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.
$300,000.00
Jun 12, 2015
The objective of this project is to understand and monitor human and industrial activities that have physical impact on the environment. These include changes of land cover types, new large construction and modifications in surface topography.
$299,782.00
Jun 12, 2015
The objective is project to advance the use of radar data over agricultural areas to provide timely and more precise soil moisture information.
$246,000.00
Jul 20, 2015
The objective is to develop new ways to monitor shipping traffic and icebergs in the Arctic. By enhancing existing services this project could contribute to support safe transportation, exploration, and development in Canada's North.
$949,991.00
Aug 3, 2015
Academia
UVIT Science Pre-Launch and Post-Launch Support
15EXPCALGA
Since 2015/08/01, CSA is providing funding via a Contribution agreement directed to the University of Calgary. The purpose of this contribution is to provide support to the UVIT science team for the upcoming launch of ASTROSAT expected in September 2015and during the commissioning phase of the instrument.
$3,334,748.00
Dec 11, 2015
Academia
SWARM On-Orbit Calibration, Validation and Science Exploitation
15SUSWARM
The objectives of the project are to achieve the maximum impact of Canada's participation in the Swarm mission through support of:
• Investigation of the effects of the TII image anomaly on data products, identification and implementation of remedial measures and, improvement of TII data calibrations;
• Management and optimization of available operating time of the three CEFI instruments;
• Validation of EFI data through comparison with ground-based incoherent scatter radars;
• Promotion and facilitation of the scientific use of Swarm CEFI data.
$378,924.00
Nov 25, 2015
Academia
Psychological Status Monitoring by Content Analysis and Acoustic-Phonetic Analysis of Oral Behaviour (CAPA)
The psychological aspects of isolation inherent to spaceflight are one of the principal risks that require research. The project described here will enrich available psychological analyses through the examination of a variety of data consisting of samples from written text as well as from speech recordings (crew conversations, voice diaries, standard texts) and/or reports collected at regular periods from the crew participating at Concordia missions. Because of the high fidelity of Antarctic stations to space isolation, this study is expected to yield important insights to the risks of human spaceflight.
$399,398.00
Mar 31, 2016
The University of Calgary operates the CASSIOPE science satellite. The ePOP payload generates a large amount of highly valuable science data on the impact of space weather on the ionosphere. This grant will support the calibration, documentation and sharing of these data to increase their use, for the benefit of Canadians.
$285,600.00
Jan 22, 2016
Muscle atrophy is the most important factor involved in the loss of muscle strength and mass during spaceflight and bed rest. The objective of this study is to determine the cellular and molecular events controlling the
atrophic process, using a 60 day bed-rest model.
$560,619.00
Mar 24, 2016
This project entitled «Next Generation Large Aperture Interferometer for GOSAT and CrIS» through various projects over the years, Canada has positioned itself favourably as a provider of optical solution for space-based Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) applications. Space FTS technology is considered to be a Canadian signature technology. The proposed project is titled: “Next Generation Large Aperture Interferometer for GOSAT and CrIS“. The goal is to offer a subsystem that enables improved signal to noise ratio with no degradation of spectral resolution in a smaller and more cost effective package than would otherwise be achieved with more traditional approaches. The proposed interferometer will be designed, breadboarded and tested in representative environmental conditions.
$2,000,000.00
Feb 10, 2016
This project entitled «Flexible Channel Routers and Input Assemblies for High Throughput Satellite Communications» consists of developing the required electronics tailored to meet the demand for an increasingly faster transfer of information via telecommunications satellites. The newest generation of these satellites, called High Throughput Satellites (HTS), offer internet connectivity anywhere in the world at speeds much greater than traditional satellites.