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.
$39,568.00
Nov 12, 2014
$42,956.00
Nov 12, 2014
$40,834.00
Nov 12, 2014
$14,855,185.25
Nov 11, 2014
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Support to the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) - Agribusiness Africa Window 2 (AAW2)
5007060632 P000285001
The project aims to improve productivity in commercially viable and sustainable enterprises, increase employment, and improve economic security for the rural poor in sub-Saharan Africa. Canada's grant funding is delivered through the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)'s Agribusiness Africa Window2 (AAW2) initiative that identifies and supports selected business ideas that create jobs, boost agricultural productivity, and increase economic opportunities for the poor in Africa. AAW2 reviews applications and funds selected private sector companies to grow innovative agribusinesses in sub-Saharan Africa that benefit rural communities. Through a transparent and competitive process, the project acts as a catalyst for selected small and medium-sized enterprises by providing technical assistance and challenge fund grants that are matched by private sector investments. The project is expected to reach 500,000 rural households, 60% of which their members are living on less than $2/day.
$15,000,000.00
Nov 11, 2014
$18,824,758.00
Nov 10, 2014
$11,000,000.00
Nov 10, 2014
Government
P000159001: Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Tra Vinh province
5007061084 P000159001
P000159001: This project aims to increase economic opportunities for poor rural women and men, including ethnic minorities, in the province of TraVinh. The project contributes to developing and implementing key priorities of the province’s five-year Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Plan. The project also aims to improve environmental sustainability and ensure gender equality.
This project seeks to create a favourable business environment for SMEs by, for example, (1) simplifying the business registration process; (2) increasing access to finance and business development services; (3) improving the ability of SME managers to run their businesses; (4) increasing the production capacity of a number of businesses; and (5) improving the skills of the workforce in order to meet the labour needs of small and medium enterprises.
The project also aims to improve SMEs’ access to markets in about 20 targeted communities in Tra Vinh province by building priority small-scale infrastructure such as waste treatment facilities, inter-village roads and bridges to improve rural transportation.
Finally, the project seeks to improve the ability of local government organizations (at the provincial, district and commune level) to support the development of SMEs. Through training, technical assistance and institutional development, the goal is for these government organizations to be better able to plan, budget, manage their finances, procure, and monitor activities related to SME development in the province.