AV Research and Development Partnership Fund: Technology Demonstrations

Receive up to $1,000,000 in Grant Funding.

The AV Research and Development Partnership Fund is an Ontario government grant program offered through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN). Through the program’s Technology Demonstrations stream, lead applicants (technology developers) work with partners (typically other SMEs, large enterprises, post-secondary institutions, and non-profit organizations) to develop, prototype, and validate innovative autonomous vehicle technologies.

*Please note that AVIN is rebranding to the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN). The transition will be complete April 1, 2022 and current AVIN programs may be either appropriated into the new OVIN organization of closed.

Funding Amount

Up to 33% of eligible costs to a maximum of $1,000,000 in grant funding, with the remainder contributed by applicants and/or partners.

Eligible Applicants

Ontario-based SMEs (technology developers) with fewer than 500 full-time employees are eligible to apply; must partner with another SME, national/multinational enterprise, academia, municipality, or non-profit.

Eligible Activities

Project costs associated with the development and demonstration of pre-market technologies (TRL 3-7) in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) sector.

Deadline to Apply

Application intakes are on-going (typically two per year) until December 31, 2021, or when all funds are committed.

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AV Research and Development Partnership Fund: Technology Demonstrations

Amount of Funding

Successful applicants may receive a co-investment totaling an amount up to 33% of total costs to a maximum of $100K per project per applicant.

AV Research and Development Partnership Fund: Technology Demonstrations

Eligible Applicants

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
National and multinational enterprises (NEs and MNEs);
Publicly funded post-secondary institutions;
Municipalities Indigenous communities; and
Not-for-profit organizations.

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

AV Research and Development Partnership Fund: Technology Demonstrations

Eligible Activities

Project costs associated with the development and demonstration of pre-market technologies (TRL 3-7) in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) sector.