Business Development Program (Agriculture) - Training PEI
The Business Development Program will support the agriculture sector by providing funding for skills training, business planning and implementation, benchmarking and risk management activities which will expand domestic and international markets for Prince Edward Island producers and small to medium sized agri-businesses. Value +Agri-Skills Individualized Training +50% of assistance up to $2,000 is available per participant per fiscal year for eligible agri-skills individualized training expenses; +50% of assistance up to $1,000 is available for eligible software expenses per participant over the life of the CAP Framework Agreement (2018-2023) +Group Training for Agricultural Producers, Agri-Processors and/or Agri-Businesses +90% of assistance up to $20,000 per project is available for eligible group training for agricultural producers, agri-processors, and/or agri-businesses’ eligible expenses. +Organizational Development +50% of assistance up to $10,000 per project is for eligible training for executives’ expenses; and +50% of assistance up to $15,000 per project is for eligible board capacity training expenses. +Note: There is a maximum of 50% of assistance per participant (maximum two per operation/organization) up to a maximum of $10,000 per farm entity is available for agriskills training over the life of the CAP Framework Agreement (2018-2023); +Note: There is a maximum of $60,000 available for Group Training expenses over the life of the CAP Framework Agreement.
Grant Deadline
Deadline not available
Funding Amount
$60,000
Type of Grant
Training, Funding
Sectors
Agriculture
Demographics
Indigenous
Incorporation
For Profit
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of Canada
Keywords
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100
Eligibility and Requirements
Who is eligible for funding?
- Mi’kmaq First Nations and other Indigenous Organizations;
- Agricultural producers;
- Spouses of agricultural producers;
- Farm employees;
- Agriculture industry organizations, clubs, and associations;
- Agri-processors; +Small and medium-sized Agri-Businesses; and
- Other applicants may be considered upon request.
Eligible Activities
What types of activities are eligible for funding?
- Agriculture-related skills training
- Business planning;
- Coordination and planning of courses, seminars, workshops, and/or demonstrations for groups of farmers.
- Agriculture-related strategic planning and board governance training
- Development and use of benchmarking and risk management analytical tools;
- Development of industry benchmarks for cost of production specific to PEI;
- Production and on-farm integration of individualized financial –reports; and
- Projects which increase awareness of risk factors, or identify business risks and vulnerabilities, and training and tools to mitigate those risks.
Grant Application website
Contact
Department of Agriculture and Land
5th Floor, Jones Building
11 Kent Street,
P.O. Box 2000,
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
Phone: 902-368-4880
Fax: 902-368-4857
DeptAgLand@gov.pe.ca