grid innovation fund - distributed energy resource (der) integration joint targeted call

how to apply: 
one of the most significant changes to the electricity system in ontario and around the world has been the rapid expansion of distributed energy resources (ders). ders are electricity-producing resources or controllable loads that are connected to a local distribution system or connected to a host facility within the local distribution system and can include resources such as solar panels, combined heat and power plants, electricity storage, small natural gas-fuelled generators, electric vehicles and controllable loads, such as hvac systems and electric water heaters. der aggregations (deras) bundle ders to engage as a single entity in electricity markets or as service providers.
 
in ontario today, at least 5,000 mw of ders have already been deployed and there is potential for substantial growth driven by decreasing technology costs and increasing capability of ders, electrification/ decarbonisation goals and federal funding, business environmental, social, and governance (esg) goals, and municipalities’ community energy planning and customers’ preferences. 1,000 mw of expiring der contracts (between asset owners and the ieso) are expected over the next decade with additional ders being installed by residential, commercial and industrial customers independently of distribution or bulk system needs. ders and deras are considered flexible assets that may be leveraged to provide services at both the wholesale market level and distribution system level. because ders are often installed for reasons other than distribution or bulk system needs (e.g. building automation, customer reliability preferences) a significant portion of the capital cost of these assets may be paid for by the asset owners – reducing the costs that must be recovered from ratepayers when these assets are enabled in electricity markets. although these resources have the ability to provide value to the distribution and bulk systems, there is uncertainty around how to unlock that value and the technical and operational requirements to fully integrate ders across wholesale market and distribution levels.
 
the ieso and oeb are issuing a joint targeted call (‘joint call’) for innovative projects focused on deriving value from ders, to be funded through the grid innovation fund (gif) and supported by the oeb innovation sandbox (sandbox). the joint call is interested in applications for projects that leverage ders and associated technologies to provide services at both the wholesale market level and on the distribution system. please note that references to ders in this document refer to deras as well.
 
the ieso and oeb will accept for consideration applications submitted between november 1,
external deadline: 
tuesday, november 30, 2021
url: 

https://www.ieso.ca/en/get-involved/funding-programs/grid-innovation-fun...

agency: 
independent electricity system operator
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

independent electricity system operator

single-cell biology data insights

how to apply: 

the chan zuckerberg initiative invites applications for projects that aim to use and gain insights into health and disease from existing single-cell datasets to help accelerate progress toward challenges associated with the compilation and exploration of large atlas-scale data.

external deadline: 
tuesday, december 14, 2021
url: 

https://chanzuckerberg.com/rfa/single-cell-data-insights/

agency: 
chan zuckerberg initiative
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

climate change and human health seed grants

how to apply: 

the burroughs wellcome fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. over the next two years, we will dedicate $1m to supporting small, early-stage grants of $2,500 - $50,000 toward achieving this goal.

proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis through august 30, 2023. a review will be conducted quarterly. after each quarterly review, we will support, decline, or send proposals back to applicants for revision, but may hold some proposals over for a future review. recommended revisions may include suggestions that separate groups of applicants submitting similar proposals work together to develop a single proposal or that applicants consider becoming involved in efforts aligned with work funded in earlier quarters.

external deadline: 
wednesday, december 15, 2021
url: 

https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-he...

agency: 
burroughs wellcome fund
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

canada – germany 3+2 collaborative call for proposals on low-carbon hydrogen technologies

eligibility: 

to be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative r&d project that meets the following criteria:

  1. the project consortium must include a minimum of five (5) participants (three (3) canadian and two (2) german participants)*:
    • canadian participants
      1. one (1) incorporated canadian small or medium-sized enterprise (sme), defined as a for-profit company with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
      2. one (1) researcher from the national research council of canada who will be undertaking project research activities through the nrc's materials for clean fuels challenge program or the nrc's artificial intelligence for logistics supercluster support program
      3. one (1) canadian research institution (e.g., post-secondary institution, research and technology organization)
    • german participants
      1. one (1) eligible german commercial enterprise—in particular small or medium-size companies
      2. one (1) german research institution
    *the participants listed above must be unrelated parties (i.e. there must be no direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between these parties)
  2. the project partners that form the consortium must agree on a plan addressing intellectual property rights and intent to commercialize.
  3. the project must focus on co-developing, adaptation, and/or validation of an innovative product, process, or technology-based service that:
  4. the project must demonstrate:
    • an alignment to the specific objectives outlined in the canadian and german national hydrogen strategies, and contribute to targets and measures related to improving: costs, efficiency, durability, production pathways, and/or functionality of value chains
    • a complementary technological contribution from each partner
    • an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants
    • a balanced contribution between project partners and countries (with no more than 75% of the effort contributed by any one partner or country)
    • an increase in the international competitiveness of german and canadian partners, including the development of market potential

in addition to the above eligibility requirements, each applicant must meet their country-specific requirements, outlined below:

4.1 canadian eligibility requirements

canadian applicant(s) must also meet the following criteria.

canadian smes

the canadian sme applicant must:

  • be an incorporated, profit-oriented small or medium-sized business in canada
  • have 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
  • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in canada
  • have a differentiated and protectable technology that could become competitive in global markets
  • have sufficient working capital and resources to undertake a multi-year r&d collaboration and commercialize the results
  • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion

preference may be given to sme applicants who:

  • have a minimum of 15 full-time equivalent employees
  • have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally
  • have greater than $500,000 cad in annual revenue

canadian research institutions

  • eligible recipients are canadian research institutions (e.g., post-secondary institutions, research and technology organizations)
  • eligible institutions must perform collaborative research and development and/or prototype development which supports research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven products, services or processes

nrc researchers

how to apply: 

working together, the governments of canada and germany aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (r&d) projects with a high potential for commercialization. this call for proposals is open to organizations from canada and germany who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focussed on developing innovative materials, processes, technology, processes, or products for large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen technologies within their energy systems.

faculty members interested in this call should contact jill sherman, international research facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca. 

external deadline: 
friday, december 3, 2021
url: 

https://nrc.canada.ca/en/irap/about/international/index.html?action=view...

agency: 
national research council of canada (nrc)
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

ontario agri-food research initiative – commercialization

how to apply: 

bioenterprise canada corporation is pleased to partner with the ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (omafra) to support the delivery of stream c (commercialization) of the ontario agri-food research initiative (oafri). this initiative is supported with up to $2 million in funding from canadian agricultural partnership (cap) and omafra.

 

the oafri commercialization stream is designed to provide ontario’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors, including technology or equipment suppliers, access to funding to support commercialization projects with a focus on market validation and product development activities. these efforts aim to enhance competitiveness and the leadership position of ontario in the agriculture and agri-food sectors.

 

the oafri commercialization stream will provide funding for two project types:

 

project type a: market validation grants

conduct market research to determine the size and quality of the market opportunity for a new and promising technology, product, or service with the goal of determining if there is any market potential before more research funds are spent on the technology.

funding available: up to $30,000 per project

 

project type b: product development grants

create prototypes, perform field trials, remove any barriers to a market launch or private sector adoption and optimize a minimum viable product that best meets the needs of customers. 

funding available: $50,000-$150,000 per project

external deadline: 
friday, october 29, 2021
url: 

https://bioenterprise.ca/programs/oafri/

agency: 
bioenterprise canada corporation/ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (omafra)
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

bioenterprise canada corporation/ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (omafra)

osstf/feeso research grant for emergent issues and priorities

how to apply: 

osstf/feeso is strongly committed to supporting and promoting evidence-informed practices in public education. as part of that commitment, osstf/feeso supports high-quality research and is pleased to announce up to three research grants, of up to $3,500 each, to support conducting, presenting, and publishing research in support of public education and anti-racism.

award criteria:

  • relevance to 2021-2022 research priorities, listed below
  • willingness to write a summary report for osstf/feeso and/or an article for forum;
  • evidence of support for public education and/or the labour movement in previous publications and activities;
  • quality and feasibility of the project for which funding is sought;
  • a budget of estimated research expenses;

themes identified for the 2021 – 2022 academic year:

  • equity: addressing race, racism and/or colonization in education
  • education technology: hybrid learning, e-learning, virtual learning issues in education
external deadline: 
friday, october 29, 2021
url: 

https://www.osstf.on.ca/research-grant-for-emergent-issues-and-priorities

agency: 
ontario secondary school teachers' federation
funding source: 
external
funding level: 
research

ontario secondary school teachers' federation

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