Risk Mitigation
Program Purpose The program will support projects that proactively mitigate risks to protect and safeguard Alberta’s animal and plant resources, farm families and workers, food supply, and irrigation conveyance works. Funding is available for projects that mitigate risks in the following seven (7) Subject Areas: Animal Health Biosecurity; Animal Health Traceability; Animal Welfare Humane Slaughter; Food Safety; Irrigation Conveyance Works; Farm Safety; and Plant Health. | |
Program Terms and Conditions / Subject Area Documents The Program Terms and Conditions contain the general rules that apply to all Applicants under the Program. Each Subject Area has a separate Criteria Document that contains the specific rules about a particular Subject Area which also apply to Applicants under that Subject Area. Applicants are governed by both these Program Terms and Conditions, as well as the Subject Area Criteria Document for the specific Subject Area the Applicant is applying under. | |
Before You Apply Contact the Subject Area Contact (listed below) before starting the application process to learn more about program eligibility and requirements. | |
Subject Area Information | |
Animal Health Biosecurity Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: January 31, 2020 Subject Area Contact: Drew Hiltz 780-427-8228 | Animal Health Traceability Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake for Industry Organizations: January 31, 2020 Applications for Intermediary Sites: Intake: First Come, First Served Subject Area Contact: Myles Sosnowski Myles.Sosnowski@gov.ab.ca 780-427-7708 |
Plant Health Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: January 31, 2020 Subject Area Contact: Tanya Warren Tanya.Warren@gov.ab.ca 780-643-9486 | Food Safety Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: Not Accepting Applications Subject Area Contact: CAP.foodsafety@gov.ab.ca |
Irrigation Conveyance Works Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: Not Accepting Applications Subject Area Contact: Jennifer Nitschelm Jennifer.Nitschelm@gov.ab.ca 403-381-5796 | Farm Safety Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: Not Accepting Applications Subject Area Contact: Kenda Lubeck Kenda.Lubeck@gov.ab.ca 780 538-5606 |
Animal Welfare Humane Slaughter Subject Area Criteria Document Next Application Intake Deadline: Not Accepting Applications Subject Area Contact: Drew Hiltz Drew.Hiltz@gov.ab.ca 780-427-8228 | |
Note: There is limited funding in the Program. Applications will be divided into the seven streams based on the Subject Area the Applicant is applying under. Applications completed to the satisfaction of the Minister will be considered for approval as described in the Subject Area Criteria Document governing the Subject Area the Applicant is applying under. | |
Am I eligible for this program? The eligible applicants for the program include: · agri-processors, industry associations, post-secondary institutions, rural municipalities, managers of irrigation conveyance works, federally and provincially licensed slaughtering facilities, farm service providers, and operators of livestock intermediary sites. Although individual producers are not eligible applicants under the program, industry-led projects will often involve producer participation and have results that benefit a segment of or the whole industry. | |
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