Agricultural Adaptation Council
381 Elmira Road North, Unit 1
Guelph, ON
N1K 1H3 www.adaptcouncil.org
info@adaptcouncil.org
(519) 822-7554

Organizations and Collaborations Pre-Proposal
Read and refer to the GF2 Program Guide on Agricultural Adaptation Councils (AAC) website www.adaptcouncil.org
to learn more about GF2 for organizations and collaborations.
Send your completed pre-proposal for feedback and comments to the Agricultural Adaptation
Council by email to info@adaptcouncil.org
, fax to 519-822-6248 or mail to 381 Elmira Road North,
Unit 1, Guelph, ON, N1K 1H3.
AAC staff will provide feedback to your pre-proposal within 10 business days, either by telephone or email. Note that any feedback offered will be in response to your pre-proposal only, and should not be considered an endorsement/approval of any application for funding you may subsequently submit. All final decisions regarding applications for funding are made by the AAC board of directors. Pre-proposals received less than ten days before an application deadline will be responded to after the application deadline.
General Information
Project Title (10 words maximum):
Check the appropriate box (by double clicking) to identify the type of applicant:
Organization
Collaboration
Organizations are any not-for-profit, Ontario-based, legally recognized entities that are involved in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based bioproducts sector and are capable of entering into a contract. Where applicable, organizations must have a membership comprised primarily of Ontario residents.
Federal, provincial, territorial government departments or agencies, and academic/research institutions are not eligible organizations.
Collaborations are combinations of two, or more, legally recognized entities in the agriculture, agrifood or agri-based bioproducts sector that are primarily located in Ontario. Entities may include, but are not limited to: for-profit businesses, not-for-profit associations/organizations, and/or academic/research institutions.
Collaborations must have a lead applicant, and all collaboration members must be actively and directly engaged in the project and have a vested interest (i.e. financial investment, resources, project oversight, expertise, outcomes, etc.) in the project.
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Organization / Collaboration Information
Organization or Business Name (full legal name, if applicable include “operating as” name) :
Name of Primary Contact Person for the Application:
Title of Primary Contact Person for the Application:
Phone : Email :
Website Address :
Provide a detailed profile of your organization (100 words maximum):
If you have selected collaboration above, provide further details on the collaboration including: why your collaboration was formed, who your collaboration members are and outline the role of the collaboration members and their reason for participating in the project
(300 words maximum):
Project Information
Anticipated Project Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd): Anticipated Project End Date* (yyyy-mm-dd):
*all project expenses must be incurred no later than October 31, 2017
Describe the project (250 words maximum):
Provide the reasons for doing the project (250 words maximum):
Provide the overall objectives that this project aims to achieve within the project timeframe
(100 words maximum):
Outline how the project will provide benefit to the Ontario agriculture, agri-food and agriproducts industry beyond your organization/collaboration. Provide a communication plan for sharing project information. (250 words maximum):
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Choose one of the six GF2 focus areas based on the outcomes of the project, and one project category based the focus area that has been selected.
Focus Area (choose one) Project Category (choose one)
Environment and Climate
Change Adaptation
Assessment, Audit and Planning
Skills Development and Training
Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Animal and Plant Health
Skills Development and Training
Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Assurance Systems
Food Safety
Traceability
Animal Welfare
Market Development
Labour Productivity
Enhancement
Skills Development and Training
Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Food Safety Audits
Traceability Solution Implementation; Information
Management and Sharing
Animal Welfare Best Practices
Assessment, Audit and Planning
Accessing Markets and Development of Products or
Processes
Skills Development and Training
Pilot Projects, Demonstrations, and Technology
Business and Leadership
Development
Assessment, Audit and Planning
Skills Development and Training
Describe how the project aligns with the focus area, and project category selected (600 words maximum):
Total Sources of Funding
Applicant Cash Contribution
Partner/Collaboration Member Cash Contribution*
(provide partner/collaboration member name(s) and contribution)
Applicant and Partner/Collaboration Member In Kind Contribution (In kind contributions cannot exceed 15% of the total project cost)
(provide partner/collaboration member name(s) and contribution)
$
$
$
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Other Government Funding (excluding GF2)
(provide initiative name)
GF2 Funding Request
$
Total Project Cost
$
$
% of Total Project Cost (GF2 Funding Request/Total Project Cost)** %
* A partner is a legally recognized entity contributing cash or in-kind towards the project ONLY when an organization is a lead applicant. Partners are not required to provide collaboration member information or sign the collaboration member declaration. A letter of support should be provided by the partner confirming their contribution towards the project in a full application.
** GF2 funding for non-innovative projects may receive up to 50 per cent funding of total eligible costs. Funding requests above 50 per cent must demonstrate how the project is innovative, according to the innovation funding checklist. Refer to section N in the GF2 program guide to learn more about GF2 innovation funding.
Budget
Provide an estimate for the costs by expense type (i.e. consultant, materials, equipment rental, etc.) and total cost.
All costs must be at arm’s length to the applicant and partners/collaboration members (insert additional rows if required)
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Costs by Expense Type
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Total Project Cost
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