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Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP) application form

The anticipatory call for request for proposals for FACTAP projects is now closed.

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The plain text form on this page is for information purposes only. To access the form, download the following Word document (DOCX).

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1. Project title (max 10-15 words):

2. Applicant profile:

Table 2. Applicant profile
A) Applicant information:
Legal name of applicant: Business/operating name (if different) (FACTAP payments made to the order of)
B) Mailing and courier address:
PO box or civic number and Street City/town
Province Postal code
GST/HST account number (Canada Revenue Agency) Current number of full time employees:
E-mail address
Website address
C) Primary contact:
Relation to applicant (if different from applicant):
Name
Title
Telephone number (business): Other/cell number
E-mail address
D) Preferred language of correspondence:
E) Type of organization:
If “Other” please specify:
F) Organization's principle activities:

Provide a description of:

  1. your operations and
  2. the group implementing the project.

Include details on the capacity and expertise available to achieve the proposed project (e.g. personnel background, company history, past company challenges, related companies, etc.)

3. Ownership:

Note:

This data is for statistical purposes and will not affect applicant eligibility or proposals submitted to the program.

Table 3. Ownership
Name Percentage of ownership Role Self-identification data* (optional)
Gender Indigenous Visible minority group

4. Governance and management:

List the directors/members of the board and the key management personnel of the applicant.

Table 4. Governance and management
Surname Given name Title/position Years of service Is the person active in the company?

5. Project delivery team and collaborators:

Table 5. Project delivery team and collaborators
Name and role Qualifications/experience Federal public servant?

6. Applicant disclosures:

Table 6. Applicant disclosures
  Yes No
A) Environment
Is the applicant currently operating in conformity with federal and provincial environmental legislation?
Will the proposed project conform to environmental legislation?

If no, please provide details:

B) Licensing and permits
Is the applicant currently in the possession of a valid fisheries, processing and/or aquaculture license and/or necessary permits applicable to the proposed project?

If no, please provide details:

C) Regulatory compliance
Is the proposed project designed to bring the operation/vessel into regulatory compliance?
If yes, please note that this project is not eligible for factap support and this application will not be accepted.
D) Other sources of funding
Has the applicant received or sought any other sources of funding for this project?

If yes, please provide details:

E) Crown duty to consult
Are there indigenous groups or communities in or near the project area?
Could the project potentially impact indigenous groups or communities?

If yes, please provide details:

F) Litigation
Is the applicant involved in any relevant litigation, legal action, suit claim pending or underway or any other proceedings before any court, tribunal, government board or agency?
Are there any judgments outstanding against the applicant?

If yes, please provide details:

G) Material contracts
Is the applicant in default under any contract or any financing arrangement?

If yes, please provide details:

H) Taxes
Is the applicant in arrears in the payment of any income, business or property taxes, sales taxes or any other form of taxes?

If yes, please provide details:

Project overview

7. Project details:

Provide, in a non-technical manner, a summary of the proposed project including the environmental issue(s) to be addressed, specific goals and objectives to be achieved, and the clean technologies, processes, and/or sustainable practices to be adopted or pilot-tested.

8. Project location:

Refer to Appendix A for further information on these categories.

Table 8. Project location
Municipality Longitude Latitude

9. Clean technology sub-sector:

Select one the 11 categories that best describes the clean technology sub-sector associated with the project. Refer to Appendix A for further information on these categories.

Table 9. Clean technology sub-sector

10. Technology readiness level (TRL):

Identify the TRL for the primary technology to be pilot-tested or adopted within the proposed project. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Note:

The innovation TRL levels 7 through 9 apply to aquaculture projects only.

The “commercially available” level applies to adoption of existing clean technologies by both the Fisheries and the Aquaculture sectors

Table 10. Technology readiness level (TRL)
TRL level For TRL 7 (prototype) proposals, please provide a description of the technology to be pilot-tested in a real world environment including details on where or how the technology was previously demonstrated in a non-simulated environment.

11. Equipment and/or facilities:

If applicable, provide a description of the main equipment and/or facilities required during the project. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

12. Regulatory and/or other approvals and/or agreements:

If applicable, describe any anticipated regulatory or other approvals required, as well as any agreements (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, etc.) required for all phases of the proposed project. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Note:

Funding cannot be released until all necessary regulatory approvals are in place.

13. Employment benefits:

Where appropriate, identify the number of jobs that could be lost without the investment and/or may be created as a result of the investment in proposed clean technology. (Note that the response may be “0” in either of the 2 cases). Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Table 13. Employment benefits
Job outcomes # of FTE (e.g.: 1.00)
Estimated Full-Time Jobs (FTEs) to be maintained by the project
Estimated Full-Time Jobs (FTEs) to be created by the project

14. Project work plan:

Complete the section below with the requested FACTAP funding amount (excluding taxes) for each project activity. List project activities in chronological order, adding in additional activities as required. Refer to Appendix A for additional guidance.

Table 14. Project work plan
1. Activity name:
a) FACTAP funding amount for this activity:
b) Fiscal year:
c) Estimated start date:
d) Estimated completion date:
e) General description:
f) Tasks:
Step by step description of the work to complete the activity.
g) Deliverables:
The ultimate outcome of the activity and its related milestone.
2. Activity name:
a) FACTAP funding amount for this activity:
b) Fiscal year:
c) Estimated start date:
d) Estimated completion date:
e) General description:
f) Tasks:
Step by step description of the work to complete the activity.
g) Deliverables:
The ultimate outcome of the activity and its related milestone.
3. Activity name:
a) FACTAP funding amount for this activity:
b) Fiscal year:
c) Estimated start date:
d) Estimated completion date:
e) General description:
f) Tasks:
Step by step description of the work to complete the activity.
g) Deliverables:
The ultimate outcome of the activity and its related milestone.
4. Activity name:
a) FACTAP funding amount for this activity:
b) Fiscal year:
c) Estimated start date:
d) Estimated completion date:
e) General description:
f) Tasks:
Step by step description of the work to complete the activity.
g) Deliverables:
The ultimate outcome of the activity and its related milestone.
5. Activity name:
a) FACTAP funding amount for this activity:
b) Fiscal year:
c) Estimated start date:
d) Estimated completion date:
e) General description:
f) Tasks:
Step by step description of the work to complete the activity.
g) Deliverables:
The ultimate outcome of the activity and its related milestone.

15. Major project milestones:

Using the table below, in chronological order, identify and describe the project's major milestones (at least one per activity listed in section 14 above), indicators of success, and the targeted completion dates.

Table 15. Major project milestones
Milestones Indicator of milestone success Completion date

16. Environmental performance metrics:

Using the table below, list specific environmental benefits (e.g. energy savings, improvements in waste water quality, etc.) to be achieved by the project. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Table 16. Environmental performance metrics
Environmental benefit
(choose one)
Specific actions to be achieved
(e.g. decrease in electricity or diesel/gasoline or water, or bycatch, improve waste water quality)
Data measurements
(include unit eg. L, kWh, etc.)
Performance measure
(clearly identify how improvements will be measured e.g. utility bill, meter, etc.)
Current baseline Target % change

17. Estimated greenhouse gas reductions (GHG) (if applicable):

Identify reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions that will occur as a direct result from the project. Refer to Appendix A for more information on suggested calculation methods.

Table 17. Estimated greenhouse gas reductions (GHG)
Fiscal year Data
GHG data should be provided in kilo tonnes (kt) carbon dioxide equivalent GHG emissions.
Estimated GHG savings

18. Project risk assessment:

Describe in detail potential risks to delivering the project (technical, operational, financial, etc.), and mitigation strategies to be taken to address each of the risks identified.

Table 18. Project risk assessment
Risk
(e.g. but not limited to: weather, staffing, delays (funding/approvals/orders /shipping), pandemic related, etc.)
Level Mitigation
(what steps will be taken to minimize the impact of the identified risk?)

19. Budget:

To assess the reasonableness of the proposed project costs, the applicant must provide a detailed breakdown of all proposed project cost estimates to be covered by FACTAP funding only (before taxes). Refer to Appendix A for additional guidance.

Table 19. Budget
Project expenses
(list all associated project costs to be covered by FACTAP only)
Fiscal year Cost ($) before HST/GST

20. Financing:

Refer to Appendix A for additional guidance. Please note that all figures appearing here must exclude applicable tax. Applicants should seek to leverage financing for their projects from other (non-FACTAP) sources.

Note:

Percentages of non-FACTAP financial support will be a key consideration in the evaluation of proposals submitted to the program.

Table 20. Financing
Funding source Confirmed Funding ($) Total Percentage of total project funding
2023-2024
Requested from FACTAP (maximum 75% of eligible total project costs)
FACTAP
Other federal government (example: ACOA, NSERC)
 
 
Total other federal government funding
Provincial and/or territorial government (specify name of department)
Provincial and/or territorial support must be in CASH. In-kind support will not be accepted (except in circumstances where provincial lab related analysis of samples is required).
 
 
Total provincial and/or territorial government funding
Municipal government (specify name of department)
 
 
Total municipal government funding
Contribution from the applicant (minimum 10% of eligible total project costs)
Applicants support to the project must be in cash.
 
 
Total applicant funding
 
Total project cost

21. Additional proposal documents

Please check that all required documents are included with this project proposal. Refer to the table for direction on which documents are mandatory.

As the list below might not be comprehensive, please include any other relevant documents/information to facilitate the FACTAP's assessment of the proposal.

Table 21. Additional proposal documents
Document All applicants Companies / partnerships Included?
Project proposal template (i.e., this document)
Provincial and/or territorial government support letter
Incorporation documents
Unaudited financial statements for the 2 most recent fiscal years (2 separate documents)
Supplier quotes (e.g., technology, equipment, contractor, training, etc.)
Copies or relevant permits and licences (e.g., fishing licence)
HST rebate information (i.e., rebate rate) if applicable
Other relevant documents (specify): (list documents in space provided below)

22. Consent and certification:

Table 22. Consent and certification

Appendix A: Guidance

1. Project title: Provide a short and concise title that conveys what the proposed project involves and the clean technology(ies), processes, and/or sustainable practices that are to be adopted.

2. Applicant profile: All fields are mandatory. Insert “N/A” in any section that is not applicable to the applicant/company.

3. Ownership: Provide details regarding the owner(s) of the company to which the applicant belongs.

The self-identification data collected in this section is a new addition to the FACTAP application form and is optional. The rationale for collecting this data is to better understand who is applying, accessing, and receiving a federal program or service, in order to determine if action is required to promote the inclusion of under-represented groups and/or address barriers and bias in selection processes. These data are fundamental to informing actions that will promote inclusion and prevent the unintended perpetuation of social and systemic inequalities. It is important to note that the provision of this information will not affect applicant eligibility or impact the evaluation of project proposals submitted to the program.

Broad visible minority categories are defined as follows:

4. Governance and management: For larger companies and corporations that have management boards and other corporate structures, applicants must identify the members within the organization that have an administrative management or director-type role within the business requesting funding support.

5. Project delivery team and collaborators: For every member of the team, provide an overview of current and proposed capacity to meet project deliverables by providing the experience/background/expertise of the applicant (e.g. skillsets related to the proposed project, experience in the industry related to the project, etc.), project manager (e.g. project planning skills, etc.), and any additional collaborator(s).

Please identify any additional collaborators, alliances, or other linkages that are relevant to the project, such as:

Describe their roles and responsibilities and include a rationale as to why they are important to the project.

6. Application disclosures

7. Project details: Provide, in a non-technical manner, a summary of the proposed project including:

For example:

8. Project location: Provide the municipality and GPS co-ordinates (latitude/longitude) for the location where the project will be occurring. Co-ordinates can be obtained online from various websites however, it is recommended that applicants use this locator.

9. Clean technology sub-sector: See below for more details to determine which technology subsector the proposal best fits under.

Table Appendix A9. Clean technology sub-sector
Clean technology sub-sector Includes Examples of technology area/type of service
Air, environment or remediation
  • Emission control; management or treatment of air pollution/flue gas/GHG management;
  • In and ex situ physical/chemical/ biological/thermal treatment of soil, sediment, and sludge;
  • Noise and vibration abatement; environmental protection activities;
  • Carbon capture and storage; leak detection; filters; scrubbers, waste gas absorbers/flare/incinerator
  • Chemical oxidation and extraction; soil flushing; bioventing; hot air injection; Incineration
  • Noise insulation;
Water and wastewater
  • Treatment of industrial wastewater; treatment of sewage; waste water management
  • In and ex situ physical/chemical/ biological treatment of groundwater, surface water, and leachate
  • Control, containment, and monitoring; treatment of off-gas;
  • Water efficiency; measurement and control of water use; water recycling
  • Tanks for dilution/equalization; oil separator/ skimmer; chemical oxidation/UV radiation; air stripping and liquid extraction; membrane bioreactor
  • Enhanced bioremediation; phytoremideation; bioreaction; air sparging; bioslurping; adsorption; air stripping; ion exchange, precipitation/flocculation/coagulation;
  • Deep well injection; oxidation; scrubbing; carbon adsorption
  • Microscreening; equipment for advanced oxidation/UV radiation; coagulant; flocculation; electrodeioniztion; reverse osmosis or nano filtration
  • Equipment to reduce water consumption; processes for desalinated water; grey water reuse; water recycling; sensors; information and communication technologies
Waste and recycling
  • Non-hazardous waste collection; separation and sorting; disposal; recycling; compaction; reduction in use of single-use plastics
  • Recycling; reuse; thermal treatment; organic treatment; durable alternatives and/or replacements.
Biofuels and bioenergy use (alternative fuel production)
  • Biofuel production; bioenergy production
  • Biofuel oil; biochar; wood residues and grasses; hydrogen (produced from non-fossil sources)
Biofuels and bioproducts (substitutes for fossil-fuel-based materials)
  • Equipment for producing biofuels and bioproducts; Biochemicals; Biomaterials; Other
  • Biofuel reactors; bio-oils and derivatives; bioplastics and packaging; bio-pesticides and bio-stimulants, biocomposites and biofibres; nanomaterials;
Renewable/non-emitting energy
  • Wind; bio; geothermal; hydro; solar;
  • Wind turbines; biomass-fired industrial boilers; heat pumps; hydrothermal; wave/tidal energy turbines; solar photovoltaic energy;
Energy storage
  • Mechanical storage; electrochemical storage, electrical storage, thermal storage, hybrid storage; energy storage services;
  • Flywheels; nickel cadmium, lithium-ion, hydrogen storage; fuel cells; synthetic natural gas superconducting magnetic energy storage; thermal and hybrid storage systems
Energy efficiency
  • Energy and resource efficient modifications; improvements; measurement controls and monitoring;
  • Efficient industrial equipment;
  • Combined heat and power and cogeneration, Fuel control systems; material/waste recovery and related services; advanced thermostats; energy recovery; additive manufacturing; energy monitoring and demand control services
  • High efficiency burners, boilers, pumps, motors; HVAC, lighting systems
Precision fisheries, aquaculture and biodiversity protection
  • Precision inputs; machinery and equipment
  • Wild flora and fauna protection
  • Precision feeders and monitoring; precision seeders; improved sensors;
  • Alternative feeds;
  • Positioning systems; net and equipment monitoring; improved fish selectivity
Transportation
  • Fuel efficient boats and vessels;
  • Fuel efficient engines and components; EV battery; EV infrastructure; fuel cells; alternative fuel (including hydrogen and natural gas) and retrofits; diesel-electric conversions
Other
  • Any project that does not clearly fit in the above categories
 

10. Technology readiness level: The TRL measurement scale was developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and is used internationally as a commonly accepted method to describe the maturity of a technology.

The Government of Canada's Clean Growth Hub has prepared a TRL assessment tool to help proponents and clean technology programs classify the TRL for the proposed technology to tested. As an Clean Technology Adoption-focussed program, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program will consider support for a limited number of aquaculture projects that fall into levels:

TRL – 7: Prototype system ready (form, fit and function) demonstrated in an appropriate operational environment. A full scale prototype is being demonstrated in an operational environment but under limited conditions (i.e., field tests). At this stage, the final design is very close to completion.

TRL – 8: Actual technology completed and qualified through tests and demonstrations. Technology is being proven to work in its final form and under expected conditions. This stage commonly represents the end of technology development. At this stage, operations are well understood, operational procedures are being developed, and final adjustments are being made.

TRL – 9: Actual technology proven through successful deployment in an operational environment. Actual application of the technology in its final form is being conducted under a full range of operational conditions. Sometimes referred to as “system operations”, this stage is where technology is further refined and adopted.

Commercially available technology: Development is complete. Technology is openly available in the marketplace and/or has been sold directly to a buyer in the public or private sector, in its current state or service offering for non-testing or development purposes. The technology is commercial and competitive but may need further integration efforts for wide spread adoption.

11. Equipment and/or facilities: As applicable, provide a description of the main equipment and/or facilities required during the project. This information can be from the manufacturer's website, operation manuals, etc. This space is available for any additional details the applicant wishes to share with FACTAP administrators to complete their information package.

12. Regulatory and/or other approvals and/or agreements: As applicable, discuss any anticipated regulatory or other approvals required, as well as any required agreements (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, etc.) for all phases of the proposed project.

Identify the approvals/agreements received to date or outline the strategy that has been developed to obtain all necessary approvals/agreements. List anticipated timelines to obtain the regulatory approvals and/or agreements.

Note:

Any approved FACTAP funding will not be released until all necessary regulatory approvals are in place.

13. Employment benefits: Where appropriate, identify the number of jobs that would be lost without the investment and/or created as a result of the investment in clean technology.

The number of Full-Time Equivalent jobs that the proponent estimates would have been lost without the investment (at the project announcement).

One FTE is defined as an employed person who works at least 30 hours per week of paid labour. Part-time employees must be included as fractions of 1 FTE based on average labour hours compared to typical hours for 1 FTE employee.

14. Project work plan: As a cross reference, once all project expenses that are to be proposed for FACTAP funding are identified in the Project Work Plan, the sum of the activities should be the same as the totals obtained in sections 19 and 20 respectively. Any further questions related to this section should be directed to the regional aquaculture co-ordinator responsible for the applicants' region.

15. Major project milestones: In chronological order, identify and describe the project's major milestones, indicators of success, and the targeted completion dates.

16. Environmental performance metrics: List specific details on environmental benefits (e.g. energy savings, improvements in waste water quality) to be achieved by your project.

Note:

Performance metrics identified within your proposal will be included as specific reporting requirements within the contribution agreements of successful proposals so ensure that the measures included are appropriate and reasonable in terms of their collection.

17. Estimated greenhouse gas reductions: For assistance in calculating reductions in GHG emissions you may wish to consult Natural Resources Canada's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

Please note:

The calculator does not include calculations for reductions in GHGs related to changes in diesel use. For assistance in calculating reductions in GHG emissions for diesel or other alternative fuels not included in the NRCan calculator above, contact the appropriate Regional FACTAP co-ordinator.

Alternative authoritative sources for calculating GHG savings will be accepted however, details of the calculation method and conversion factors must be provided as part of the application package.

18. Project risk assessment: Describe in detail the potential risks to delivering the project (technical, operational, financial, etc.), and mitigation strategies to be taken to address each of the risks identified. Risks could include, but are not limited to, events such as:

Note:

The extent to which higher risks are considered acceptable will depend on how well they are identified, defined, assessed, planned for, and managed if they are encountered.

19. Budget: To enable the FACTAP to assess the reasonableness of the proposed project costs, the applicant must provide a detailed breakdown of all proposed project costs estimates to be covered by FACTAP funding only (excluding taxes).

As a cross reference, once all project expenses that are to be proposed for FACTAP funding are identified in the Budget section, the sum of the activities should be the same as the totals obtained in sections 14 and 20 respectively.

When providing the project expenses, please consider the following:

20. Financing: Applicants should seek to leverage financing for their projects from other (non-FACTAP) sources, and this leveraging will be a key consideration in the evaluation of proposals. Increased leveraging will affect proposal scoring and possibility of receiving FACTAP support. Possible sources of investment include other government programs, the private sector, universities, associations, and research foundations, etc.

To enable the FACTAP to assess the feasibility of the project financing, the applicant must provide a detailed breakdown of all sources of financial support. As a cross reference, once all project expenses that are to be proposed for FACTAP funding are identified in the Financing section, the sum of the activities should be the same as the totals obtained in sections 14 and 19 respectively.

Identify all sources of funding confirmed or expected including the FACTAP contribution being requested. For multi-year projects, provide funding requirements for each fiscal year.

21. Additional proposal documents: Any questions related to this section should be directed to the regional aquaculture co-ordinator responsible for the applicants region.

22. Consent and certification: Any questions related to this section should be directed to the regional aquaculture co-ordinator responsible for the applicant's region.

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