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Alberta Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)

The Alberta Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) is the primary agency in Alberta for funding, coordinating and promoting strategic agricultural initiatives in research, development and technology transfer for the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Eligibility Criteria

AARI focuses on life sciences, environmental and value-added technologies and continued emphasis on improving primary production technologies. Through funding research and development projects and programs, AARI supports discoveries and platform technologies to sustain and improve the quality of life in Alberta.

AARI's main strategic areas of funding include:

1. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
2. Crop/Livestock Genomics
3. Bio-energy
4. Integrated crop and pest management
5. Greenhouse gases (reductions/offsets)
6. Animal diseases - diagnostics, treatment, and prevention
7. Bio-fibres and Bio-polymers
8. Value-added products (crops and livestock)
9. Crop/Livestock/Human interface issues

Summary

AARI is a founding member of the Agriculture Funding Consortium, a cooperative group of funding agencies whose goal is to streamline the grant application process and offer more collaborative opportunities. With one application, applicants can reach every member of the Funding Consortium. The process is simplified for applicants, yet still ensures their proposals are exposed to a number of funding agencies. Members of the Funding Consortium represent both industry sector groups and government agencies, so research and development priorities are consistent with an industry-based perspective. As a member, AARI has a greater opportunity to jointly fund applications with other members. For applicants, this increases the likelihood that their proposal will receive the financial support that is required.

The funding process starts with the primary call for research pre-proposals and development full applications from September 1 to October 1. Each member agency of the Funding Consortium will look at the proposals individually and then as a Consortium. Applicants of research pre-proposals are notified by Nov 1 whether or not their pre-proposal was successful. If the pre-proposal makes the short list, a full proposal must be submitted by Dec 1. All research and development proposals are reviewed by leading experts including international reviewers.

On-going research and development funding

AARI also accepts proposals throughout the year although it is during the primary call for applications when AARI is best coordinated to perform due diligence processes, receive board member approval, and jointly fund projects and programs within our annual budget. For further information about year round funding opportunities, please contact AARI at Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir.

• Food Processing Development Centre
• AVAC Ltd.

Alberta Contact(s):
Alberta Agricultural Research Institute
500 Phipps-McKinnon Building
10020 - 101 A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 3G2
Telephone: (780) 427-1956
Fax: (780) 427-3252
Toll-free (information): Dial 310-0000 then (780) 427-1956
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