The Growing Forward 2 Funding Assistance Program for producers is into its final year of the funding framework.
The five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative was designed to encourage innovation, competitiveness and market development in Canada’s agri-food and agri-products sector.
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, OSCIA, is encouraging producers to continue to explore the over 40 different project categories available for cost-share funding under the program.
Since GF2 launched in 2013, over 4,100 projects have been approved with over $46 million dollars in approved funding.
In order to position Ontario producers to be responsive to the threats posed by diseases and pests, OMAFRA has expanded the program for 2017 with the addition of a new project category under the Animal and Plant Health focus area.
The new category will provide cost-share funding assistance to help eligible producers focus on modifications to production areas and facilities to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and pests.
Applications will be accepted between February 3 and 23 and May 12 to June 1 with all projects having to be completed by December 15 of this year.
