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.
$283,537.00
Nov 1, 2021
For-profit organization
An innovation combining maple and fiber
ASP-226
The objective of this project is to diversify the use of maple syrup products by accessing new markets and increasing exports of new products while creating a value chain for the extraction of dietary fibre from agri-food industry waste using technologies that can bring economic benefits to various agricultural and agri-food sectors.
$85,138.00
Apr 1, 2022
Not-for-profit organization or charity
The Potential of Sweetgrass in Prairie Grasslands Carbon Sequestration
ASP-265
The objective of this project is to quantify the roles and value of Sweetgrass in native grasslands and its added-value as a market product and identify the differences between greenhouse grown versus naturally harvested plants. The research will help to characterize the comprehensive inventory of carbon flow through this plant-soil system.
$83,928.00
Nov 28, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Optimizing diets to improve efficiency and milk quality in dairy goats
SCAP-ASP-051
The aim of this project is to investigate appropriate feeding strategies in dairy goats that can improve efficiency while maximizing the technological properties of milk for cheese making in early and mid-lactation dairy goats.
$2,817,847.00
Mar 30, 2026
For-profit organization
Development, optimization, and adaptation of formulations and natural active ingredients.
SCAP-ASP-138
This project aims to transform agricultural practices by developing natural active ingredients (NAIs) and the sustainable matrices that accompany them as alternatives to synthetic fertilizers, to improve sector productivity, resilience and sustainability.
$477,623.00
Mar 20, 2026
For-profit organization
Approche intégrée pour la surveillance des cultures en plein champ basée sur les données massives
SCAP-ASP-202
The project aims to implement the Plant Dynamic Space Time imaging (DynaSTI) at Plant Scale, developed by AAFC Researchers, this tool focuses on using dynamic remote sensing to monitor lettuce growth and predict optimal harvest dates for commercial production.
$571,521.00
Jan 29, 2026
For-profit organization
Integration of AI and genome editing in soybean and barley breeding
SCAP-ASP-248
This project aims to use artificial intelligence and gene editing to accelerate the development of new varieties of barley and soybeans that are better suited to the specific conditions of Eastern Canada.
$892,122.00
Feb 19, 2026
For-profit organization
SEAPF: Safe and Effective Antimicrobials for Poultry Farming
SCAP-ASP-277
The project aims to work towards developing antimicrobial peptide (AMP)-based formulations against Avian pathogenic E. Coli and Salmonella Enterica as alternatives to antibiotics.
$1,236,310.00
Feb 26, 2026
For-profit organization
Low-carbon agrichemicals from agricultural emissions
SCAP-ASP-326
This project aims to develop and demonstrate a commercially viable process for producing bio-based formic acid and hydrogen peroxide in Canada.
$1,257,370.00
Mar 30, 2026
For-profit organization
WasteCANcreate v.2.0 - Operationalizing Canada's Circular Bioeconomy
SCAP-ASP-328
This project aims to derisk bioconversion technologies through lab optimization and scale up increasing user end confidence.
$1,491,000.00
Mar 20, 2026
For-profit organization
Symbiosis
SCAP-ASP-329
The project aims to develop a nitrogen management software tool which has the capacity to make a large contribution to reducing fertilizer use and its associated nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions contributing towards AAFC’s aim to reduce GHG emissions associated with fertilizer application.