Grants and Contributions:

Inefficiencies in current practices lead to a higher requirement for fuel and water resupply and waste removal. This has the knock-on effect of greatly increasing the transport logistics during operations. The department believes that significant gains in the efficiencies of Relocatable Temporary Camp (RTC) utilities systems would have an overall beneficial impact on deployed operations. In addition to making better use of known technologies, this may be achieved both by the introduction of innovative technologies, and by combining these technologies into a single, integrated system for RTC utilities. Scalable and transportable solutions are needed that minimize purchasing requirements, transportation costs and logistical demands.

Contestants submitting a proposal must be one of 4 legal entities duly incorporated and validly existing in Canada or a consortium of legal entities. Each contestant must have identified a team lead who will be responsible for submitting an application. The Contest consists of four competitive rounds that contestants will pass through for a chance to win a grand prize of $2.0 million. Each round is designed to progress towards the development of a functioning and testable prototype integrated solution, capable of delivering the desired outcomes of the Contest. Prizes will be awarded in each Round of the Contest. Awards for Rounds 1 (10K), 2 (50k), and 4 (2.0M) will be in the form of a grant. In Round 3, finalists will receive funding in the form of a contribution agreement.

IDEaS seeks to foster innovation toward solutions for defence and security