bang) by studying the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background—the oldest light in the Universe. The PhD students will complete their degree upon having trained for this flight.
$80,000.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFAYO05: This project entitled «CubeSat Attitude Control System (ACS) Design for the SIGMA Mission» has the objective(s) :
New software algorithm for satellite attitude control systems:
The York University team will be participating in the SIGMA mission as part of the Korean CubeSat program. The team will develop efficient attitude control system (ACS) for the SIGMA mission, based on the ACS hardware that has flown on CINEMA CubeSat Series. With little modification to the ACS hardware, the team will have an opportunity to demonstrate its own ACS algorithm concept. The team will also play a significant role in mission operations providing one of the main operation centers at York University with only a minor modification to the existing ground station.
$249,995.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFAYO07: This project entitled «Observations of Earth's surface and aerosol with a balloon-borne imaging Fabry-Perot spectrometer» has the objective(s) :
New instruments for atmospheric science related to meteorology application: This project will foster the creation of a critical mass of engineers, atmospheric scientists and students through the modification and completion of a miniature O2 A-band Fabry-Perot 2-D imaging spectrometer, developed by MPB Communications Inc. The project will provide the detailed design, modification, fabrication and validation of this spectrometer for atmospheric science, air quality and meteorology applications. Engineers, scientists and students will work closely on mechanical, electrical and optical aspects to complete its development. This instrument will then be tested on a balloon flight. The measurements of the spectrometer will also be analyzed.
$250,000.00
Mar 25, 2014
13STFAYO08: This project entitled «A Balloon-based Demonstrator for the PHEOS- Weather, Climate and Air Quality Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (IFTS)» has the objective(s) :
New instrument for the measurement of Arctic temperature and pressure profiles: The Canadian government is considering the development of a polar, highly elliptical satellite mission (Polar Communications and Weather, or PCW) to provide communications and weather information in the Arctic. A potential augmentation to this mission complement is the addition of a science package that would provide information about the composition of the atmosphere, temperature and pressure profiles, and measurements related to air quality in the Arctic. In addition, carbon dioxide and methane, important greenhouse gases, would also be measured. This project is intended to fund the development and increase the technical readiness level of the instruments that would provide these measurements on PCW.
$50,000.00
Feb 24, 2014
The purpose of this Project is to build on the work done by the proponent to document the history of JWST ‘as it happens' with the goal of raising awareness of the JWST project to ensure the memory of key decisions taken by key actors (project managers, scientists, and engineers) throughout the development of the project.