AgriMarketing Program: Market Diversification for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – 3. Before you apply

3. Before you apply

Review and consider the following information before you apply.

Sources of funding

You must clearly show all sources of funding for the project, including your contributions as well as those from other sources of funding, for example:

• other federal government departments, agencies, and crown corporations^{note 1}
• provincial and territorial governments^{note 1}
• municipal administrations^{note 1}
• industry and/or partners such as:
  • industry associations and networks
  • businesses
  • academia

How we assess your application

We'll assess all eligible projects against the criteria below and their individual merit. Projects with the greatest potential for benefits will be given priority for funding. For detailed information, please refer to Complete the application and apply.

You must provide enough detail to assess your application. When you describe your initiatives and project activities, you should clearly outline the important points (who, what, where, when, why and how) of what you are trying to achieve.

Your application will first be assessed for eligibility against the following criteria:

• your application is complete and the proposed project is eligible
• the proposed activities, including expected outcomes, support the program objectives
• all your sources of funding are identified

If the eligibility criteria are met, your application will then be assessed for merit using the following criteria:

• your capacity to deliver the project, taking into consideration resources, timelines and previous history with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) programming
• the proposed activities and costs are eligible, reasonable and required to meet objectives

The assessment process will determine the appropriate level of funding for approved projects, based on the following:

• scope and duration of your project
• impact of tariffs on your sector
• reasonableness and fair market value of the proposed eligible costs
• importance of proposed eligible activities for greater impact on the sector
• reasonableness of the overall projected eligible costs in relation to the projected outcome(s)
• other sources of funding
• your due diligence to get and provide performance reports

Please note that even if a project meets all eligibility criteria, the submission of an application creates no obligation on the part of the Minister or of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada officials to provide funding for the proposed project. The Minister retains discretion to determine, based on other public policy and public interest considerations, whether an application that meets the criteria identified in the guide will ultimately receive funding.

Considerations

M-30 Act (Quebec organizations only)

The Province of Quebec's M-30 legislation may apply to Quebec-based applicants only. It is the Act Respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif (R.S.Q., c. M-30).

More information on the Act is available online or by contacting the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation at dpci@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.

All Quebec-based organizations will have to address this matter and demonstrate their compliance with the Act during the application assessment process and before you enter into a contribution agreement.

Intellectual property

If your project is approved for funding, the contribution agreement will contain an intellectual property clause confirming that the title to all intellectual property in any materials created or developed by or for the recipient under the agreement will be owned by the recipient or a third party. However, the recipient must grant to AAFC the right to utilize any material or information produced, for AAFC and other Government of Canada purposes.