Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants

This call is open to agritech companies, technology developers and providers, and CEA (greenhouses, vertical farms and other indoor growing systems) operators to support a new or adapted technology to improve CEA facilities' efficiency and productivity.

The lead applicant must: 

• be a private corporation incorporated and headquartered in the province of British Columbia
• have 499 or less full-time employees (FTE)
• have been in continuous operation for two years at the time of application
• have a clear plan to scale up their business
• support research and development activities that take place in B.C. or Canada
• have 50% or more of its FTE employees have B.C. as their ordinary place of work
• have SMEs, agri-businesses and farms, post-secondary institutions, Indigenous communities, or government (including municipalities) as project collaborators
• contribute 25% of the eligible project cost in cash.
  

Eligible Projects

Projects proposed must be between:

• $200K to $1M in total project value (all funding sources)
• 6-24 months in length

Evaluation criteria: The EOI and project proposals will be evaluated against social and economic benefits such as increased food security and stability by enabling year-round crop production and minimizing crop losses; environmental sustainability by reduced resource consumption (e.g., energy, water, fertilizer and other Ag-input) and lower greenhouse gas emissions; responsible pesticide use; improved quality and variety by higher-quality crops and cultivars.