Up to $2.5M in Grant Funding Available to Food Processors with Operations in Manitoba

The province of Manitoba is offering to assist in funding projects that help agri-processors and industry service providers with capital investments that support enhanced efficiency, productivity, and environmental sustainability.

Eligible Recipients

• Agri-Processors: Agri-food and agri-product processors and abattoirs involved in value-added activities to produce or package products for market
• Industry Service Providers: Food distributors and licensed commercial kitchens

Funding Amounts

• For projects under $1M, funding is available to cover up to 25% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $50,000 per fiscal year or $100,000 over the life of the program
  
  
• For projects over $1M, funding is available to cover up to 25% of the first $100,000 of eligible expenses, and 10% of expenses over the first $100,000, to a maximum contribution of $2.5M
  
  

Eligible Activities Include:

• New and innovative technology
• Process automation
• Production scale-up
• Addition of equipment incremental to current operations
• Skill development and training
• Major expansion projects, including those that address environmental sustainability, such as wastewater treatment

Deadline

• For projects under $1M - applications for the next intake will be received beginning May 3, 2021, until 11:59 p.m. CST on June 1, 2021
• For projects over $1M, applications are received on a continual basis subject to funding availability