$1,200,000
Federal Grant to Southern Alberta Agri-Food Council
- Recipient
- Southern Alberta Agri-Food Council ↗
- Recipient Type
- International (non-government)
- Department
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ↗
- Agreement #
- AAFC-2020-11233
- Agreement Type
- Contribution
- Program
- AgriInnovate Program
- Amount
- $1,200,000(5.1x dept. average)
- Dates
- 2022-06-15 to 2023-06-15
- Location
- Lethbridge ↗
- Province/Territory
- Alberta ↗
- Riding
- Lethbridge ↗
- MP
- Rachael ThomasConservative
- Description
- Funding for agricultural innovation projects including precision farming technology adoption and sustainable crop rotation research.
What this means
- •This grant is 5.1x the average grant from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
- •This grant was awarded 9 months after the 2021 federal election.
On 2022-06-15, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $1,200,000 to Southern Alberta Agri-Food Council through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the AgriInnovate Program program. The funds were directed to Lethbridge, AB, in the federal riding of Lethbridge, which is represented by Rachael Thomas (Conservative). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has disbursed $1.6B across 6,800 grants since 2018.