Agriculture Awareness Program
Highlights
This program is a fantastic opportunity for your business. It offers financial support to help you promote agriculture and increase awareness in your community. By participating, you can enhance your leadership, farm business, and technical skills, and connect with the public through events and educational activities.
What You Get
- Funding for promotional events and campaigns
- Support for training activities
- Opportunities to link your business with schools and the general public
Why Apply?
- Boost your business profile: Increase visibility and awareness of your agricultural activities.
- Access to resources: Gain financial support that can be used for a variety of promotional and educational purposes.
- Easy qualification: If your business fits the criteria, the application process is straightforward and designed to be inclusive.
Being approved for this program will not only provide you with financial assistance but also help you build stronger connections within the community and promote the importance of agriculture.
Financing Details
Type of Financing: Grant
Repayment Terms:
- No repayment required.
Eligible Expenses:
- Development and coordination of promotional events and campaigns.
- Programming and training activities that increase agriculture awareness, education, and literacy.
- Activities linking industry with schools and the general public to promote agriculture.
Ineligible Expenses:
- Funds cannot be used for personal expenses.
- Funds cannot be used for activities outside the scope of agriculture awareness and education.
Fees:
- No fees associated with the program.
Qualifications
- Must be an agricultural producer, agri-business, or agri-processor.
- Must include letters of support from a related agricultural organization.
- Must be a non-profit organization with a registered charity number, business number, and/or incorporated number.
- Must be located in Prince Edward Island.
- Must provide applicant contact information.
- Must provide business or organization information, including CRA registration number.
- Must provide project start and end date.
- Must provide additional sources of project funding.
- Must specify recipient type (e.g., primary producer, agricultural landowner, processor).
- Must specify type of industry (e.g., dairy, potato, beef, hog, grains and oilseeds).
Must include a project proposal (1-2 pages) with cover page, executive summary, project objectives, timeline, results, sustainable CAP outcome, climate change/carbon sequestration, budget, evaluation, and communication of support (if applicable).
Disqualifications:
- None explicitly mentioned in the provided context.
Description
This program offers your business a chance to receive financial support for promoting agriculture. You can get funding to develop and coordinate events, campaigns, and training activities that boost agriculture awareness and education.
You can use the money for:
- Promotional events
- Educational campaigns
- Training activities
- Linking industry with schools and the public
The program is designed to raise the profile of agriculture among youth and the general public. This can help improve leadership, farm business, and technical skills within your community.
There are no payback requirements for this funding, making it a valuable opportunity to enhance your business's role in promoting agriculture without financial strain.
Program Steps
Complete the Application Form: Fill out the application form with the following details:
- Applicant contact information
- Business or organization information, including CRA registration number
- Partnership information (if applicable)
- Project start and end date
- Additional sources of project funding
- Recipient type (e.g., primary producer, agricultural landowner, processor)
- Type of industry (e.g., Dairy, potato, beef, hog, grains and oilseeds)
- Signature for declaration and consent to personal information
- Demographic information (optional)
Prepare Required Documentation: Gather and prepare the following documents:
- Project proposal (1-2 pages) including:
- Cover page
- Executive summary
- Project objectives
- Timeline
- Results
- Sustainable CAP Outcome
- Climate change/carbon sequestration
- Budget
- Evaluation
- Communication of support (if applicable)
- Letters of support from a related agricultural organization (for Agricultural Producers, Agri-businesses, and Agri-processors)
- Project proposal (1-2 pages) including:
Submit the Application: Send the completed application form and required documentation to the PEI Department of Agriculture. You can submit via mail to:
- 11 Kent Street, PO Box 2000, Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
- Or email to: [email protected]
Await Review and Approval: The PEI Department of Agriculture will review your application to ensure it meets all criteria. They may contact you for additional information or clarification.
Receive Funding Decision: Once your application is reviewed, you will be notified of the funding decision. If approved, you will receive details on the funding amount and any next steps required to access the funds.