Amount: Up to $5,000
This targeted application intake features two funding streams:
- Bring Your Business Online: Provides a grant of up to $5,000 to eligible organizations/businesses to help establish an online presence.
- Develop Online Business Opportunities: Provides cost-share funding for up to 90 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $75,000 to develop e-business opportunities on a larger scale.
Eligibility Criteria (for both streams)
- Be involved in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-products sectors;
- Be in compliance with all Requirements of Law and agree to remain in compliance with all requirements of Law for the duration of the project;
- Be a legal entity capable of entering into an agreement with the Province of Ontario;
- Provide a Canada Revenue Agency Business Number as part of the application process; and
- Be engaged in the project and be contributing cash towards the project.
Stream 1: Bring Your Business Online
Stream 1 Priorities
- Agri-food and agri-products businesses develop market channels to retain and/or expand sales with primary objective of bringing products to customers.
Eligible Cost
Costs Incurred on or after April 24, 2020 for the following:
- Development, enhancement and expansion of an online marketing/sales platform (e.g. e-business capability, website, online ordering, overall online presence)
- Initial or start-up licensing or subscription fees up to six months
- Domain acquisition
- Website design and graphic development
- Marketing (e.g. Search Engine Optimization, web ads, building social media presence)
- Distribution system/model development
- Training key personnel on processes
- Initial development and validation of new operational processes, including creating processes for logistics of delivery through new marketing channels, shipping, delivery, fulfillment, warehousing and related transactions
- Piloting sales practices and systems
- Minor facility modifications to address social distancing requirements that are directly related to the project (e.g. curb side pickup for online orders)
Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Projects under Stream 1 must be implemented and completed no later than November 30, 2020
Stream 2: Develop Online Business Opportunities
Stream 2 Priorities
- Projects that create new, expand or enhance e-business capabilities, which includes marketing and sales platforms with the primary objective of bringing products to customers.
- Projects that create and/or expand new markets and revenue streams.
- Projects with results that meet broader business needs that are impactful across the sector (i.e. an online e-business platform for multiple sector businesses).
- Projects that involve partnerships and/or broader industry support are preferred.
Eligible Cost
Costs Incurred on or after April 24, 2020 for the following:
- Development, enhancement and expansion of an online marketing/sales platform (e.g. e-commerce capability, website, online ordering, overall web presence)
- Initial or start-up licensing or subscription fees up to six months
- Domain acquisition
- Website design and graphic development
- Marketing (e.g. search engine optimization, web ads, building social media presence)
- Distribution system/model development
- Training key personnel on processes
- Initial development and validation of new operational processes, including creating processes for logistics of delivery through new marketing channels, shipping, delivery, fulfillment, warehousing and related transactions
- Minor facility modifications to address social distancing requirements that are directly related to the project (e.g. curb side pickup for online orders)
- Piloting sales practices and systems
Amount
Funding is available for up to 90 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $75,000 per project. Suggested minimum project size under this stream is at least $15,000.
Deadline
Projects under Stream 2 must be implemented and completed no later than September 30, 2022.
