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

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

the james kreppner award program supports legal and/or bioethical research relevant to canadian blood services. research priorities for the james kreppner award include the legal, regulatory and/or bioethical aspects of (a) donation, collection, storage, and use of blood, blood products, and novel uses of hematopoietic stem cells; and (b) organ and tissue donation and transplantation. the 2021 james kreppner award will support one project with up to $50,000 for a period of one year.

the nserc awards for science promotion focus on individuals and groups who are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public.

science promotion activities with award potential could include activities such as:

• organizing science camps, fairs, clubs or mentorship programs with youth organizations
• enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion in existing programming
• creating new learning materials
• sharing best practices for outreach in science and engineering
• developing science and engineering-related co-op programs or job- shadowing initiatives
• arranging demonstrations, visits and lectures
• writing books and articles
• creating radio or television programs
• generating public involvement through multi-media programs

 if you are interested in being nominated for this award, please contact dr. batia stolar, associate vice-president, research & graduate studies, at avp.research@lakeheadu.ca

call description: currently funding is available from the egg farmers of ontario for research that meets the priorities outlined by the egg farmers of ontario.
additional criteria

• $20k per year individual project cap
• 5-year maximum time line per project with a formal review after 3 years. this review will be designed to ensure
the project is on track and meeting both milestone and budget targets.
in some cases where warranted, it will provide an opportunity to incorporate any revision to the project design.
• research projects should be targeting outcomes that benefit ontario egg farmers.
• disclosure of all funding partners supporting total project costs is required

the following services of the sub contractor are required: investigate the etiology of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis (oa) through advanced molecular medicine and engineering techniques, perform in vitro and/or in vivo investigations of post-traumatic osteoarthritis disease progression, investigate health canada approved pharmacological and regenerative medicine attenuation strategies, document all procedures and generate output data tables for generation of academic publications/manuscripts by drdc and/or other labs.

based upon the primary data collection findings derived from w7714-145967/001/sv task 52, there is a requirement for a sub contractor to design an empirical study that identifies the relative importance of road to mental readiness (r2mr) training characteristics (i.e., content, delivery method, and accessibility) that correspond with optimal preferences from the perspective of a canadian armed forces member/trainee. further, the sub contractor will analyze the study data and provide recommendations for prioritized targets that can be used to improve the perceived satisfaction and training value of mental health and resilience training in the caf.