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.
$105,000.00
Nov 15, 2023
222717
222717
Acquire Digital Equipment
$13,225.00
May 1, 2023
For-profit organization
IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement
1005008
The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.
$59,150.00
Mar 6, 2023
For-profit organization
Development of usability improvement features and readiness for use of satellite data
1002890
The objective of this new project is to improve the Picketa platform by integrating it with third-party APIs to provide users with easy access to existing agricultural data such as field boundaries and satellite imagery. The integration will enhance the nutrient spatial variability maps and streamline the field creation process, ensuring a seamless onboarding experience for users. Additionally, the project involves standardizing database entries to comply with LEAF standards and upgrading the map display system to the Google Maps API for better quality satellite tiles. These improvements will significantly enhance the usability, representativeness, and quality of the Picketa platform, making it more competitive on a global scale.
$30,000.00
May 2, 2022
For-profit organization
Development of Digital Infrastructure
989267
Picketa is conducting pre-commercial trials with PEI and NB growers to collect feedback on its product/service. This project aims to retrieve, refine, and implement customer feedback in the product development sprint. It also seeks to develop a scalable infrastructure that supports customer needs and adheres to industry standards to establish new relationships and scale operations with other industry partners, such as Farmers Edge.
$75,000.00
Apr 18, 2022
For-profit organization
Enhancements to Potato Fertilizer Management Platform
989222
The project goal is to further the development of an AI-based system that correlates potato plants' leaves' spectra to their nutrition (Total-Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Boron, Copper, Zinc, and Manganese concentrations).
$29,999.00
Jul 15, 2021
For-profit organization
Development of Online Customer Portal and Visualization Tool
975428
This project consists of developing an online platform where user-specific data will be hosted and displayed for visualization purposes. This includes full-stack development to link an AWS cloud server to the website, along with front-end development to display data in a concise and user-friendly manner. The project deliverable is a fully functional and interactive web platform for Picketa Systems' customers, which will play an integral role in the commercialization of the solution.
$29,999.00
Jul 15, 2021
For-profit organization
Potato Petiole Spectrum Acquisition and Analysis
975430
The project consists of acquiring and conventionally measuring the nutrient content (Nitrate-Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, etc.) in 800 potato petiole samples across nine farms, 60 fields, and three New Brunswick counties. The Visible-Near Infrared spectra of the samples will also be measured. Chemometric models that estimate the nutrient content in potato plants from the Visible-Near Infrared spectra will be trained using the spectral data as the predictor variable and the conventional measurements as the response variable.
$29,999.00
Jul 15, 2021
For-profit organization
Business Plan Refactor and Investment Seeking
975511
Picketa Systems plans to raise a pre-seed round of investment for Spring 2022. This project aims to update the company’s business plan and financials, perform customer validation, and secure investment agreements up to $500,000.