Terms and Conditions

Application Form

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: TBA

Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Drew Hitlz drew.hiltz@gov.ab.ca 780-427-8228

Animal Health Traceability

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake for Industry Organizations: TBA

Applications for Intermediary Sites: TBA

Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Myles Sosnowski Myles.Sosnowski@gov.ab.ca 780-427-7708

Animal Welfare Humane Slaughter

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake Deadline: TBA Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Jessica Walsh livestockwelfare@gov.ab.ca 780-644-7979

Food Safety

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake Deadline: TBA Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: CAP.foodsafety@gov.ab.ca

Irrigation Conveyance Works

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake Deadline: TBA Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Jennifer Nitschelm Jennifer.Nitschelm@gov.ab.ca 403-381-5796

Farm Safety

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake Deadline: TBA Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Kenda Lubeck Kenda.Lubeck@gov.ab.ca 780 538-5606

Plant Health

Subject Area Criteria Document

Next Application Intake Deadline: TBA Application Tip Sheet

Subject Area Contact: Tanya Warren Tanya.Warren@gov.ab.ca 780-643-9486

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.

Note to liquor manufacturers applying under the Food Safety Subject Area:

To be eligible, liquor manufacturers must have been deemed ineligible to apply for funding through Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s Liquor Manufacturers Program (LMP). A liquor manufacturer may also be eligible if LMP funding is not available. For any inquiries please contact CAP.foodsafety@gov.ab.ca