Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program

The Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP) funds networks and clusters of highly qualified researchers that have the capacity to conduct scientific research and development projects, and accelerate commercialization and technology transfer activities focused on:

• the development of crop platforms and cropping systems suitable to conversion of feedstocks to agricultural bioproducts;
• developing effective and efficient technologies for agricultural biomass conversion; and
• product diversification through technologies such as agricultural and industrial chemicals, biomaterials and health products.

Eligibility Criteria

Companies, other private and public sector research organizations, universities and colleges, and federal government departments and agencies listed in schedules I and II of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) will be eligible to apply for funding under this program.

Crown corporations as listed in schedule III of the FAA are not eligible to apply for funding from ABIP.

Summary

The ABIP is a $145 million, multi-year program designed to support new and existing research networks and encourage the development of clusters for the advancement of a sustainable and profitable Canadian bioeconomy.

The program seeks to increase the exploitation of Canada's natural advantage in biomass to develop new economic opportunities for agriculture in the areas of bioproducts and bioprocesses such as biofuels, other forms of bioenergy, biochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, etc.

It is anticipated that the ABIP will support 10-25 networks, each focused on a promising field of the agricultural bioeconomy. A network may receive, in support of a number of inter-related projects, funding up to a maximum of $25M over the duration of the program. An individual project may receive no more than $15 million over the duration of the program.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Toll-free (information): 1-866-912-ABIP (1-866-912-2247)
E-mail: abip-piba@agr.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/sci/abip-piba/index_e.php