On
Wednesday
Oct
10th at
10am
come
to
QNC
1506
to
hear
Ontario
Genomics
give
information
on
their
upcoming
Ontario
regional
Priorities
Partnership
Program
(RP3).
Ontario
Genomics
(OG)
is
partnering
with
the
Agricultural
Adaptation
Council
(AAC)
and
Genome
Canada
(GC)
to
deliver
ON-RP3.
This
regionally-focused
program
will
be
an
open
funding
competition
for
Proof-of
Concept
(PoC)-stage
projects
that
will
deliver
genomics-derived
solutions
for
industry-identified
challenges
and
opportunities
within
the
Ontario
agriculture
and
agri-food
sector
(AAF).
To
ensure
maximum
impact,
eligible
research
topics
will
be
focused
on
the
priority
areas
identified
in
the
sector
strategy
report,
Genomics
for
Agriculture
&
Agri-Food:
Ontario’s
Strategic
Opportunity
(available
on
Ontario
Genomics
website,
here).
The
information
session
will
include
an
overview
of
the
program,
and
a
chance
to
answer
any
questions,
followed
by
the
opportunity
to
meet
individually
with
those
interested
in
applying.
Alternatively,
OG
is
happy
to
follow-up
individually
with
those
interested
applicants
that
can’t
stay
after
the
info
session
but
would
like
to
chat
(phone/in-person)
at
another
time.
Objectives:
- Public-private partnership program that will promote the adoption of genomics-based technologies, tools and services within the Ontario AAF sector;
- Demonstrate to industry in the AAF sector that genomics-based innovations are ready for implementation;
- Bridge the gap between applied research and implementation.
Key Parameters of the Program:
- Maximum project size: $500,000;
- Co-funding: 1/3 investment from Genome Canada, 1/3 investment from Agricultural Adaptation Council and 1/3 of other applicant-identified co-funding;
- Project Stage: PoC-stage projects with clear implementation plan;
- Project Term: 3-year funded PoC and implementation within 2 years thereafter.
Project eligibility:
- Proposals will be sought from the Ontario AAF sector;
- Proposals must be co-led by an Ontario based company or not-for-profit organization (the “Receptor”) and a researcher at an eligible institution in Ontario;
- Research supporting the proposal will need to be sufficiently advanced to enable, for example, field trials and/or validation experiments;
- Utilize a genomic sciences-derived tool, product or process;
- Address a suggested priority area identified in Genomics for Agriculture & Agri-Food: Ontario’s Strategic Opportunity;
- Projects must clearly define their implementation plan and timeline appropriate to project deliverables.[1]
Competition Timeline:
The program will launch in September 2018. Submissions due in Fall 2018. Precise program details and timelines will be discussed in more detail.