SD Tech Fund Government Grants for Clean Technology

SD Tech Fund Government Grants for Clean Technology

The Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is known for supporting sustainable initiatives across the country through resources and small business funding grants, such as a program called the SD Tech Fund. This Canadian government funding for research and development program helps fill the apparent gap between applied research and product commercialization by helping businesses finance…

Qualify for Automotive Innovation Fund: Fuel-Efficiency Tech Research

Qualify for Automotive Innovation Fund: Fuel-Efficiency Tech Research

Since its inception in 2008, the Canadian government funding program Automotive Innovation Fund (AIF) has awarded over $468 million in support. This funding fuels automotive R&D projects aimed at improving fuel-efficiency and lowering the environmental impact of automobiles. Canadian businesses awarded with funding include Toyota, Ford, Linamar, and Magna International. The program was renewed in 2016…

Keeping a Competitive Future for Ontario’s Automotive Industry

Keeping a Competitive Future for Ontario’s Automotive Industry

An article recently published in The Hamilton Spectator identified the Ontario automotive sector as lacking leadership and on the verge of a decline. Although the Ontario industry was a top global contender, manufacturers of vehicles and automotive components in Ontario are facing downward pricing pressures from developing nations with low labour rates, and consumer preferences…

Canada Declining in Market Share for Global Cleantech Industry

Canada Declining in Market Share for Global Cleantech Industry

The global clean technology (cleantech) industry continues to grow annually and is currently valued at over $1 trillion CAD. Canadian exports contribute over one percent of this total market. Of the cleantech companies established within Canada, the number who export has risen dramatically by 17% in the last two years alone. Still, the country’s market…

Call for Proposals: SD Tech Fund CleanTech Government Grants

Call for Proposals: SD Tech Fund CleanTech Government Grants

The Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)’s SD Tech is offering Canadian government funding to innovators in the field of clean technologies. Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply from February 18 through April 15, 2015. The SDTC Fund is Canadian government funding for small businesses developing technology that will yield positive environmental changes. The funding bridges research…

SDTC’s SD Tech Fund: 2015 Funding Round Approaching

SDTC’s SD Tech Fund: 2015 Funding Round Approaching

With the arrival of the New Year followers of the Canadian clean tech scene are looking forward to the next round of funding offered by the SDTC Tech Fund. SD Tech Fund has Allocated More than Half a Billion Dollars Since 2002 According to SDTC, the global clean technology market is worth an estimated $1…

Funding for Aerospace & Defense: Technology Demonstration Program

Funding for Aerospace & Defense: Technology Demonstration Program

Similar to the Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (SADI), the Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) offers funding for large-scale technology projects in the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry. The TDP, however, offers funding as a non-repayable contribution to support project completion. The program supports original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier 1 suppliers in complex technology demonstration…

Call for Proposals: SD Tech Fund Grants from the Canadian Government

Call for Proposals: SD Tech Fund Grants from the Canadian Government

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a not-for-profit organization that aims to find and help fund clean and sustainable technology solutions that benefit the Canadian economy as well as the health and well-being of Canada’s citizens. “Cleantech ensures the economic viability and environmental responsibility of Canada’s major sectors, including natural resources and manufacturing. This creates…

How to Qualify for NextGen BioFuels Fund Canadian Grants for CleanTech

How to Qualify for NextGen BioFuels Fund Canadian Grants for CleanTech

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that supports and administers funding for the development of innovative projects that protect the environment or are more environmentally friendly than currently available technology. The NextGen BioFuels fund focuses on the development of new and innovative large demonstration-scale facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels. SDTC Canadian…

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund Offers up to $500K in Equity Investments for New Technology

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund Offers up to $500K in Equity Investments for New Technology

The Accelerator Fund (IAF) was developed to support world-class innovations in the field of information and communication technology, health care, and cleantech by providing up to $500,000 in Ontario small business funding. IAF Small Business Funding Ontario Invests in Ontario-based Technology Companies Offered through MaRS, the IAF government funding initiative is aimed at helping entrepreneurs bring…