We’re excited to inform you that intake is now open for the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) Commercialization Stream. The Commercialization Stream is designed to provide Ontario’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors, including technology or equipment suppliers, access to funding to support commercialization projects with a focus on Market Validation and Product Development activities.

Eligibility requirements

Eligible organizations must:

    • be located in Ontario
    • have project activities and costs that take place in Ontario
    • develop projects that address OMAFA’s key research priority areas and initiative objectives
    • be operating in the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sector
    • have a product/technology/service that is unique to Ontario.

Eligible Projects

Project Type A: Market Validation Grants

Applicants might run market research to determine the size and quality of the market opportunity for a new and promising technology, product, or service with the goal of determining if there is any market potential before more research funds are spent on the technology.

Funding Available: up to $30 K per project

Project Type B: Product Development Grants

Creating prototypes, performing field trials, removing any barriers to a market launch or private sector adoption and optimizing a minimum viable product that best meets the needs of customers.

Funding Available: $50 K to $150 K per project.