R&D Partnership Fund – Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) and Smart Mobility: Stream 1
Receive co-investment of up to $100,000 toward the development and demonstration of your project. The R&D Partnership Fund – C/AV and Smart Mobility – Stream 1 Program supports projects related to the development, testing, validation, and demonstration of connected and autonomous vehicle (C/AV) and smart mobility technologies in the following priority areas: - Mass light vehicles, such as cars, trucks, and vans - Heavy duty vehicles, including commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles (RVs), and others used for goods movement - Transportation infrastructure - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Transit-supportive systems and vehicles
Grant Deadline
Deadline not available
Funding Amount
Deadline not available
Type of Grant
Investment
Sectors
Automotive, Infrastructure, Transportation
Demographics
Incorporation
For Profit, Non Profit, Government Institution
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of Canada
Keywords
funding, investment, Automotive, accelerate technology, Innovative technologies, partnership, smart, mobility technology
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100
Eligibility and Requirements
Eligible Applicants
- Applicants are Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) defined as having fewer than 500 global, full-time employees.
- Applicants are required to have operations in Ontario and carry out their project in Ontario.
Eligible partners
- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- National and multinational enterprises (NEs and MNEs)
- Academic institutions (as clients only)
- Municipalities
- Indigenous communities
- Not-for-profit organizations representing industry
- Crown Corporations
- Transit Authorities
Additional partners can also join the project. There is no limit on the number of partners. Partnerships should represent significant potential commercial opportunities for all parties.
Eligible Projects
- One applicant and a minimum of one partner, as defined above.
- Stream 1 supports a total budget of up to $300,000 over 12 months
- This program is not intended to prove feasibility or for basic technology research. Projects should be at Technology Readiness Level 3-9.
- Typical project activities include technology proof-of-concept development, demonstration, product/service validation, testing, and piloting.
- Applicant and Partners should demonstrate close collaboration and scalable outcomes with high potential for commercialization, strong commercial pull, competitive advantage, and alignment with intended program benefits.
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