• What is the review and approval process?
• How is funding arranged?
• Is there a right to audit?

What is the review and approval process?

Funding will be awarded on the basis of recommendations from the peer review process.

Peer review is the process used by both SSHRC and NSERC and is widely recognized as an objective and effective way to allocate public research funds.  Volunteer selection committees, made up of an international group of scholars and experts, will assess research proposals in their respective fields.  They will make funding recommendations to Infrastructure Canada on the basis of scholarly merit and the degree to which proposals address the Selection Criteria established for PRRS.

How is funding arranged?

Successful applicants will be invited to enter into a contribution agreement with Infrastructure Canada. This contribution agreement will, amongst other things, outline the roles and responsibilities of each partner, specific rights and obligations, cash-flow and reporting requirements, milestones, deliverables and payments.

Eligible costs will be specified in a contribution agreement with Infrastructure Canada. These costs must be incremental to the proposed research study and must be incurred after the execution of the contribution agreement.  Eligible and ineligible expenses are set out in the Eligibility section.

Each contribution agreement will also include provisions regarding intellectual property rights; provisions to ensure appropriate visibility and recognition of the federal government's financial contribution to the research; and, where applicable, a provision to comply with Part IV of the Official Languages Act and the Federal Identity Program (FIP).

Reimbursement will be based on actual expenditures related to the research. However, where essential for the achievement of the research objectives, advance payments may be provided for based on forecasted cash flow requirements and subject to Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments.

Recipients of funding are required to account for all expenditures and revenues. Both receipts and invoices must be kept on file.

Some payments may be repayable, in part or full, where the contribution allows a business to generate profits or increase the value of the business.

Overpayments are subject to recovery and must be repaid to the Receiver General for Canada.

Further information on the Government of Canada policy regarding contribution agreements is available at

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_142/ptp_e.asp

Is there a right to audit?

Infrastructure Canada has the right to audit all successful applicants to ensure that funds awarded under PRRS have been spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contribution agreements.

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